Question 1

Which one of the following is a consequence of globalization according to Harvey (1992)?

Accepted Answer

A) The financial system has achieved an unprecedented degree of autonomy from real production,becoming dominated by an economy of signs representing capital flow,rather than an economy of things. 
B) The instantaneous representational possibilities afforded by new communication technologies enabled the globalization of capital flows. 
C) The globalization of financial markets collapses time,creating instantaneous financial transactions in loans,securities and other innovative financial instruments. 
D) all of these 
A) The financial system has achieved an unprecedented degree of autonomy from real production,becoming dominated by an economy of signs representing capital flow,rather than an economy of things. 
B) The instantaneous representational possibilities afforded by new communication technologies enabled the globalization of capital flows. 
C) The globalization of financial markets collapses time,creating instantaneous financial transactions in loans,securities and other innovative financial instruments. 
D) all of these D

Question 2

Which one of the following are arguments your textbook makes about the relationship between transnationals,wages,and taxes?

Accepted Answer

A) Transnationals do not,by and large,invest mainly in areas where wages and taxes are low. 
B) Transnationals will be more likely to invest where wage costs and taxes are low. 
C) Transnationals will tend to locate themselves in high wage cost,high rent,but globally connected cities like London,Sydney,New York,Singapore etc. 
D) Transnationals do not,by and large,invest mainly in areas where wages and taxes are low and will tend to locate themselves in high wage cost,high rent,but globally connected cities like London,Sydney,New York,Singapore etc. 
A) Transnationals do not,by and large,invest mainly in areas where wages and taxes are low. 
B) Transnationals will be more likely to invest where wage costs and taxes are low. 
C) Transnationals will tend to locate themselves in high wage cost,high rent,but globally connected cities like London,Sydney,New York,Singapore etc. 
D) Transnationals do not,by and large,invest mainly in areas where wages and taxes are low and will tend to locate themselves in high wage cost,high rent,but globally connected cities like London,Sydney,New York,Singapore etc. D

Question 3

What is the basic premise of Barber's prophetic analysis of the globalization of American business and culture?

Accepted Answer

A) US-based interests will meet stubborn and deep-seated sources of local resistance,embedded in religious world views. 
B) US-based interests will dominate the world,ridding the world of any cultural,religious,political diversity. 
C) US-based interests will bring peace and democracy to previously undemocratic countries whose people are freedom-loving. 
D) all of these 
A) US-based interests will meet stubborn and deep-seated sources of local resistance,embedded in religious world views. 
B) US-based interests will dominate the world,ridding the world of any cultural,religious,political diversity. 
C) US-based interests will bring peace and democracy to previously undemocratic countries whose people are freedom-loving. 
D) all of these A

Question 4

What,according to your textbook,is a paradoxical outcome of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) that,as the world globalizes more and more,people are traveling less and less 
B) that those who resist globalization the most are those that benefit from it the most 
C) that there is a concentration of talent in clusters of world class expertise in specialist industries in different local economies around the world rather than a global diffusion of expertise 
D) that globalization makes companies richer and employees poorer 
A) that,as the world globalizes more and more,people are traveling less and less 
B) that those who resist globalization the most are those that benefit from it the most 
C) that there is a concentration of talent in clusters of world class expertise in specialist industries in different local economies around the world rather than a global diffusion of expertise 
D) that globalization makes companies richer and employees poorer

Question 5

A young girl selling her services as a cleaner for a wealthy executive from a global company is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) expert symbolic analysis 
B) creative work 
C) grunge jobs 
D) sweatshop work 
A) expert symbolic analysis 
B) creative work 
C) grunge jobs 
D) sweatshop work

Question 6

What does Harvey (1992)argue are the consequences of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A satisfactory answer to this question w

Question 7

Which one of the following statements reflects globalization as according to chapter 15 of your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) Globalization is marked by the integration of deregulated markets with technology. 
B) Globalization is facilitated by telecommunication and ease of transport. 
C) Globalization helps organizations to enter new markets,exploit technological advantages,and reduce business costs and risks. 
D) all of these 
A) Globalization is marked by the integration of deregulated markets with technology. 
B) Globalization is facilitated by telecommunication and ease of transport. 
C) Globalization helps organizations to enter new markets,exploit technological advantages,and reduce business costs and risks. 
D) all of these

Question 8

What is meant by New Social Movements?

Accepted Answer

A) research and theory that argues for the importance of identity politics in the global era 
B) organizations that often use the tools of globalization,to resist globalization,such as S11 
C) new cultures and political movements that have emerged in response to globalization 
D) all of these 
A) research and theory that argues for the importance of identity politics in the global era 
B) organizations that often use the tools of globalization,to resist globalization,such as S11 
C) new cultures and political movements that have emerged in response to globalization 
D) all of these

Question 9

Which one of the following in your textbook is not an expression of the emergence of a discourse of global rights?

