Test Bank For International Management: Managing
Across Borders and Cultures, Text and Cases 9th Edition
By Helen Deresky
One of the consequences of an increasingly integrated global economy is that
imports are penetrating deeper into the world's largest economies. - ANSWER: TRUE
Companies both large and small now view the world, rather than a single country, as
their marketplace. - ANSWER: TRUE
NAFTA had an immediate and negative effect on the U.S. automobile industry. -
ANSWER: FALSE
When pressures for local responsiveness are high and pressures for global
integration are low, the global model is appropriate. - ANSWER: FALSE
One of the advantages of exporting is that it provides scale economies. - ANSWER:
TRUE
The most significant disadvantage concerning franchising is brand name recognition.
- ANSWER: FALSE
Using host-country nationals at an overseas subsidiary is generally less expensive
than using expatriates. - ANSWER: TRUE
Family issues are the main reason for expatriates to return home early. - ANSWER:
TRUE
Ethnocentrism is the tendency to judge others by the standards of one's own culture
or group, which are seen as superior. - ANSWER: TRUE
Ethical behavior and decision making are surprisingly harder in a purely domestic
situation than in the international arena. - ANSWER: FALSE
Which country has received the most foreign direct investment in recent years? -
ANSWER: The United States
The practice followed by some companies of moving jobs to another country is
called _____. - ANSWER: offshoring
For the past several years, FuturaCloud hired a firm in India to handle its technical
customer support. Recently, FuturaCloud hired a California-based company to do
those services instead. This change is an example of _____. - ANSWER: inshoring
, Gerard's company used to have one of its clothing lines manufactured by an outside
supplier. That line is now manufactured at a new factory built by Gerard's company.
This change is an example of _____. - ANSWER: insourcing
Which of the following is one of the three regions that dominate the global
economy? - ANSWER: Asia
What did the Maastricht Treaty establish? - ANSWER: The European Union
Which of the following is the largest export market of the United States? - ANSWER:
Canada
Which of the following countries is a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation Group? - ANSWER: Russia
What caused Mexico to emerge as the third-largest trading partner of the United
States? - ANSWER: NAFTA
Which of the following is a major exporter of petroleum, or oil? - ANSWER: The
Middle East
Which of the following is a reason that companies adopt a common global strategy?
- ANSWER: Competitive pressures to reduce costs
Colas have become available around the globe, and they are used in similar ways
worldwide. The situation in which consumer tastes and preferences regarding a
product are similar in many different countries is an example of _____. - ANSWER:
universal needs
Which model should a company adopt when pressures for local responsiveness are
high and pressures for global integration are low? - ANSWER: multinational
Which of the following factors would increase the pressure for local responsiveness?
- ANSWER: The existence of widely worn traditional clothing styles
Which of the following is a major disadvantage of the multinational model? -
ANSWER: Duplication of efforts
Companies that adopt the global model tend to base their global competitive
strategy on _____. - ANSWER: cost considerations
One of the drawbacks of exporting is - ANSWER: high transportation costs
Which of the following businesses is the most likely to use the franchising model? -
ANSWER: A restaurant chain
Across Borders and Cultures, Text and Cases 9th Edition
By Helen Deresky
One of the consequences of an increasingly integrated global economy is that
imports are penetrating deeper into the world's largest economies. - ANSWER: TRUE
Companies both large and small now view the world, rather than a single country, as
their marketplace. - ANSWER: TRUE
NAFTA had an immediate and negative effect on the U.S. automobile industry. -
ANSWER: FALSE
When pressures for local responsiveness are high and pressures for global
integration are low, the global model is appropriate. - ANSWER: FALSE
One of the advantages of exporting is that it provides scale economies. - ANSWER:
TRUE
The most significant disadvantage concerning franchising is brand name recognition.
- ANSWER: FALSE
Using host-country nationals at an overseas subsidiary is generally less expensive
than using expatriates. - ANSWER: TRUE
Family issues are the main reason for expatriates to return home early. - ANSWER:
TRUE
Ethnocentrism is the tendency to judge others by the standards of one's own culture
or group, which are seen as superior. - ANSWER: TRUE
Ethical behavior and decision making are surprisingly harder in a purely domestic
situation than in the international arena. - ANSWER: FALSE
Which country has received the most foreign direct investment in recent years? -
ANSWER: The United States
The practice followed by some companies of moving jobs to another country is
called _____. - ANSWER: offshoring
For the past several years, FuturaCloud hired a firm in India to handle its technical
customer support. Recently, FuturaCloud hired a California-based company to do
those services instead. This change is an example of _____. - ANSWER: inshoring
, Gerard's company used to have one of its clothing lines manufactured by an outside
supplier. That line is now manufactured at a new factory built by Gerard's company.
This change is an example of _____. - ANSWER: insourcing
Which of the following is one of the three regions that dominate the global
economy? - ANSWER: Asia
What did the Maastricht Treaty establish? - ANSWER: The European Union
Which of the following is the largest export market of the United States? - ANSWER:
Canada
Which of the following countries is a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation Group? - ANSWER: Russia
What caused Mexico to emerge as the third-largest trading partner of the United
States? - ANSWER: NAFTA
Which of the following is a major exporter of petroleum, or oil? - ANSWER: The
Middle East
Which of the following is a reason that companies adopt a common global strategy?
- ANSWER: Competitive pressures to reduce costs
Colas have become available around the globe, and they are used in similar ways
worldwide. The situation in which consumer tastes and preferences regarding a
product are similar in many different countries is an example of _____. - ANSWER:
universal needs
Which model should a company adopt when pressures for local responsiveness are
high and pressures for global integration are low? - ANSWER: multinational
Which of the following factors would increase the pressure for local responsiveness?
- ANSWER: The existence of widely worn traditional clothing styles
Which of the following is a major disadvantage of the multinational model? -
ANSWER: Duplication of efforts
Companies that adopt the global model tend to base their global competitive
strategy on _____. - ANSWER: cost considerations
One of the drawbacks of exporting is - ANSWER: high transportation costs
Which of the following businesses is the most likely to use the franchising model? -
ANSWER: A restaurant chain
