Question 1

Regional trade agreements may

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A) enforce regional restrictions on the cross-border flow of resources and reinforce import tariffs. 
B) expose companies based in one member country to increased competition from companies in other member countries. 
C) hinder the spread of globalization by setting up trade barriers between different countries of the same region. 
D) provide manufacturing organizations with fewer opportunities to reduce costs and provide managers with fewer threats. 
E) be created to reduce overall tariffs on goods that flow within a country and increase tariffs on goods that flow between regions. 
A) enforce regional restrictions on the cross-border flow of resources and reinforce import tariffs. 
B) expose companies based in one member country to increased competition from companies in other member countries. 
C) hinder the spread of globalization by setting up trade barriers between different countries of the same region. 
D) provide manufacturing organizations with fewer opportunities to reduce costs and provide managers with fewer threats. 
E) be created to reduce overall tariffs on goods that flow within a country and increase tariffs on goods that flow between regions. B

Question 2

Which statement explains how the task environment differs from the general environment?

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A) Threats in the general environment are easier to respond to than threats in the task environment. 
B) Forces in the task environment have a more immediate and direct effect on managers than forces in the general environment. 
C) Opportunities in the task environment are less easy to identify than opportunities in the general environment. 
D) Unlike the task environment, the general environment deals with conditions that affect an organization's ability to obtain inputs and dispose of outputs. 
E) Unlike the general environment, the task environment includes the global, economic, sociocultural, political, and legal forces that affect an organization. 
A) Threats in the general environment are easier to respond to than threats in the task environment. 
B) Forces in the task environment have a more immediate and direct effect on managers than forces in the general environment. 
C) Opportunities in the task environment are less easy to identify than opportunities in the general environment. 
D) Unlike the task environment, the general environment deals with conditions that affect an organization's ability to obtain inputs and dispose of outputs. 
E) Unlike the general environment, the task environment includes the global, economic, sociocultural, political, and legal forces that affect an organization. B

Question 3

The Republic of Maribali has been losing capital to other countries steadily over the last five years. What is likely to happen as a result?

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A) Its rate of unemployment will be decreased. 
B) The standard of living will fall. 
C) The impact of the recession will be lessened. 
D) The gap between the rich and poor will narrow. 
E) Its economy will stabilize. 
A) Its rate of unemployment will be decreased. 
B) The standard of living will fall. 
C) The impact of the recession will be lessened. 
D) The gap between the rich and poor will narrow. 
E) Its economy will stabilize. B

Question 4

________ are organizations that help other organizations sell their goods or services directly to customers.

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A) Producers 
B) Suppliers 
C) Distributors 
D) Manufacturers 
E) Processors 
A) Producers 
B) Suppliers 
C) Distributors 
D) Manufacturers 
E) Processors

Question 5

What is an advantage of free-trade agreements?

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A) They protect domestic industries and jobs by taxing goods imported from outlying regions. 
B) They protect the well-being of people by restricting the flow of goods being exported from their country. 
C) They reduce the impact of globalization by preventing the loss of capital from a country. 
D) They provide managers with a threat-free environment to work within. 
E) They provide manufacturing organizations with opportunities to reduce production costs. 
A) They protect domestic industries and jobs by taxing goods imported from outlying regions. 
B) They protect the well-being of people by restricting the flow of goods being exported from their country. 
C) They reduce the impact of globalization by preventing the loss of capital from a country. 
D) They provide managers with a threat-free environment to work within. 
E) They provide manufacturing organizations with opportunities to reduce production costs.

Question 6

________ is the set of values and the norms of behavior which are approved or sanctioned by a particular society.

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A) National culture 
B) Social stratification 
C) Cultural pluralism 
D) Organizational culture 
E) Social structure 
A) National culture 
B) Social stratification 
C) Cultural pluralism 
D) Organizational culture 
E) Social structure

Question 7

The basic building blocks of national culture are

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A) values and norms. 
B) political and legal forces. 
C) ethnographic forces. 
D) corporate values and organizational culture. 
E) the task and general environment. 
A) values and norms. 
B) political and legal forces. 
C) ethnographic forces. 
D) corporate values and organizational culture. 
E) the task and general environment.

Question 8

A decline in the number of young people joining the workforce and an increase in the number of active employees who are postponing retirement are examples of ________ forces affecting the workforce.

