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