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管理学第9版练习题英文版附答案4
Chapter4ManaginginaGlobalEnvironment
True/FalseQuestions
WHAT’SYOURGLOBALPERSPECTIVE?
1.Americanstendtosufferfromparochialism.
2.
3.Adrawbackofthegeocentricperspectiveisthatitisinflexible.
4.
5.Managerswithanethnocentricattitudewouldnottrustforeignemployeeswithkeydecisionsortechnology.
6.
7.Managerswithapolycentricattitudewouldvieweveryforeignoperationasdifficultandhardtounderstand.
8.
9.Thepolycentricattitudeisaworld-orientedviewfocusingonusingthebestapproachesandpeoplefromaroundtheglobe.
10.
UNDERSTANDINGTHEGLOBALENVIRONMENT
11.TheEuropeanUnion(EU)andtheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA)createdregionaltradingandcooperativeagreements.
12.
13.TheprimarymotivationforthecreationoftheEUwastoallowEuropeanstoreasserttheirpositionagainsttheindustrialstrengthoftheUnitedStatesandJapan.
14.
15.ThethreeoriginalpartnersofNAFTAaretheUnitedStates,Canada,andMexico.
16.
17.MercosurisatradinggroupmadeupofSouthAmericancountries.
18.
19.TheMaastrichtTreatywassignedin1992.
20.
21.TheMaastrichtTreatycreatedtheEU.
22.
23.NorwayisamemberoftheEuropeanUnion.
24.
DOINGBUSINESSGLOBALLY
25.Multinationalcorporationsbecamecommonplaceinthemid-1960s.
26.
27.Multinationalcorporationsmaintainsignificantoperationsintwoormorecountriessimultaneously,butarebasedinonehomecountry.
28.
29.Thetransnationalcorporationcharacterizestheethnocentricattitudetowardthemanagementofanorganization’sglobalbusiness.
30.
31.Transnationalcorporationsruntheirbusinessesfromtheirhomecountry.
32.
33.Whenorganizationsfirstgointernational,theyoftenstartwithglobalsourcing.
34.
35.Theprocessofexportinginvolvesacquiringproductsmadeabroadandsellingthemdomestically.
36.
37.Intheearlystagesofdoingbusinessinternationally,managersmaylicenseorfranchisetoanotherfirmtherighttousetheirorganization’sbrandname,technology,orproductspecifications.
38.
39.Licensingiscommonlyusedbybothmanufacturingandservicesorganizations.
40.
41.Inastrategicalliance,bothpartnerssharetherisksandrewardsofthealliance.
42.
MANAGINGINAGLOBALENVIRONMENT
43.Thelegal–politicalenvironmentisanimportantfactorofmanaginginaforeignenvironment.
44.
45.Onlywhenacountry’slegal–politicalenvironmentisunstableorrevolutionaryisitofconcerntomanagers.
46.
47.TheUnitedStatesisanexampleofacommandeconomy.
48.
49.Researchindicatesthatorganizationalculturehasastrongerimpactonemployeesthandoesnationalculture.
50.
51.Mexicoisanexampleofacollectivistnation.
52.
53.TheUnitedStatesisanexampleofacountrywithsmallerpowerdistance.
54.
55.Anincreasedlevelofanxietyamongitspeoplecharacterizesasocietywithhighuncertaintyavoidance.
56.
57.HofstedefoundthattheItaliancultureiswellaboveaverageonuncertaintyavoidancemeasuresofculture.
58.
59.GLOBEstandsforGlobalLeadershipandOrganizationalBehaviorEffectiveness.
60.
61.TheGLOBEframeworkforassessingculturesissimilartoHofstede’sframework,butmeasuresfewerdimensions.
62.
63.Onechallengethatarisesoutoftheopennessofglobalizationisthethreatofterrorism.
64.
Multiple-ChoiceQuestions
Foreachofthefollowingchoosetheanswerthatmostcompletelyanswersthequestion.
WHAT’SYOURGLOBALPERSPECTIVE?
65.Inaglobalmarketplace____________.
66.
a.theentireworldisamarketplace
b.
c.nationalbordersareirrelevant
d.
e.thepotentialfororganizationstogrowexpandsdramatically
f.
g.alloftheabove
h.
67.Tosucceedinaglobalmarketplace,managersmust_____________.
68.
a.constantlydevelopnewstrategiestomaintaintheirparochialviews
b.
c.expectcompetitorstosuddenlyappearatanytimefromanyplace
d.
e.implementonlythebestpracticesoftheirhomecountries
f.
g.downplaytheeffectofthevaluesandcustomsofothercultures
h.
69.OnereasonforparochialismintheUnitedStatesisthatAmericanstendtostudy_____________inschool.
70.
a.onlyEnglish
b.
c.onlytwolanguages
d.
e.EnglishandFrench
f.
g.EnglishandSpanish
h.
71.Whichofthefollowingdescribesthecurrentstateoftheworlduseoflanguages?
72.
a.GermansandItalians,unlikeotherEuropeans,onlyspeaktheirnativelanguage.
b.
c.Americanstendtostudymanyotherlanguagesinschool.
d.
e.Morethan75percentofallprimaryschoolchildreninChinanowlearnEnglish.
f.
g.AmericanstendtothinkofEnglishastheonlyinternationalbusinesslanguage.
h.
73.Ethnocentricviewsconcentrateontheir_____________.
74.
a.homecountry
b.
c.hostcountry
d.
e.worldorientation
f.
g.racialorientation
h.
75.Parochialismis____________.