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A) demographic 
B) terminal 
C) ethnographic 
D) geopolitical 
E) instrumental 
A) demographic 
B) terminal 
C) ethnographic 
D) geopolitical 
E) instrumental

Question 9

A supplier's bargaining position is especially strong when the input supplied

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A) has multiple sources and channels of distribution. 
B) has inexpensive and easily available substitutes. 
C) is the sole source of that input. 
D) is found freely and can be accessed by people with little effort. 
E) is not protected by any patent. 
A) has multiple sources and channels of distribution. 
B) has inexpensive and easily available substitutes. 
C) is the sole source of that input. 
D) is found freely and can be accessed by people with little effort. 
E) is not protected by any patent.

Question 10

NAFTA is an example of a

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A) regional free-trade agreement. 
B) global financial institution. 
C) collective bargaining agreement. 
D) protective tariff agreement. 
E) military alliance. 
A) regional free-trade agreement. 
B) global financial institution. 
C) collective bargaining agreement. 
D) protective tariff agreement. 
E) military alliance.

Question 11

Nations forming unions, such as the EU, that allow free exchange of resources and capital are examples of the political and legal forces in the environment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Values are

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A) static and resistant to change. 
B) invested with emotional significance. 
C) universally held beliefs and the same across all societies. 
D) easily changed and the changes are easily accepted. 
E) superficial in a society's belief system. 
A) static and resistant to change. 
B) invested with emotional significance. 
C) universally held beliefs and the same across all societies. 
D) easily changed and the changes are easily accepted. 
E) superficial in a society's belief system.

Question 13

The lowering of barriers of distance and culture affecting global organizations has been caused in part by the

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A) imposition of government-enforced tariffs on imports. 
B) advancements of communication and transportation technology. 
C) rejection of the free-trade doctrine. 
D) imposition of government-enforced tariffs on exports. 
E) restrictions placed on the flow of capital between nations. 
A) imposition of government-enforced tariffs on imports. 
B) advancements of communication and transportation technology. 
C) rejection of the free-trade doctrine. 
D) imposition of government-enforced tariffs on exports. 
E) restrictions placed on the flow of capital between nations.

Question 14

The general environment includes

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A) opportunities and threats that are easier to identify and respond to than those in the task environment. 
B) the set of forces that originate with global suppliers, distributors, customers, and competitors. 
C) the wide-ranging global, technological, sociocultural, and political forces that affect organizations. 
D) the forces that have the most immediate effect on managers and their decisions. 
E) forces that have very little impact upon the performance of organizations. 
A) opportunities and threats that are easier to identify and respond to than those in the task environment. 
B) the set of forces that originate with global suppliers, distributors, customers, and competitors. 
C) the wide-ranging global, technological, sociocultural, and political forces that affect organizations. 
D) the forces that have the most immediate effect on managers and their decisions. 
E) forces that have very little impact upon the performance of organizations.

Question 15

Differentiate between values and norms and explain how they both impact national culture.

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The basic building blocks of national cu

Question 16

Noreen is a member of an egalitarian culture, one in which few distinctions are made between individuals and groups. Her culture is low on

Accepted Answer

A) cultural diversity. 
B) gender equality. 
C) national culture. 
D) social stratification. 
E) cultural pluralism. 
A) cultural diversity. 
B) gender equality. 
C) national culture. 
D) social stratification. 
E) cultural pluralism.

Question 17

People who violate folkways are often thought to be

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A) immoral. 
B) unethical. 
C) ill-mannered. 
D) criminals. 
E) mean. 
A) immoral. 
B) unethical. 
C) ill-mannered. 
D) criminals. 
E) mean.

Question 18

Examples of folkways are

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A) laws in a country which make divorce permissible. 
B) societal taboos that prohibit murder, theft, and incest. 
C) religious doctrines that forbid the consumption of particular types of food. 
D) laws that prescribe punishments for different types of offenses. 
E) societal conventions that concern gender-appropriate clothing. 
A) laws in a country which make divorce permissible. 
B) societal taboos that prohibit murder, theft, and incest. 
C) religious doctrines that forbid the consumption of particular types of food. 
D) laws that prescribe punishments for different types of offenses. 
E) societal conventions that concern gender-appropriate clothing.

