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Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 18e (Laudon)
Chapter 15 Managing Global Information Systems
1) Much of the final assembly of Apple's iPhone occurs in which of the following locations?
A) United States
B) Japan
C) South Korea
D) China or India
Answer: D
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
2) Which of the following is not a general cultural factor driving global business?
A) Global communication and transportation technologies
B) Rise of digital nationalism
C) Global knowledge base
D) Development of global culture
Answer: B
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
3) New levels of global coordination of all of the major business functions permit the location of
business activity according to ________.
A) comparative advantage
B) social norms and values
C) competitive threat
D) knowledge base
Answer: A
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
4) Which of the following industries is most affected initially by globalization?
A) Telecommunications
B) Manufacturing
C) Law
D) Entertainment
Answer: B
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
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,5) Which of the following is the best definition of the term transborder data flow?
A) The flow of information in international systems.
B) The ways in which a country's laws change the flow of data from one country to another.
C) The movement of information across international boundaries in any form.
D) The business process of coordinating information from many different countries.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
6) Which of the following is not a specific business factor in the global environment?
A) Global communication and transportation technologies
B) Global markets
C) Global workforce
D) Global economies of scale
Answer: A
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
7) Making judgments and taking action on the basis of narrow or personal characteristics at a
cultural level is referred to as ________.
A) localization
B) cooptation
C) particularism
D) prejudice
Answer: C
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
8) Which of the following is not a specific challenge to global business systems?
A) Shortages of skilled consultants
B) Different social expectations
C) Different telecommunication standards
D) Different data transfer speeds
Answer: B
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
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,9) Which of the following statements about laws concerning transborder data flow is not true?
A) The European Data Directive of 2018 standardized privacy protection among EU nations.
B) The European Data Directive of 2018 allowed for the transfer of personal data to systems
located in the United States and other nations where these systems met European privacy
standards.
C) The GDPR applies only to citizens of the EU and does not apply to non-citizen residents.
D) The GDPR applies to all companies collecting data on EU citizens even if they are not
located in the EU.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
10) Today, world trade constitutes almost ________% of overall global economic activity.
A) 50
B) 60
C) 70
D) 80
Answer: B
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
11) ________ takes place when communication (by telephone, television, radio, or computer
network) around the globe is no more difficult than communication down the block.
A) Global communication
B) Multinational communication
C) A global village
D) A multinational village
Answer: C
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
12) Global business drivers can be divided into two groups: general cultural factors and specific
business factors.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
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, 13) The growth of powerful communications technologies and the emergence of world cultures
create the conditions for global markets.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
14) The Covid-19 pandemic has called into question the dependence on global supply chains
where sourcing is concentrated in a single country.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
15) Firms that can organize globally have a powerful strategic advantage.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
16) Particularism is a concept based on accepting a shared global culture and the penetration of
domestic markets by foreign goods and services.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
17) With all of the translation tools available, language has ceased to be a significant challenge
to the implementation of an international information system.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
18) Today, knowledge, education, science, and industrial skills are highly concentrated in North
America, Western Europe, and Japan.
Answer: FALSE
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Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
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This change ensures all chapters are included in the test bank. Ch 1 to 15
Complete Chapters Included
Management Information Systems: Managing the Digital Firm, 18e (Laudon)
Chapter 15 Managing Global Information Systems
1) Much of the final assembly of Apple's iPhone occurs in which of the following locations?
A) United States
B) Japan
C) South Korea
D) China or India
Answer: D
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
2) Which of the following is not a general cultural factor driving global business?
A) Global communication and transportation technologies
B) Rise of digital nationalism
C) Global knowledge base
D) Development of global culture
Answer: B
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
3) New levels of global coordination of all of the major business functions permit the location of
business activity according to ________.
A) comparative advantage
B) social norms and values
C) competitive threat
D) knowledge base
Answer: A
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
4) Which of the following industries is most affected initially by globalization?
A) Telecommunications
B) Manufacturing
C) Law
D) Entertainment
Answer: B
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
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,5) Which of the following is the best definition of the term transborder data flow?
A) The flow of information in international systems.
B) The ways in which a country's laws change the flow of data from one country to another.
C) The movement of information across international boundaries in any form.
D) The business process of coordinating information from many different countries.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
6) Which of the following is not a specific business factor in the global environment?
A) Global communication and transportation technologies
B) Global markets
C) Global workforce
D) Global economies of scale
Answer: A
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
7) Making judgments and taking action on the basis of narrow or personal characteristics at a
cultural level is referred to as ________.
A) localization
B) cooptation
C) particularism
D) prejudice
Answer: C
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Moderate
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
8) Which of the following is not a specific challenge to global business systems?
A) Shortages of skilled consultants
B) Different social expectations
C) Different telecommunication standards
D) Different data transfer speeds
Answer: B
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
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,9) Which of the following statements about laws concerning transborder data flow is not true?
A) The European Data Directive of 2018 standardized privacy protection among EU nations.
B) The European Data Directive of 2018 allowed for the transfer of personal data to systems
located in the United States and other nations where these systems met European privacy
standards.
C) The GDPR applies only to citizens of the EU and does not apply to non-citizen residents.
D) The GDPR applies to all companies collecting data on EU citizens even if they are not
located in the EU.
Answer: C
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
10) Today, world trade constitutes almost ________% of overall global economic activity.
A) 50
B) 60
C) 70
D) 80
Answer: B
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
11) ________ takes place when communication (by telephone, television, radio, or computer
network) around the globe is no more difficult than communication down the block.
A) Global communication
B) Multinational communication
C) A global village
D) A multinational village
Answer: C
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
12) Global business drivers can be divided into two groups: general cultural factors and specific
business factors.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 490
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
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, 13) The growth of powerful communications technologies and the emergence of world cultures
create the conditions for global markets.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
14) The Covid-19 pandemic has called into question the dependence on global supply chains
where sourcing is concentrated in a single country.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
15) Firms that can organize globally have a powerful strategic advantage.
Answer: TRUE
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
16) Particularism is a concept based on accepting a shared global culture and the penetration of
domestic markets by foreign goods and services.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Difficult
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
17) With all of the translation tools available, language has ceased to be a significant challenge
to the implementation of an international information system.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 492
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
18) Today, knowledge, education, science, and industrial skills are highly concentrated in North
America, Western Europe, and Japan.
Answer: FALSE
Page Ref: 491
Difficulty: Easy
AACSB: Application of knowledge
LO: 15.1: Discuss factors impacting development of global information systems.
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