GEO 334 REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026

GEO 334 REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026 1. According to the reading "Can women save Japan?"______has the most significant correlation with female labor participation rate. A. Average education level of women B. Age structure of the society C. Parental leave policies and government expenditures on child care D. Gender stereotypes: women stay at home while men go to work - Answers C. Parental leave policies and government expenditures on child care 2. The reasons for the different opportunities for women among various countries can often be traced to ________. A. the inadequate education systems of the host countries B. the cultural expectations of the host countries C. the predominantly agricultural economies of the host countries D. the lack of adequate technology in the host countries - Answers B. the cultural expectations of the host countries 3. ________ refers to bringing a manager back home after a foreign assignment has been completed. A. Expatriation B. Repatriation C. Expatriate failure D. Acculturation - Answers B. Repatriation 4.________ suggests being motivated by more risky opportunities for variety and fast-track advancement. A. Low uncertainty avoidance B. High uncertainty avoidance C. Small power distance D. Large power distance - Answers A. Low uncertainty avoidance 5. Team cohesiveness is more likely to emerge naturally in a(n) ________ culture. A. collectivistic B. individualistic C. uncertainty avoiding D. uncertainty accepting - Answers A. collectivistic 6. Which of the following is an advantage of the polycentric staffing approach? A. Local managers tend to be instrumental in staving off or more effectively dealing with problems in sensitive political situations. B. Home-country managers gain valuable overseas management experience. C. Coordination between the subsidiary and the parent company is simplified. D. The local managers have no conflicting loyalties. - Answers A. Local managers tend to be instrumental in staving off or more effectively dealing with problems in sensitive political situations. 7. According to the second assigned reading, what methodology was used to calculate the recommended level of c compensation for expatriates A. Home country average income level in the industry B. Host country average income level in the industry C. Regional standard of living D. A rating system to evaluate the possible factors/concerns for expatriate's oversea assignment - Answers D. A rating system to evaluate the possible factors/concerns for expatriate's oversea assignment 8. According to the assigned reading in the Saxenian chapter, which of the following is Not True about the organizational structure of HP? A. The owners of the company remained deeply involved in the day-to-day operations, even when it expanded. B. The physical settings of the organization was designed for team work C. A high degree of professional autonomy D. People do their day-to-day job assignments by following the organization chart - Answers D. People do their day-to-day job assignments by following the organization chart 9. CADE International, an MNC, adheres to an ethnocentric staffing approach when filling senior-level positions for its foreign locations. As a result, CADE most likely devotes significant resources to ________. A. distributing products B. selecting and training expatriate managers C. building effective supply chains D. determining compensation for local employees - Answers B. selecting and training expatriate managers 10. Which of the following would best describe the organizational culture at Tiger Oil? A. High power distance B. Autonomous C. Decentralized D. Informal and flat - Answers A. High power distance 11. Given the generally accepted consensus that staffing, along with structure and systems, must "fit" the desired strategy, firms desiring a truly worldwide posture should adopt a(n) ________. A. geocentric staffing approach B. regiocentric staffing approach C. ethnocentric staffing approach D. global staffing approach - Answers D. global staffing approach 12. Which of the following is most likely to occur in the honeymoon stage of culture shock? A. new arrivals are fascinated by aspects of the new culture B. individuals become annoyed by unpredictable quirks of the new culture C. emotions hit rock bottom for visitors D. visitors better understand and appreciate local customs and behavior - Answers A. new arrivals are fascinated by aspects of the new culture 13. LaQuisha Roberts, an American, is a senior manager at her firm's headquarters in New York. LaQuisha is a(n) ________. A. parent-country national B. expatriate C. host-country national D. third-country national - Answers A. parent-country national 14. A(n) ________ staffing approach is more likely to be effective when implementing a multinational strategy. A. polycentric B. ethnocentric C. regional D. third-country - Answers A. polycentric 15. Which of the following is True about the regional culture in Silicon Valley? A. Individualism is part of the regional culture in Silicon Valley because people have more loyalty to craft than to the company. B. Collectivism is part of the regional culture in Silicon Valley because many people work for Silicon Valley rather than for their company. They work hard to build a better Silicon Valley together. C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B - Answers C. Both A and B 16. Regional culture can be a source of competitive advantage because________. A. The place of origin/place where the product was made determines the expectation of the product to some extent. B. Some types of knowledge are "sticky" and don't move easily from place to place. C. Speaking the same language, located nearby, the same communication style and tradition can boost innovation. D. A, B and C - Answers D. A, B and C 17. Which of the following descriptions is Not True about Silicon Valley's IT industry, according to the Saxenian chapter? A. Employees change jobs far more frequently in SV than in the US as a whole. B. Firms in Silicon Valley cooperate far more than firms in most US industries. C. Silicon Valley engineers developed stronger commitments to delivering excellent work than being loyal to individual companies. D. Individuals that work in Silicon Valley rarely move between industry sectors. - Answers D. Individuals that work in Silicon Valley rarely move between industry sectors. 