Question 19

Batu belongs to a society that is rigid and skeptical about people whose behaviors or beliefs differ from the norm. His society also values warm, personal relationships over success and performance. According to Hofstede's model of national culture, what is true about his society?

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A) It is low on uncertainty avoidance and has an achievement orientation. 
B) It is high on uncertainty avoidance and has a nurturing orientation. 
C) It is low on uncertainty avoidance and has a performance orientation. 
D) It is high on uncertainty avoidance and has an achievement orientation. 
E) It is low on uncertainty avoidance and has a nurturing orientation. 
A) It is low on uncertainty avoidance and has an achievement orientation. 
B) It is high on uncertainty avoidance and has a nurturing orientation. 
C) It is low on uncertainty avoidance and has a performance orientation. 
D) It is high on uncertainty avoidance and has an achievement orientation. 
E) It is low on uncertainty avoidance and has a nurturing orientation.

Question 20

How would you describe the global environment? Briefly explain its impact on managers and their organizations.

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The global environment is a set of force

Regional trade agreements may

Which statement explains how the task environment differs from the general environment?

The Republic of Maribali has been losing capital to other countries steadily over the last five years. What is likely to happen as a result?

________ are organizations that help other organizations sell their goods or services directly to customers.

What is an advantage of free-trade agreements?

________ is the set of values and the norms of behavior which are approved or sanctioned by a particular society.

The basic building blocks of national culture are

A decline in the number of young people joining the workforce and an increase in the number of active employees who are postponing retirement are examples of ________ forces affecting the workforce.

A supplier's bargaining position is especially strong when the input supplied

NAFTA is an example of a

Nations forming unions, such as the EU, that allow free exchange of resources and capital are examples of the political and legal forces in the environment.

Values are

The lowering of barriers of distance and culture affecting global organizations has been caused in part by the

The general environment includes

Differentiate between values and norms and explain how they both impact national culture.

Noreen is a member of an egalitarian culture, one in which few distinctions are made between individuals and groups. Her culture is low on

People who violate folkways are often thought to be

Examples of folkways are

Batu belongs to a society that is rigid and skeptical about people whose behaviors or beliefs differ from the norm. His society also values warm, personal relationships over success and performance. According to Hofstede's model of national culture, what is true about his society?

How would you describe the global environment? Briefly explain its impact on managers and their organizations.

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Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

Organizational Control and Change

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Exam 6: Managing in the Global Environment

Regional trade agreements may

Which statement explains how the task environment differs from the general environment?

The Republic of Maribali has been losing capital to other countries steadily over the last five years. What is likely to happen as a result?

________ are organizations that help other organizations sell their goods or services directly to customers.

What is an advantage of free-trade agreements?

________ is the set of values and the norms of behavior which are approved or sanctioned by a particular society.

The basic building blocks of national culture are

A decline in the number of young people joining the workforce and an increase in the number of active employees who are postponing retirement are examples of ________ forces affecting the workforce.

A supplier's bargaining position is especially strong when the input supplied

NAFTA is an example of a

Nations forming unions, such as the EU, that allow free exchange of resources and capital are examples of the political and legal forces in the environment.

Values are

The lowering of barriers of distance and culture affecting global organizations has been caused in part by the

The general environment includes

Differentiate between values and norms and explain how they both impact national culture.

Noreen is a member of an egalitarian culture, one in which few distinctions are made between individuals and groups. Her culture is low on

People who violate folkways are often thought to be

Examples of folkways are

Batu belongs to a society that is rigid and skeptical about people whose behaviors or beliefs differ from the norm. His society also values warm, personal relationships over success and performance. According to Hofstede's model of national culture, what is true about his society?

How would you describe the global environment? Briefly explain its impact on managers and their organizations.

Managers and Managing

The Evolution of Management Thought

Values Attitudes, Emotions, and Culture: the Manager As a Person

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Managing Diverse Employees in a Multicultural Environment

Decision Making, Learning, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship

The Manager As a Planner and Strategist

Value Chain Management Functional Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Managing Organizational Structure and Culture

Organizational Control and Change

Human Resource Management

Motivation and Performance

Leadership

Effective Groups and Teams

Promoting Effective Communication

Managing Conflict, Politics, and Negotiation

Using Advanced Information Technology to Increase Performance

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