Chapter 4 M/C Review-HW

A U.S. firm trains a company located in India in American accounting practices. The Indian company then performs all bookkeeping tasks for the U.S. firm. This is an example of A. outsourcing. B. a barrier to entry. C. an economy of scale. D. brand loyalty.

A. outsourcing.

According to Hofstede, societies that have a nurturing rather than an achievement orientation would be most likely to value A. personal relationships. B. assertiveness. C. financial performance. D. large groups.

A. personal relationships.

Which of the following is true of the World Trade Organization (WTO)? A. It was dissolved to make way for GATT (the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade). B. It imposes sanctions on countries that break global agreements. C. It works to increase trade tariffs to protect nations that are developing new technologies. D. Despite great expectations, it has led to only a small increase in world trade.

B. It imposes sanctions on countries that break global agreements.

If each country agrees to specialize in the production of the goods and services that it can produce most efficiently, then, according to the free-trade doctrine, this will lead to A. outsourcing of many tasks. B. lowering of commodity prices. C. monopoly of major resources. D. exploitation of the workforce.

B. lowering of commodity prices.

Which of the following is an example of global outsourcing? A. An automobile manufacturing company in the United States sets up a subsidiary in Mexico. B. An IT company in the United States hires employees from the United Kingdom and Australia. C. A cell phone company in the United States contracts with a company in China to produce batteries. D. A steel factory owned by Italians sets up its headquarters in the United States.

C. A cell phone company in the United States contracts with a company in China to produce batteries.

Which of the following examples best illustrates brand loyalty? A. Manuel generally buys whichever brand of soap is priced the lowest at his local supermarket. B. Peau Company changes the formulations of its deodorants after concerns that some components might be carcinogenic. C. Kathleen has bought the same brand of moisturizer for years because it works well on her skin even though it is priced higher than competitors' brands. D. Carroll Inc. keeps its product prices steady, despite the pressure of rising raw materials costs.

C. Kathleen has bought the same brand of moisturizer for years because it works well on her skin even though it is priced higher than competitors' brands.

Which of the following statements is true of the distributors for an organization? A. The organization's distributors provide an organization with input resources for production. B. They cannot influence a customer's access to a particular organization's goods. C. They can influence an organization to reduce the prices of its goods and services. D. An organization's distributors are allowed to collaborate to keep prices high.

C. They can influence an organization to reduce the prices of its goods and services.

Fredo's supervisor warns him that the country he is emigrating to is high in uncertainty avoidance. If what the supervisor says is true, which of these situations is Fredo most likely to encounter after he emigrates? A. tolerance of differences in personal beliefs and actions B. a preference for unstructured rather than structured situations C. conformity to the values of the social and work groups to which a person belongs D. emphasis on the importance of diversity among members of society

C. conformity to the values of the social and work groups to which a person belongs

Lata, a respiratory therapist, emigrates from Bangladesh to the United States for better job opportunities. This is an example of the flow of ________ capital. A. political B. financial C. human D. resource

C. human

Which of the following is true of mores and folkways? A. Neither is ever enacted into laws. B. Both are routine social conventions of everyday life. C. Mores are norms while folkways are not. D. Violation of mores brings greater retribution.

D. Violation of mores brings greater retribution.

Li lives in a nation that has a worldview that values subordination of the individual to the goals of the group. Li's country also follows the principle that people should be judged by their contribution to the group. Li's country is A. determinist. B. nonconformist. C. anarchist. D. collectivist.

D. collectivist.