18. Internal economies of scale occur based on resources outside of the firm while external economies of scale are firm-specific. A. True B. False - Answers B. False !9. Which of the following was True about the founders of Silicon Valley? A. Most of the founders were born and raised in the region (which is called Silicon Valley today) B. The gender and racial diversity of the funders were high. C. Most of them did not have any experience in the industry D. Most of the funders were in their mid-thirties. - Answers C. Most of them did not have any experience in the industry 20. What is the Source of status/power in Silicon Valley? A. achievement B. ascription - Answers A. achievement 21. Company Z is a filmmaking company, located in Hollywood, a localization economy for cinema. Which of the following best describes a location advantage that arises from locating Company Z within this type of agglomeration economy? A. Because Hollywood has a reputation for employment in the software industry, Company Z is able to appreciate internal, rather than external, economies of scale. B. Because Hollywood depends on JIT manufacturing, suppliers will be able to deliver large bulk quantities of supplies in advance. C. Because Hollywood has been the home of filmmaking companies for many years, most businesses in the area have a good technical understanding of how movies are made. The interactions of Company Z and these other businesses are more likely to result in new knowledge and innovation. D. Both answers A and C above, but not B. - Answers C. Because Hollywood has been the home of filmmaking companies for many years, most businesses in the area have a good technical understanding of how movies are made. The interactions of Company Z and these other businesses are more likely to result in new knowledge and innovation. 22. The power distance in Silicon Valley is [Blank1]. Privacy in relationships in Silicon Valley is [Blank2] A. High, Specific B. Low, Specific C. High, Diffuse D. Low, Diffuse - Answers D. Low, Diffuse 23. How would you rank those adhering to the Silicon Valley culture in terms of risk aversion A. High B. Low - Answers B. Low 24. A matrix structure is a hybrid organization of overlapping responsibilities. A. True B. False - Answers A. True 25. Which of the following is NOT true about Japanese groupism? A. A group is an important source of finding individual identity. B. A group pursues competition and cooperation at the same time. C. A group is open to external groups. D. Age and rank in a group are considered significantly. - Answers C. A group is open to external groups. 26. In which of the following is a firm's foreign operations integrated into the activities and responsibilities of each department to gain operative specialization and economies of scale? A. global functional structure B. global divisional structure C. global geographic structure D. global matrix structure - Answers A. global functional structure 27. X], which is characterized by its horizontal and vertical structures, emerged after a reorganization of [Y] after World War II in Japan. Similarly, [Z] refers to a family-controlled business conglomerates in Korea. A. X - chaebol; Y - keiretsu; Z - zaibatsu B. X - keiretsu; Y - chaebol; Z - zaibatsu C. X - zaibatsu; Y - keiretsu; Z - chaebol D. X - keiretsu; Y - zaibatsu; Z - chaebol - Answers D. X - keiretsu; Y - zaibatsu; Z - chaebol 28. The two major variables in choosing the structure and design of an organization are the opportunities and need for ________. A. globalization and localization B. mass marketing and niche marketing C. vertical mobility and horizontal mobility D. differentiation and integration - Answers A. globalization and localization 29. The fundamental limitation of a matrix structure is that it ________. A. creates a poor organizational culture B. isolates upper management from operational levels C. institutes a dual hierarchy that violates the unity-of-command principle D. introduces more errors in the decision-making process due to the speed of the process - Answers C. institutes a dual hierarchy that violates the unity-of-command principle 30. The focus of Selina Inc., an MNC producing a range of products that can be marketed through common channels to similar customers worldwide, is marketing. Its aim is to become an insider in every country it operates. Which of the following organizational forms is most likely to be favored by Selina's management? A. a global geographic structure B. a global functional structure C. a domestic structure plus export department D. a domestic structure plus foreign subsidiary - Answers A. a global geographic structure 31. Smaller firms are most likely to reorganize into ________ during their internationalization. A. domestic structure plus export department B. domestic structure plus foreign subsidiary C. global product structure D. global functional structure - Answers A. domestic structure plus export department 32. Sedona Inc. is an American firm that manufactures high-quality handbags, duffel bags, and leather belts at its facility in Arizona. Sedona's products have been featured in various fashion magazines and as a result, consumer demand has increased significantly. Currently, Sedona is organized as a domestic structure plus export department. Executives at Sedona believe the firm is ready to internationalize its operations, and they are considering various organizational structures. Which of the following best supports the argument that Sedona should give its subsidiary managers significant autonomy? A. Praxis Inc., one of Sedona's domestic competitors, has a flat organizational structure. B. Sedona is a family-owned business that began as a subsidiary to Aloha enterprises. C. Sedona has recently reorganized into a domestic structure plus foreign subsidiary. D. Sedona conducts a large percentage of domestic sales throu - Answers C. Sedona has recently reorganized into a domestic structure plus foreign subsidiary. 33. According to the reading "Renault-Nissan Alliance Needs Stronger Ties ", what ensured the introduction of double voting right for the long-time shareholders in Renault? A. Compromisation of Nissan B. Sudden changes of law in France C. intervention of the French government D. Renault changed its CEO - Answers C. intervention of the French government 34. Which of the following global strategy entails the greatest degree of risk for a company? A. fully owned subsidiaries B. greenfield investments C. strategic alliances D. joint venture - Answers A. fully owned subsidiaries