Supply Chain and CI video

This type of audit is perceived by stakeholders as more objective and reliable

Third Party/external

An example of an international financial and trade institution is

World Bank World Trade Organization International Monetary Fund

The purpose of the World Trade Organization is to

eliminate barriers to free trade among nations

Richard M. Locke argues that global supply chains are best managed through a combination of public and private governance because

government-enforced laws give legitimacy to demands for workplace changes public and private organizations are able to share the enforcement workload regulators benefit from record-keeping companies' codes of conduct

According to a recent survey of supply chain managers, which of these social and environmental issues was the most important

health and afety

A supplier that controls critical worker skills and technical know-how holds which type of power over their lead firm?

informational

The most important agreement which codifies human rights is

the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

According to Julia Middleton, the speaker in the video, Cultural Intelligence, cultural intelligence is

the ability to work and lead with people not like you

According to the article, New Mission for MNCs, and MNC would be considered to be fully integrated in a country when

the average person in that country believes the company is helping them achieve their non-consumer goals and aspirations

A critic globalization might argue that companies decide to manufacture in China mainly because of China's

weak health and safety regulations

Which of these statements is not true about supply chain transparency?

Brand loyalty among consumers is reduces by a firm's revelations

According to the article, Global Growth: Paltry Returns, the author cites researchers who found that managers feel pressure to expand globally because

managers are more likely to underestimate the ability to grow their domestic market the media only focuses on successful multinational companies conventional wisdom says that global expansion is a natural route for company growth

A firm that would like to develop a global supply chain would

purchase raw materials, components, or supplies from sellers in other countries

A firm that has global operations has

some or all of their manufacturing or service operations abroad

According to article, Global Growth: Paltry Returns, a company thinking of implementing a global growth strategy might want to reconsider the strategy unless

the company has the size and management capabilities to handle cultural, political and regulatory maze

According to the article, MNCs New Challenge, MNCs who meet the 'new challenge' are going to have to change their mindset by accepting the fact that

they will need to conduct more due diligence before the partner with local firms they will need to change to a longer time frame for evaluation returns on investments made in other countries there will be less efficiency in some functional areas because duplication of those activities is more useful

According to a 2013 survey of senior supply chain managers, what is the leading reason to invest in supplier social responsibilty?

to create a positive image and enhance brand equity

Social impact of global supply chains include

working conditions employee health wages

In the video, Cultural Intelligence, Julia Middleton suggest that each of us needs to figure out our self-identity. She called this

your core

According to the article, Global Growth: Paltry Returns, the author describes the experience of Boise Cascade's attempt to expand into Brazil. The company eventually decided leave because

regulatory, political and cultural differences created a steady stream of conflicts