management quiz 4
____ are two kinds of cooperative contracts
Franchising and licensing
the __ created a regional trading zone in europe
Maastricht Treaty
which of the following methods for managing resistance to change should only be used as a last resort or under crisis conditions?
coercion`
____ are defined as workplace cultures in which workers perceive that new ideas are welcomed, valued and ecouraged
creative work environments
in the ___ stage of organizational decline, cutbacks and layoffs will have reduced the level or talen among employees
crisis
_____ is a method in which a company builds a new business or buys an existing business in a foreign country.
direct foreign investment
____ is the phase of a technology cycle characterized by technological substitution and design competition
discontinuous change
At which stage of organizational decline does the decline become irreversible?
dissolution stage
the most important factor in an attractive business climate is the ____
easy access to growing markets
hofstede's research has shown that there are _____
five consistent dimensions of cultural differences across countries
protectionism is the use of trade barriers to protect local companies and their works from
foreign competition
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.
incremental change
which of the following statements is true about the compression approach to managing innovation
it is used during periods of incremental change
A technology cycle occurs whenever there are major advances or changers in the ____ in a field or discipline
knowledge, tools and techniques
An expatriate is someone who:
lives and works outside of his or her own country
former project review points used to assess progress and performance are called
milestones
____ is the set of shared values and beliefs that affects the perceptions, decisions, and behavior of people from a particular country.
national culture
Managing global joint ventures can be difficult because they:
represent a merging of four cultures
in the context of managing change ____ forces support the status quo
resistance
a _____ is a direct tax on imported goods
tariff
in 2000 the US imposed a tax on all steel imports in an effort to protect about 5000 jobs. this is an example of
tariff
the two general kind of trade barriers are
tariff barriers and non tariff barriers
____ occurs when customers purchase new technologies to replace older technologies
technological substitution
_____ is the most important factor in determining the success or failure of an international assignment
the willingness of an expatriates spouse and family to adjust to a foreign culture
which of the following is one of the three steps in the basic process of managing organizational change outlines by kurt lewis
unfreezing