Exam 3: Managing Globally

The __________ philosophy includes the concept that people function more productively when working alone.

The real keys to a successful expatriate choice include finding managers who are ______________________.

Corporate and cross-cultural evolution is depicted as containing several phases.These phases are: __________________.

Organizations can influence an employee's motivation to accept an overseas assignment through __________.

The text credits Japanese company skills in __________ as leading to their domination over US firms in the television manufacturing industry.

Theodore Levitt maintains that the existence of truly global markets demands a new type of corporation.He believes the multinational corporation has replaced the global corporation as the most effective international competitor.

A national culture is a set of values,attitudes,beliefs,and norms shared by a majority of the inhabitants of a region.

Generally speaking,three sources provide employees for an international assignment.Define these sources providing examples of each.In your opinion when would you use each?

What dimension of culture concerns the degree to which people are comfortable with ambiguous situations and with the inability to predict future events with accuracy?

What dimension refers to the tendency of a culture's norms and values to emphasize satisfying individual needs or group needs?

In a __________ oriented culture,poor performance is expected from some people.

Describe the culture shock cycle.What advice would you give to manager about to accept an international assignment?

Pat works in an enterprise structured so that national boundaries become blurred.The best people are hired irrespective of national origin.Pat's organization is best described as a ______________.

The evolution of business from being primarily domestically oriented to more globally oriented will require new thinking and new managerial skills.

In a culture that has a _______ perspective; poor performance often results in sanctions or punishment.

Managers following a __________ approach assume that most employees want to work and do not have to be coerced to do a good job.

National culture,subcultures,organizational culture,and history all influence behavior patterns of employees and the structures and processes found in organizations.

What challenges are associated with staffing a joint venture with expatriates?

Pat works in a firm with operations in different nations with each viewed as a relatively separate enterprise.Pat's organization is best described as a ______________.

Researchers examined attitude information and concluded that eight basic clusters of nations exist.India was one of the four countries identified as not fitting into any of the clusters and having an independent culture.