Question 1

According to your textbook,a fundamental tension exists between national governments and transnational companies,that tension being that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) Governance of the corporation,especially as a taxable entity,can frequently cut across governments of the territories within which it operates. 
B) Many of the governments of the territories within which a corporation operates are corrupt,so the corporation operates under conditions of bribery and politics. 
C) There is always the possibility that the corporate friendly conservative governments might be overthrown by anti-globalization socialist parties. 
D) Governance of the corporation,especially as a taxable entity,can frequently cut across governments of the territories within which it operates,and there is always the possibility that the corporate friendly conservative governments might be overthrown by anti-globalization socialist parties. 
A) Governance of the corporation,especially as a taxable entity,can frequently cut across governments of the territories within which it operates. 
B) Many of the governments of the territories within which a corporation operates are corrupt,so the corporation operates under conditions of bribery and politics. 
C) There is always the possibility that the corporate friendly conservative governments might be overthrown by anti-globalization socialist parties. 
D) Governance of the corporation,especially as a taxable entity,can frequently cut across governments of the territories within which it operates,and there is always the possibility that the corporate friendly conservative governments might be overthrown by anti-globalization socialist parties.

Question 2

According to Barber (1996)where is globalization taking the world?

Accepted Answer

A) on a collision course between profit and health 
B) on a collision course between McDonalds and KFC 
C) on a collision course between McWorld and Jihad 
D) on a collision course between the haves and have-nots 
A) on a collision course between profit and health 
B) on a collision course between McDonalds and KFC 
C) on a collision course between McWorld and Jihad 
D) on a collision course between the haves and have-nots

Question 3

What interesting observation does Wood (1994)make about the effects of trade with developing countries on equality?

Accepted Answer

A) that trade with developing countries ensures the growth in wealth of the industrialized country as it makes wage costs cheaper and labour more efficient 
B) that trade with developing countries actually creates inequality in the industrialized country by reducing demand for unskilled labour by more than 20% 
C) that there is no rhyme or reason as to the effects of globalization on wealth and equality in either the developed or developing countries 
D) that globalization always benefits the industrialized country and almost never the developing countries 
A) that trade with developing countries ensures the growth in wealth of the industrialized country as it makes wage costs cheaper and labour more efficient 
B) that trade with developing countries actually creates inequality in the industrialized country by reducing demand for unskilled labour by more than 20% 
C) that there is no rhyme or reason as to the effects of globalization on wealth and equality in either the developed or developing countries 
D) that globalization always benefits the industrialized country and almost never the developing countries

Question 4

Which of the following would chapter 15 of your textbook suggest as the most devastating consequences of the global gap between the winners and losers of world trade?

Accepted Answer

A) 4 billion people live on less than $2 a day 
B) the gap between the world's richest nations and the world's poorest nations is growing 
C) The integrated world economy is not so integrated because it actively excludes those nations already on the periphery. 
D) all of these 
A) 4 billion people live on less than $2 a day 
B) the gap between the world's richest nations and the world's poorest nations is growing 
C) The integrated world economy is not so integrated because it actively excludes those nations already on the periphery. 
D) all of these

Question 5

Call centre workers are a good example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A) grunge workers 
B) creative workers 
C) expert symbolic analysts 
D) modern factory workers 
A) grunge workers 
B) creative workers 
C) expert symbolic analysts 
D) modern factory workers

Question 6

Which of the following jobs would NOT be representative of a symbolic analyst,as conceptualized by Reich (1991)?

Accepted Answer

A) a mathematician 
B) a psychology professor 
C) an international lawyer 
D) a Disneyland ride operator 
A) a mathematician 
B) a psychology professor 
C) an international lawyer 
D) a Disneyland ride operator

Question 7

Which one of the following is,according to chapter 15 of your textbook,characteristic of contemporary globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) the internationalization of financial markets and corporate strategies 
B) the diffusion of technology,R&D,and knowledge worldwide 
C) the emergence of global media 
D) all of these 
A) the internationalization of financial markets and corporate strategies 
B) the diffusion of technology,R&D,and knowledge worldwide 
C) the emergence of global media 
D) all of these

Question 8

According to chapter 15 of your textbook,what do recognizable brands such as Rolex,Porsche,and Chivas Regal represent?

