Management Quiz 4

knowledge, tools, and techniques

A technology cycle occurs whenever there are major advances or changes in the ____ in a field or discipline.

lives and works outside of his or her own country

An expatriate is someone who ____.

five consistent dimensions of cultural differences across countries

Hofstede's research has shown that there are ______

foreign competition

Protectionism is the use of trade barriers to protect local companies and their workers from _______

easy access to growing markets

The most important factor in an attractive business climate is the _____.

tariff barriers and non tariff barriers

The two general kinds of trade barriers are _____

incremental change

When the first cell phone was released, only a few people could afford to buy it. Over the years, mobile manufacturers improved the phone designs and features and also reduced their cost to make them more affordable. This signaled the shift to the _____ stage of the technology cycle.

creative work environments

____ are defined as workplace cultures in which workers perceive that new ideas are welcomed, valued, and encouraged

the willingness of an expatriate's spouse and family to adjust to a foreign culture

_____ is the most important factor in determining the success or failure of an international assignment

Discontinuous change

_____ is the phase of a technology cycle characterized by technological substitution and design competition

Franchising and licensing

_______ are two kinds of cooperative contracts

national culture

_______ is the set of shared values and beliefs that affects the perceptions, decisions, and behavior of the people from a particular country

dissolution stage

at which stage of organizational decline does the decline become irreversible

resistance

in the context of managing change, _____ forces support the status quo

Maastricht Treaty

the _____ created a regional trading zone in Europe

unfreezing

which of the following is one of the three steps in the basic process of managing organizational change outlined by Kurt Lewin

coercion

which of the following methods for managing resistance to change should only be used as a last resort or under crisis conditions

it is used during periods of incremental change

which of the following statements is true about the comprehension approach to managing innovation

direct foreign investment

___________ is a method in which a company builds a new business or buys an existing business in a foreign country.

technological substitution

_____occurs when customers purchase new technologies to replace older technologies

tariff

a ______ is a direct tax on imported goods

milestones

formal project review points used to assess progress and performance are called ______

tariff

in 2000, the United States imposed a tax on all steel imports in an effort to protect about 5000 jobs. This tax is an example of a _______

crisis

in the ____ stage of organizational decline, cutbacks and layoffs will have reduces the level of talent among employees

Represent a merging of four cultures

managing global joint ventures can be difficult because they