MGMT Chp 4

During the __ , modern global commerce began

sixteen century

__ is the pursuit of organizational objectives in international and cross - cultural settings

international management

It is called __ when goods produced in one country are sold to customers in foreign countries

exporting

International joint ventures have tended to be fruitful for __ companies but disappointing for __ partners

Japanese; US

What is the final stage of the internationalization process?

Direct foreign investment

Global corporations are expressions of the __ stage of internationalization

direct foreign investment

A Dutch company recently acquired a Brazilian competitor. This is an example of

a joint venture

__ companies do business in many countries simultaneously

international

Which of the following best characterizes a transnational company?

Decentralized authority and no distinct national identity

If the head of a South Korean based multinational corporation insists that Korean be the official company language in all daily operations around the world, that manager is

ethnocentric

Which type of organization relies heavily on home-country personnel, ideas, and practices?

ethnocentric

People's behavior is highly impacted by

culture

Which label can be applied to the concept of societal cultures

social glue

__ is (are) vital to communication in high-context cultures

nonverbal and situational cues

A German born executive for Siemens working in Mexico prefers to have all company rules and regulations precisely written and verbally communicated on a regular basis. He is showing which German cultural tendency?

low context

Which of these is a low context culture?

switzerland

What kind of culture prevails in the US?

low-context and individualistic

Which of these is not one of the nine cultural dimensions from the GLOBE project?

emotional attachment

Which type of collectivism identified in the GLOBE project involves the extent to which individuals value loyalty to their families or organizations?

in group

Power distance, in the GLOBE project cultural dimensions, relates to

the amount of power leaders should have on others

Tanya is a Russian-born student who is described by her college classmates in Virginia as kind, generous, and fair to others. She would likely score high on which GLOBE project cultural dimension?

humane orientation

People in __ focus primarily on individual rights, roles, and achievements

individualistic cultures

The perception of time is flexible, elastic, and multidimensional represents __ time.

polychronic

__ is not representative of polychronic culture?

north america

The gateway to true cross cultural understanding, according to the author, is (are) __.

foreign language skills

Which of these remains the most widely studied foreign language in the US?

Spanish

__ refers to the study of how organizational behavior and management practices differ across cultures.

comparative management

A canadian manager about to depart for a three-year assignment in Japan says that Maslow's theory is his favorite theory of motivation. Drawing on the conclusion of Hofstede's IBM study, what advice should you offer?

be prepared to culturally adapt Maslow's theory

Carlos is viewed by coworkers as a visionary person who inspires high performance by exhibiting integrity and decisiveness. What type of leader is Carlos, according to the GLOBE project?

charismatic/value based

What is recommended as the best approach to expatriate staffing programs?

integrated selection orientation repatriation

All of the following are among the cross-cultural training techniques discussed in the text except

vacation seminars

__ are the leading reasons why US expatriate managers go home early from foreign assignments

poor job performance and outside job offers

According to the GLOBE study, humane oriented leaders are only moderately acceptable around the world, except within which of the following areas?

Southern Asia

Which of these is true about North American women on foreign assignments?

The greatest barrier to foreign assignments for Northern American women has been self disqualification and prejudice among home-country managers