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12th Edition By Charles Hill Chapters 1 - 17
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,Chapter ssOne ssGlobalization ss
PART ssTWO ssNational ssDifferences
Chapter ssTwo ssNational ssDifferences ssin ssPolitical, ssEconomic, ssand ssLegal ssSystems ss
Chapter ssThree ssNational ssDifferences ssin ssEconomic ssDevelopment ss
Chapter ssFour ssDifferences ssin ssCulture ss
Chapter ssFive ssEthics, ssCorporate ssSocial ssResponsibility, ssand ssSustainability ss
PART ssTHREE ssThe ssGlobal ssTrade ssand ssInvestment ssEnvironment
Chapter ssSix ssInternational ssTrade ssTheory ss
Chapter ssSeven ssGovernment ssPolicy ssand ssInternational ssTrade ss
Chapter ssEight ssForeign ssDirect ssInvestment ss
Chapter ssNine ssRegional ssEconomic ssIntegration ss
PART ssFOUR ssThe ssGlobal ssMonetary ssSystem
Chapter ssTen ssThe ssForeign ssExchange ssMarket ss
Chapter ssEleven ssThe ssInternational ssMonetary ssSystem ss
PART ssFIVE ssThe ssStrategy ssof ssInternational ssBusiness
Chapter ssTwelve ssThe ssStrategy ssof ssInternational ssBusiness ss
Chapter ssThirteen ssEntering ssDeveloped ssand ssEmerging ssMarkets ss
PART ssSIX ssInternational ssBusiness ssFunctions
Chapter ssFourteen ssExporting, ssImporting, ssand ssCountertrade ss
Chapter ssFifteen ssGlobal ssProduction ssand ssSupply ssChain ssManagement ss
Chapter ssSixteen ssGlobal ssMarketing ssand ssBusiness ssAnalytics ss
Chapter ssSeventeen ssGlobal ssHuman ssResource ssManagement ss ss
,Answers ssare ssat ssthe ssend ssof sseach sschapter
Chapter ss01
ss GlobalizationTs rue ss/
ss False ssQuestions
1. As ssa ssresult ssof ssglobalization, sswe sshave ssbeen ssmoving sstoward ssa ssworld ssin sswhich ssnational
sseconomiessare ssrelatively ssself-contained ssentities.
True False
2. By ssoffering ssthe sssame ssbasic ssproduct ssworldwide, ssfirms sshelp ssto sscreate ssa ssglobal
market.Ts rue False
ss
3. A sscompany sshas ssto ssbe ssthe sssize ssof ssa ssmultinational ssgiant ssto ssfacilitate, ssand ssbenefit
ssfrom, sstheg s lobalization ssof ssmarkets.
True False
4. As ssa ssresult ssof ssglobalization, sscompanies ssrarely ssneed ssto sscustomize ssmarketing ssstrategies,
ssproductf
s eatures, ssand ssoperating sspractices ssin ssdifferent sscountries.
True False
5. Globalization sshas ssresulted ssin ssgreater ssuniformity ssreplacing ssdiversity ssacross ssnational
ss markets.Ts rue False
6. As ssfirms ssfollow sseach ssother ssaround ssthe ssworld, ssthey ssbring sswith ssthem ssmany ssof ssthe
ssassets ssthats s erved ssthem sswell ssin ssother ssnational ssmarkets. ssThus, ssgreater ssdiversity ssreplaces
ssuniformity.
True False
7. Substantial ssimpediments, sssuch ssas ssbarriers ssto ssforeign ssdirect ssinvestment, ssmake ssit ssdifficult
ssfor ssfirmst
s o ssachieve ssthe ssoptimal ssdispersion ssof sstheir ssproductive ssactivities ssto sslocations ssaround ssthe
ssglobe.
True False
8. The ssWorld ssTrade ssOrganization, ssthe ssInternational ssMonetary ssFund ssand ssits sssister
ssinstitution sstheW
s orld ssBank, ssand ssthe ssUnited ssNations sswere ssall sscreated ssby ssvoluntary ssagreement
ssbetween ssindividual ssnation- ssstates.
True False
, 9. The ssInternational ssMonetary ssFund ssand ssthe ssWorld ssBank sswere ssboth sscreated ssin ss1944 ssby ss44
ssnationst
s hat ssmet ssat ssBretton ssWoods, ssNew ssHampshire.
True False
10. The ssWTO ssis ssseen ssas ssthe sslender ssof sslast ssresort ssto ssnation-states sswhose sseconomies ssare
ssin ssturmoila
s nd sswhose sscurrencies ssare sslosing ssvalue ssagainst ssthose ssof ssother ssnations.
True False
11. The ssIMF ssis ssless sscontroversial ssthan ssits sssister ssinstitution, ssthe ssWorld
Bank.Ts rue
ss False
12. In ssreturn ssfor ssloans, ssthe ssIMF ssrequires ssnation-states ssto ssadopt ssspecific sseconomic sspolicies
ssaimed ssatrs eturning sstheir sstroubled sseconomies ssto ssstability ssand ssgrowth.
True False
13. Foreign ssdirect ssinvestment ss(FDI) ssoccurs sswhen ssa ssfirm ssinvests ssresources ssin ssbusiness
ssactivitiessoutside ssits sshome sscountry.
True False
14. After ssWorld ssWar ssII, ssthe ssadvanced ssnations ssof ssthe ssWest sscommitted ssthemselves ssto
ssincreasingsbarriers ssto ssthe ssfree ssflow ssof ssgoods, ssservices, ssand sscapital ssbetween ssnations.
True False
15. The ssUruguay ssRound, ssheld ssunder ssthe ssumbrella ssof ssGATT, ssextended ssGATT ssto sscover
ssservices ssas sswella
s s ssmanufactured ssgoods.
True False
16. The sslowering ssof sstrade ssand ssinvestment ssbarriers ssallows ssfirms ssto ssbase ssproduction ssat ssthe
ssoptimalslocation ssfor ssthat ssactivity.
True False
17. As ssa ssresult ssof ssinternational sstrade, ssthe sseconomies ssof ssthe ssworld’s ssnation-states ssare
ssbecoming sslessi s ntertwined.
True False
18. The ssglobalization ssof ssmarkets ssand ssproduction ssand ssthe ssresulting ssgrowth ssof ssworld sstrade,
ssforeignsdirect ssinvestment, ssand ssimports ssall ssimply ssthat ssfirms ssare ssfinding ssit sseasier ssto ssprotect
ssthemselves ssfrom
the ssattack ssof ssforeign sscompetitors.