Accepted Answer

A) that globalization spreads certain universal values and attachments through its global consumer products and brands 
B) that globalization is about making the cost of production very cheap 
C) that such products spread through globalization and symbolize success in almost any language or culture on earth 
D) that globalization spreads certain universal values and attachments through its global consumer products and brands,and that such products spread through globalization and symbolize success in almost any language or culture on earth 
A) that globalization spreads certain universal values and attachments through its global consumer products and brands 
B) that globalization is about making the cost of production very cheap 
C) that such products spread through globalization and symbolize success in almost any language or culture on earth 
D) that globalization spreads certain universal values and attachments through its global consumer products and brands,and that such products spread through globalization and symbolize success in almost any language or culture on earth

Question 9

Whom does Meyer (2000)identify as the real winners of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) the unskilled labourers who are given work that pays more than local industry could ever afford 
B) previously less developed countries being globalized because the transnational facilitates government spending on basic infrastructure 
C) the scientists and professionals who operate on a global scale 
D) all of these 
A) the unskilled labourers who are given work that pays more than local industry could ever afford 
B) previously less developed countries being globalized because the transnational facilitates government spending on basic infrastructure 
C) the scientists and professionals who operate on a global scale 
D) all of these

Question 10

What is the consequence for a company becoming global?

Accepted Answer

A) the more likely a company is to lose its own identity within a tangle of other companies,alliances and markets 
B) the more likely a company is to ensure strong branding and culture to maintain its identity in foreign markets 
C) the more likely it is that company must form alliances 
D) all of these 
A) the more likely a company is to lose its own identity within a tangle of other companies,alliances and markets 
B) the more likely a company is to ensure strong branding and culture to maintain its identity in foreign markets 
C) the more likely it is that company must form alliances 
D) all of these

Question 11

Global television means that ______.

Accepted Answer

A) everyone is exposed to the same version of the news 
B) different version of the same story will be reflective of the fact that it is reproduced by broadcasters with different values 
C) local television content will disappear 
D) all of these 
A) everyone is exposed to the same version of the news 
B) different version of the same story will be reflective of the fact that it is reproduced by broadcasters with different values 
C) local television content will disappear 
D) all of these

Question 12

What changes has globalization brought to labour markets?

Accepted Answer

A) It creates a symbiotic demand for high value expert jobs as well as service work. 
B) It has made wage costs,everywhere,more costly. 
C) It has driven down wage costs across the globe. 
D) It has led to the deskilling of labour as global firms search for the cheapest wage costs. 
A) It creates a symbiotic demand for high value expert jobs as well as service work. 
B) It has made wage costs,everywhere,more costly. 
C) It has driven down wage costs across the globe. 
D) It has led to the deskilling of labour as global firms search for the cheapest wage costs.

Question 13

Which of the following defines globalization?

Accepted Answer

A) tendencies to a worldwide reach,impact,or connectedness of social phenomena 
B) a world-encompassing awareness among social actors 
C) world-wide access to markets,cheap labour and cheap costs of production 
D) tendencies to a worldwide reach,impact,or connectedness of social phenomena and a world-encompassing awareness among social actors 
A) tendencies to a worldwide reach,impact,or connectedness of social phenomena 
B) a world-encompassing awareness among social actors 
C) world-wide access to markets,cheap labour and cheap costs of production 
D) tendencies to a worldwide reach,impact,or connectedness of social phenomena and a world-encompassing awareness among social actors

Question 14

What does your textbook claim about the relationship between globalization and identity?

