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Chapter4–ManaginginaGlobalEnvironmentTrue/FalseQuestionsAMANAGER’SDILEMMA1.Accordingtothecompanyprofilein“AManager’sDilemma,”Cemexisanexampleofacompanythatsuffersfromparochialism.False(moderate)2.GeocentricistheorientationthatbestdescribestheattitudeofCemextowardinternationalbusiness.True(moderate)3.CemexcanbedescribedasacompanyinStage1ofdoingbusinessglobally.False(moderate)4.TheenvironmentalfactorthatismostimportanttotheadjustmentofCemexexpatriatemanagersistheeconomicenvironment.False(moderate)WHAT’SYOURGLOBALPERSPECTIVE?5.Americanstendtosufferfromparochialism.True(moderate)6.Adrawbackofthegeocentricperspectiveisthatitisinflexible.False(moderate)7.Managerswithanethnocentricattitudewouldnottrustforeignemployeeswithkeydecisionsortechnology.True(moderate)8.Managerswithapolycentricattitudewouldvieweveryforeignoperationasdifficultandhardtounderstand.True(moderate)9.Thepolycentricattitudeisaworld-orientedviewfocusingonusingthebestapproachesandpeoplefromaroundtheglobe.False(moderate)UNDERSTANDINGTHEGLOBALENVIRONMENT10.TheEuropeanUnionandtheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreementcreatedregionaltradingandcooperativeagreements.True(easy)11.TheultimategoaloftheEuropeanUnion(EU)istohavecommoncustomsdutiesandunifiedindustrialandcommercialpoliciesaswellasasinglecurrencyandaregionalcentralbank.True(difficult)12.TheprimarymotivationforthecreationoftheEuropeanUnion(EU)wastoallowEuropeanstoreasserttheirpositionagainsttheindustrialstrengthoftheU.S.andJapan.True(moderate)13.ThethreeoriginalpartnersofNAFTAaretheU.S.,Canada,andMexico.True(easy)14.OneoftheeffectsofNAFTAhasbeengreatlyincreasedunemploymentintheU.S.False(difficult)15.MercosurisatradinggroupmadeupofSouthAmericancountries.True(moderate)16.Multinationalcorporationsbecamecommonplaceinthemid1960s.True(moderate)17.Multinationalcorporationsmaintainsignificantoperationsintwoormorecountriessimultaneouslybutarebasedinonehomecountry.True(moderate)18.Thetransnationalcorporationcharacterizestheethnocentricattitudetowardsthemanagementofanorganization'sglobalbusiness.False(difficult)19.Transnationalcorporationsruntheirbusinessfromtheirhomecountry.False(easy)HOWORGANIZATIONSGOGLOBAL20.Thefirststagewhenanorganizationgoesinternationalisexportingitsproductstoothercountries.True(moderate)21.Thesecondstageofanorganizationgoinginternationalistheinitialovertentrywheretheorganizationhiresforeignrepresentationorcontractswithforeignmanufacturers.True(difficult)22.Instagethreeofanorganizationgoinginternational,managersaggressivelypursueinternationalmarketsandmaylicenseorfranchisetoanotherfirmtherighttousetheorganization'sbrandname,technology,orproductspecifications.True(difficult)MANAGINGINAGLOBALENVIRONMENT23.Thelegal-politicalenvironmentisanimportantfactorofmanaginginaforeignenvironment.True(easy)24.Onlywhenacountry'slegal-politicalenvironmentisunstableorrevolutionaryisitofconcerntomanagers.False(easy)25.Researchindicatesthatorganizationalculturehasastrongerimpactonemployeesthannationalculture.False(difficult)26.Mexicoisanexampleofacollectivistnation.True(difficult)27.TheUnitedStatesisanexampleofacountrywithlowerpowerdistance.True(moderate)28.Anincreasedlevelofanxietyamongitspeoplecharacterizesasocietywithhighuncertaintyavoidance.True(easy)29.HofstedefoundthattheU.S.cultureiswellaboveaverageonquantity-of-lifemeasuresofculture.True(easy)ISAGLOBALASSIGNMEN...