Accepted Answer

A) the ecosystem (sustainability) 
B) women 
C) retribalization 
D) animal welfare 
A) the ecosystem (sustainability) 
B) women 
C) retribalization 
D) animal welfare

Question 10

Globalization means the substitution of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) time for space 
B) space for time 
C) wealth for happiness 
D) happiness for wealth 
A) time for space 
B) space for time 
C) wealth for happiness 
D) happiness for wealth

Question 11

What does Clegg (1999)argue is a consequence of international companies seeking to successfully innovate through globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) It can lead to injustices as employee's knowledge in one part of the world is used to deliver cheaper and more efficient manufacturing in another part of the world and then their jobs scrapped. 
B) It provides employees in one part of the world with more power and prestige as their knowledge is critical in improving how things are done in another part of the world. 
C) It leads to greater abilities for companies to access expertise,knowledge and skills from other parts of the world,that they are lacking in their own part of the world. 
D) It provides employees in one part of the world with more power and prestige as their knowledge is critical in improving how things are done in another part of the world,and it leads to greater abilities for companies to access expertise,knowledge and skills from other parts of the world,that they are lacking in their own part of the world. 
A) It can lead to injustices as employee's knowledge in one part of the world is used to deliver cheaper and more efficient manufacturing in another part of the world and then their jobs scrapped. 
B) It provides employees in one part of the world with more power and prestige as their knowledge is critical in improving how things are done in another part of the world. 
C) It leads to greater abilities for companies to access expertise,knowledge and skills from other parts of the world,that they are lacking in their own part of the world. 
D) It provides employees in one part of the world with more power and prestige as their knowledge is critical in improving how things are done in another part of the world,and it leads to greater abilities for companies to access expertise,knowledge and skills from other parts of the world,that they are lacking in their own part of the world.

Question 12

What are the likely points of tension between states and corporations in the globalization process?

Accepted Answer

A satisfactory answer would acknowledge

Question 13

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an act of global consciousness through organizations that can mobilize activity anywhere,anytime?

Accepted Answer

A) Greenpeace fighting for the animal rights of Canadian seals as easily as it can fight for the animal rights of Russian seals 
B) Socialist Alliance members protesting the World Trade Organization in cities around the world 
C) peace activist protesting against war by rallying in the streets of New York,London,Paris,Sydney,and Tokyo 
D) McDonalds offering vegetarian meals in its restaurants 
A) Greenpeace fighting for the animal rights of Canadian seals as easily as it can fight for the animal rights of Russian seals 
B) Socialist Alliance members protesting the World Trade Organization in cities around the world 
C) peace activist protesting against war by rallying in the streets of New York,London,Paris,Sydney,and Tokyo 
D) McDonalds offering vegetarian meals in its restaurants

Question 14

Which one of the following is not an impact of global production?

Accepted Answer

A) identity 
B) the #me-too movement 
C) sustainability 
D) global relations between states 
A) identity 
B) the #me-too movement 
C) sustainability 
D) global relations between states

Question 15

What is globalization? What organization strategies facilitate its development?

Accepted Answer

A satisfactory answer would offer a rudi

Question 16

Which one of the following is a plausible example of national states still having control over globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) Poor nations have effectively resisted globalization by constantly refusing to reduce tax,occupational health and safety,industrial relations,and environmental barriers and regulations expected by global firms. 
B) Digitalization drives globalization,making digital data easily available anywhere in the world,but national laws limit its reproduction. 
C) Nation states now actively avoid globalization by refusing to trade beyond their own national boundaries,thus rendering global firms useless. 
D) all of these 
A) Poor nations have effectively resisted globalization by constantly refusing to reduce tax,occupational health and safety,industrial relations,and environmental barriers and regulations expected by global firms. 
B) Digitalization drives globalization,making digital data easily available anywhere in the world,but national laws limit its reproduction. 
C) Nation states now actively avoid globalization by refusing to trade beyond their own national boundaries,thus rendering global firms useless. 
D) all of these

Question 17

Which one of the following is another term to refer to the symbolic analysts - whose occupations include lawyers,mathematicians,academics,research scientists,art directors,anthropologists etc.?

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic interactionists 
B) the Ivory Tower 
C) knowledge workers 
D) brains 
A) symbolic interactionists 
B) the Ivory Tower 
C) knowledge workers 
D) brains

Question 18

Reich (1991)identifies a broad range of globalized occupations and professions that he refers to as symbolic analysts.According to Reich,what does symbolic analysis entail?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves manipulating symbols to solve,identify and broker problems. 
B) It simplifies reality into abstract images by rearranging,juggling,experimenting,communicating,and transforming symbols. 
C) It involves transforming images through analytical tools such as mathematical algorithms,legal arguments,financial analysis,scientific principles,and psychological insights that persuade,amuse,induce,deduce,and address conceptual puzzles. 
D) all of these 
A) It involves manipulating symbols to solve,identify and broker problems. 
B) It simplifies reality into abstract images by rearranging,juggling,experimenting,communicating,and transforming symbols. 
C) It involves transforming images through analytical tools such as mathematical algorithms,legal arguments,financial analysis,scientific principles,and psychological insights that persuade,amuse,induce,deduce,and address conceptual puzzles. 
D) all of these

Question 19

According to Porter (1990)the most important competitive force in the global economy is ______?