Accepted Answer

A) Everybody becomes like everyone else. 
B) People become more aware of different ways of expressing themselves. 
C) Globalization causes people to lose identity and creates depression. 
D) Everyone becomes more revolutionary as they resist globalization. 
A) Everybody becomes like everyone else. 
B) People become more aware of different ways of expressing themselves. 
C) Globalization causes people to lose identity and creates depression. 
D) Everyone becomes more revolutionary as they resist globalization.

Question 15

Theorists have argued that the future would be much more homogenous than the past and that the trajectory of future development would be toward convergence rather than divergence.Has this been the case with the development of globalization? Illustrate your answer with empirical cases.

Accepted Answer

A satisfactory answer would realize that

Question 16

Critically evaluate the impact of globalization on the nature of global jobs.

Accepted Answer

A satisfactory answer can distinguish be

Question 17

According to chapter 15 of your textbook,financial calculations now constitute the primary criteria of value,even for mundane objects,practices,and processes is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) globalization 
B) financialization 
C) standardization 
D) hegemonization 
A) globalization 
B) financialization 
C) standardization 
D) hegemonization

According to your textbook,a fundamental tension exists between national governments and transnational companies,that tension being that ______.

According to Barber (1996)where is globalization taking the world?

What interesting observation does Wood (1994)make about the effects of trade with developing countries on equality?

Which of the following would chapter 15 of your textbook suggest as the most devastating consequences of the global gap between the winners and losers of world trade?

Call centre workers are a good example of ______.

Which of the following jobs would NOT be representative of a symbolic analyst,as conceptualized by Reich (1991)?

Which one of the following is,according to chapter 15 of your textbook,characteristic of contemporary globalization?

According to chapter 15 of your textbook,what do recognizable brands such as Rolex,Porsche,and Chivas Regal represent?

Whom does Meyer (2000)identify as the real winners of globalization?

What is the consequence for a company becoming global?

Global television means that ______.

What changes has globalization brought to labour markets?

Which of the following defines globalization?

What does your textbook claim about the relationship between globalization and identity?

Theorists have argued that the future would be much more homogenous than the past and that the trajectory of future development would be toward convergence rather than divergence.Has this been the case with the development of globalization? Illustrate your answer with empirical cases.

Critically evaluate the impact of globalization on the nature of global jobs.

According to chapter 15 of your textbook,financial calculations now constitute the primary criteria of value,even for mundane objects,practices,and processes is referred to as ______.

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Managing Individuals

Managing Teams and Groups

Managing Leading, coaching, and Motivating

Managing Human Resources

Managing Cultures

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Managing Knowledge and Learning

Managing Innovation and Change

Managing Social Responsibility Ethically

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Exam 15: Managing Globalization

According to your textbook,a fundamental tension exists between national governments and transnational companies,that tension being that ______.

According to Barber (1996)where is globalization taking the world?

What interesting observation does Wood (1994)make about the effects of trade with developing countries on equality?

Which of the following would chapter 15 of your textbook suggest as the most devastating consequences of the global gap between the winners and losers of world trade?

Call centre workers are a good example of ______.

Which of the following jobs would NOT be representative of a symbolic analyst,as conceptualized by Reich (1991)?

Which one of the following is,according to chapter 15 of your textbook,characteristic of contemporary globalization?

According to chapter 15 of your textbook,what do recognizable brands such as Rolex,Porsche,and Chivas Regal represent?

Whom does Meyer (2000)identify as the real winners of globalization?

What is the consequence for a company becoming global?

Global television means that ______.

What changes has globalization brought to labour markets?

Which of the following defines globalization?

What does your textbook claim about the relationship between globalization and identity?

Theorists have argued that the future would be much more homogenous than the past and that the trajectory of future development would be toward convergence rather than divergence.Has this been the case with the development of globalization? Illustrate your answer with empirical cases.

Critically evaluate the impact of globalization on the nature of global jobs.

According to chapter 15 of your textbook,financial calculations now constitute the primary criteria of value,even for mundane objects,practices,and processes is referred to as ______.

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

Filters