75.
As part of becoming a world citizen, Joe, who is from Michigan and who is transferring to
the Paris office, is trying to do things to ___.
76.
The hallmark of great civilizations has been great systems of ____.
77.
Last week Paul, CEO of Quality Furniture in South Carolina, traveled to Europe to visit
customers. While overseas, Paul checked his e-mail daily and visited his company’s
website to show to customers. After visiting the last customer Friday morning, Paul was
able to return to the corporate office to meet with his board of directors that night. This
“shrinking” of time and space with air travel and electronic media defines ____.
78.
According to Rosabeth Moss Kantor of the Harvard Business School, the events that set
up conditions for the global economy in the 1980s were when the ____.
79.
Don, who owns an investment firm with customers worldwide, has witnessed how
dangerous global economic interdependency can be. During a lunch meeting he mentioned
to a customer, “I certainly have seen two negative effects for the United States of global
economic interdependency: ___.”
80.
Technology philosopher Nicholas Negroponte proposed that the global market driven by
electronic information “_____.”
81.
Tom, who owns a successful business with two locations and a few international clients,
was approached by a large organization about dramatically expanding his company. Tom
later told his wife that he is happy with his success, but he wants to stay small because if
he decides to add new products, small companies ____.
82.
Hannah, an engineer for an oil company, is interested in working overseas at this stage of
her life because she knows that foreign work experience demonstrates ____ to potential
employers.
83.
Tops Burger, based out of Texas, has locations in 25 countries. Tops is a ____.
84.
Shoes International is a global nonprofit organization that works with schools and various
companies to donate shoes to children in poverty throughout the world. Shoes
International is an example of a ____.
85.
Ethnocentric managers believe that their native country, culture, language, and behavior
_____.
86.
John, a construction manager, has been having problems finding quality employees in
some of his foreign offices. While speaking with his attorney, Alisha, he mentioned that “in
our locations overseas, many of our good employees have been quitting, and as you know,
we have numerous lawsuits over personnel policies.” Alisha explained that historically,
these types of issues are a result of ____ policies.
87.
Ethnocentrism is also known as _____.
88.
George, a regional manager for a global corporation, is meeting with several upset
managers from the Rome plant about Steve, the Rome facility manager originally from
Florida. Phillipe, the assistant manager, tells George “We all feel that Steve only sees
things his way and very seldom considers our perspective on things.” Steve’s management
style can be described as ____.
89.
Maria, the vice president of sales for an international organization, believes that
employees in her foreign offices understand best how to handle the personnel and
practices in their offices. So when the corporate HR manager approached Maria about
scolding Robert, the Paris, manager, for not doings things according to corporate policy,
Maria backed Robert and said, “I believe that the home office should leave Robert alone
because he best understands the local culture.” Maria is an example of a(n) ___ manager.
90.
Roberto, the vice president of marketing, is talking to Francis, a sales manager in a foreign
office, about several local situations that Francis’s reps are facing in their territory.
Roberto tells Francis that he believes there are differences and similarities between home
and foreign personnel and practices, and that Francis should use whatever techniques are
most effective. Trey is an example of a(n) ____ manager.
91.
Like other international companies, Jane is interested in expanding her candle business
globally primarily to ___.
92.
Mexican manufacturing plants with low labor costs and special privileges given to their
American owners in return for employing Mexican citizens are known as ____.
93.
Quality Air, a company that builds airplanes, typically utilizes other production companies
that specialize in certain parts for its jets; this practice is known as ____.
94.
Dominique owns an international grocery store where customers can purchase products
from other countries. Dominique’s store is an example of a company that ____.
95.
Alice’s Pasta Kitchen makes quality pasta and sells its products to customers in other
countries. This is an example of ____.
96.
Don’s Carpet installed carpet at no cost for City Office Supply, in exchange for $1,000 of
office supplies. This is an example of ____.
97.
Countertrading is ___ goods for goods.