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