76.
a.acceptanceofdiversepointsofview
b.
c.adesiretoleaveone’sowncultureforaforeignculture
d.
e.atendencytoviewtheworldthroughasingleperspective
f.
g.recognitionofdiversereligiousbeliefs
h.
77.ForU.S.businessestohavesuccessfulglobalmanagement,whichofthefollowingstatementsprovidesthebestadvice?
78.
a.AmericansshouldcontinuetopushfortheuseofEnglishonly.
b.
c.Sticktoyourowncustomstoavoidembarrassingincidents.
d.
e.MakesureforeignbusinesspeopleknowyouareAmericansotheywillspeaktoyouinEnglish.
f.
g.Developanunderstandingofmulticulturaldifferences.
h.
79.WhichofthefollowingistheleastfavorableattitudeforanAmericanmanagerwhowishestobesuccessfulininternationalbusiness?
80.
a.multicultural
b.
c.multicentric
d.
e.ethnocentric
f.
g.polycentric
h.
81.Managerswitha(n)___________attitudevieweveryforeignoperationasdifferentandhardtounderstand.
82.
a.geocentric
b.
c.polycentric
d.
e.ethnocentric
f.
g.transnational
h.
83.Successfulglobalmanagementrequiresanattitudethatisbestdescribedas_____________.
84.
a.ethnocentric
b.
c.parochial
d.
e.polycentric
f.
g.geocentric
h.
85.A(n)__________attitudeischaracterizedbyparochialism.
86.
a.geocentric
b.
c.acculturated
d.
e.polylinguistic
f.
g.ethnocentric
h.
87.A(n)_____________attitudeistheviewthathost-countrymanagersknowthebestpracticesforrunningtheiroperations.
88.
a.ethnocentric
b.
c.polycentric
d.
e.geocentric
f.
g.international
h.
89.Thegeocentricattitudeisa_____________view.
90.
a.nationalistic
b.
c.world-oriented
d.
e.culture-bound
f.
g.franchise-based
h.
91.Successful_____________managementrequiresenhancedsensitivitytodifferencesinnationalcustomsandpractices.
92.
a.ethnocentric
b.
c.polycentric
d.
e.global
f.
g.parochial
h.
UNDERSTANDINGTHEGLOBALENVIRONMENT
93.The_____________wascreatedbytheunificationof12countriesinEurope.
94.
a.EuropeanCommonMarket
b.
c.EuropeanUnion
d.
e.WesternEuropeanAlliance
f.
g.Trans-EuropeanMarket(TEM)
h.
95.TheprinciplereasonfortheformationofaregionaltradingallianceinEuropewastoreassertmembers’economicpositionsagainstthestrengthoftheUnitedStatesand_________.
96.
a.Canada
b.
c.Mexico
d.
e.Japan
f.
g.Russia
h.
97.TheEuropeanUnioncovers______________.
98.
a.bordercontrols,taxes,andsubsidies
b.
c.nationalisticpoliciesandtravel
d.
e.employment,investment,andtrade
f.
g.alloftheabove
h.
99.The_____________isacollectionofcountriesthatuseacommoncurrency.
100.
a.EuropeanCommonMarket
b.
c.EuropeanUnion
d.
e.WesternEuropeanAlliance
f.
g.EconomicandMonetaryUnion(EMU)
h.
101.ThesingleEUcurrencyiscalledthe____________.
102.
a.franc
b.
c.franc-mark
d.
e.pound
f.
g.euro
h.
103.TheEuropeanUnioncurrentlyconsistsof___________.
104.
a.12countries
b.
c.15countries
d.
e.10countries
f.
g.25countries
h.
105.WhichofthefollowingcountriesisnotamemberoftheEuropeanUnion?
106.
a.Iceland
b.
c.Ireland
d.
e.Cyprus
f.
g.Slovenia
h.
107._______isexpectedtojointheEuropeanUnionin2007.
108.
a.Hungary
b.
c.Estonia
d.
e.Romania
f.
g.Turkey
h.
109.TheexecutivebodyoftheEU,basedinBrussels,isknownasthe________.
110.
a.MaastrichtOffice
b.
c.FTAA
d.
e.EuroProtectorate
f.
g.EuropeanCommission
h.
111.AmongthemembercountriesoftheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement,tradehas___________sincethetreatywassigned.
112.
a.decreasedinitially,butincreasedsteadily
b.
c.increased
d.
e.decreased
f.
g.increasedincommodities,butdecreasedinmanufacturedgoods
h.
113.TheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreementincludes_________________.
114.
a.Mexico,Canada,andtheUnitedStates
b.
c.Canada,Mexico,andBrazil
d.
e.theUnitedStates,Canada,andHonduras
f.
g.Columbia,Mexico,andtheUnitedSates
h.
115.TheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreementhasresultedinwhichofthefollowing?
116.
a.ItincreasedimportsfromMexicoby106percent.
b.
c.IteliminateddutiesonimportsfromVenezuela.
d.
e.ItincreasedexportstoCanadaby62percent.
f.
g.ItincreasedtradewiththeEuropeanUnion.
h.
117.Whichofthefollowingiscurrentlyundernegotiationbythirty-fourcountriesintheWesternHemisphere?
118.
a.NAFTA
b.
c.FTAA
d.
e.Mercosur
f.
g.ASEAN
h.
119.TheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreementeliminatedallofthefollowingexcept________________.
120.
a.theneedforimportlicensing
b.
c.tariffsontradedcommodities
d.
e.customsuserfees
f.
g.China’sroleasaU.S.tradingpartner
h.