Exam 4: International Management and Cross-Cultural Competence

____ is typically, but not always, the final stage of the internationalization process.

The nine cultural dimensions form the GLOBE project include two types of collectivism.

Chinese managers and business people have become very comfortable working in a multifaceted, fast-changing culture with more emphasis on individualism and less collectivism.

Regina Exteriors Regina Exteriors, a rapidly growing Spanish tile manufacturer, is looking to expand its operations overseas. Mr. Rodriguez, the CEO, feels that North America should be an ideal market given the NAFTA trade agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada. He needs relevant information for making the decision to expand in the North American market. -Refer to Regina Exteriors. As Mr. Rodriquez explores doing business in the U.S. he should be aware that he will be working in a low-context culture where business people rely heavily on __________.

If an organization is competing successfully in a dynamic global economy, its managers do not need cross-cultural awareness.

Which of the following best characterizes a transnational company?

Which technique is appropriate when managers have short notice of a foreign assignment and need to be trained quickly?

Simple Touch Footwear Simple Touch Footwear, an American company that specializes in manufacturing shoes for women, has been producing shoes in the United States and selling them in foreign countries. Carla, the company's operations VP, feels that they should purchase a company in India to produce and market shoes to the Asian market. Carla argues that Simple Touch Footwear can get all the necessary personnel from headquarters to run the Indian operation so that tight control can be maintained. However, Nataryan, the marketing director born in India, argues that given the cultural differences, the company should hire only Indian nationals for the Indian subsidiary. Jerry, the company CEO, feels that Simple Touch Footwear should evolve into a company with a more geocentric attitude by hiring and developing the best people from all over the world. -Refer to Simple Touch Footwear. Nataryan's attitude toward international operations can be described as

Abstract foreign investment is the first stage of internationalization.

Discuss the three myths and facts about China presented in the chapter opening, The Changing Workplace.

A global company is, by definition, a

Humane-oriented leadership was found to be the most widely applicable style by the GLOBE project researchers.

In cross-cultural training, "field experience" promotes cultural familiarity through exposure to a series of simulated intercultural incidents.

An increasingly popular form of direct foreign investment is

Assertiveness is one of the nine cultural dimensions from the GLOBE project.

Many experts are alarmed at the prospect of immense "stateless" ____ companies because of unresolved political, economic, and tax implications.

Which type of organization uses a very high degree of local decision making, evaluation, and control?

Global corporations are expressions of which stage of internationalization?

People in low-context cultures tend to emphasize ____ when communicating.

Geocentric management is the study of how organizational behavior and management practices differ across cultures.