Accepted Answer

A) the capacity for market share 
B) the capacity for financial growth 
C) the capacity for innovation 
D) the capacity to globalize 
A) the capacity for market share 
B) the capacity for financial growth 
C) the capacity for innovation 
D) the capacity to globalize

Question 20

What is one of the greatest difficulties that governments face in today's global economy,according to your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) the huge tax avoidance schemes employed by the multinationals 
B) how to ensure the competitiveness of their state so that they continue to attract business,while at the same time ensuring expenditure on things that strengthen social capital 
C) whether its citizens are treated more as 'citizens' and provided with social goods such as health,education etc.as a result on entitlement due citizenship rights or whether its citizens are treated more as 'consumers' - and so charged for access to such social goods 
D) all of these 
A) the huge tax avoidance schemes employed by the multinationals 
B) how to ensure the competitiveness of their state so that they continue to attract business,while at the same time ensuring expenditure on things that strengthen social capital 
C) whether its citizens are treated more as 'citizens' and provided with social goods such as health,education etc.as a result on entitlement due citizenship rights or whether its citizens are treated more as 'consumers' - and so charged for access to such social goods 
D) all of these

Which one of the following is a consequence of globalization according to Harvey (1992)?

Which one of the following are arguments your textbook makes about the relationship between transnationals,wages,and taxes?

What is the basic premise of Barber's prophetic analysis of the globalization of American business and culture?

What,according to your textbook,is a paradoxical outcome of globalization?

A young girl selling her services as a cleaner for a wealthy executive from a global company is an example of ______.

What does Harvey (1992)argue are the consequences of globalization?

Which one of the following statements reflects globalization as according to chapter 15 of your textbook?

What is meant by New Social Movements?

Which one of the following in your textbook is not an expression of the emergence of a discourse of global rights?

Globalization means the substitution of ______.

What does Clegg (1999)argue is a consequence of international companies seeking to successfully innovate through globalization?

What are the likely points of tension between states and corporations in the globalization process?

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an act of global consciousness through organizations that can mobilize activity anywhere,anytime?

Which one of the following is not an impact of global production?

What is globalization? What organization strategies facilitate its development?

Which one of the following is a plausible example of national states still having control over globalization?

Which one of the following is another term to refer to the symbolic analysts - whose occupations include lawyers,mathematicians,academics,research scientists,art directors,anthropologists etc.?

Reich (1991)identifies a broad range of globalized occupations and professions that he refers to as symbolic analysts.According to Reich,what does symbolic analysis entail?

According to Porter (1990)the most important competitive force in the global economy is ______?

What is one of the greatest difficulties that governments face in today's global economy,according to your textbook?

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Managing Leading, coaching, and Motivating

Managing Human Resources

Managing Cultures

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Managing Communication

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Managing Innovation and Change

Managing Social Responsibility Ethically

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Exam 15: Managing Globalization

Which one of the following is a consequence of globalization according to Harvey (1992)?

Which one of the following are arguments your textbook makes about the relationship between transnationals,wages,and taxes?

What is the basic premise of Barber's prophetic analysis of the globalization of American business and culture?

What,according to your textbook,is a paradoxical outcome of globalization?

A young girl selling her services as a cleaner for a wealthy executive from a global company is an example of ______.

What does Harvey (1992)argue are the consequences of globalization?

Which one of the following statements reflects globalization as according to chapter 15 of your textbook?

What is meant by New Social Movements?

Which one of the following in your textbook is not an expression of the emergence of a discourse of global rights?

Globalization means the substitution of ______.

What does Clegg (1999)argue is a consequence of international companies seeking to successfully innovate through globalization?

What are the likely points of tension between states and corporations in the globalization process?

Which of the following would NOT be an example of an act of global consciousness through organizations that can mobilize activity anywhere,anytime?

Which one of the following is not an impact of global production?

What is globalization? What organization strategies facilitate its development?

Which one of the following is a plausible example of national states still having control over globalization?

Which one of the following is another term to refer to the symbolic analysts - whose occupations include lawyers,mathematicians,academics,research scientists,art directors,anthropologists etc.?

Reich (1991)identifies a broad range of globalized occupations and professions that he refers to as symbolic analysts.According to Reich,what does symbolic analysis entail?

According to Porter (1990)the most important competitive force in the global economy is ______?

What is one of the greatest difficulties that governments face in today's global economy,according to your textbook?

Managing and Organizations

Managing Individuals

Managing Teams and Groups

Managing Leading, coaching, and Motivating

Managing Human Resources

Managing Cultures

Managing Conflict

Managing Power, politics and Decision-Making in Organizations

Managing Communication

Managing Knowledge and Learning

Managing Innovation and Change

Managing Social Responsibility Ethically

Managing Principles

Managing Organizational Design

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