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13.When organization managers have a(n) ____ attitude, they value employees as an end in themselves.
A) ethnocentric
B) humanistic
C) instrumental
D) pluralistic
E) performance
14.Rooftop International, Inc. buys insurance against host government takeover when investing in foreign countries. This is an example of which sector of the international environment?
A) Legal-political
B) Sociocultural
C) Technological
D) Economic
E) Infrastructure
15.Political risk is defined as an organization\'s risk of ____ due to politically based events or actions by host governments.
A) loss of assets
B) managerial control
C) earning power
D) all of these
E) managerial control and earning power only
16.In a(n) ____, people use communication primarily to exchange facts and information.
A) power culture
B) informational culture
C) high-context culture
D) mid-context culture
E) low-context culture
17.Countries whose social values reflect low power distance
A) are highly democratic.
B) accept inequality in power among institutions, organizations, and people.
C) expect equality in power.
D) avoid uncertainty.
E) none of these.
18.The Maquiladora industry along the Texas-Mexico border on the Mexico side uses cheap labor for assembling products. This lowers the price for U.S. consumers and is an example of
A) licensing.
B) joint venture.
C) outsourcing.
D) franchising.
E) none of these.
19.According to Spotlight on Skills in Chapter 3, one of the most universal gestures is:
A) Arm up, shaking back and forth (waving)
B) Scratching your chin (thinking)
C) A smile (happiness or politeness)
D) Closing your eyes (boredom)
E) A pat on the back (congratulations)
A) ethnocentric
B) humanistic
C) instrumental
D) pluralistic
E) performance
14.Rooftop International, Inc. buys insurance against host government takeover when investing in foreign countries. This is an example of which sector of the international environment?
A) Legal-political
B) Sociocultural
C) Technological
D) Economic
E) Infrastructure
15.Political risk is defined as an organization\'s risk of ____ due to politically based events or actions by host governments.
A) loss of assets
B) managerial control
C) earning power
D) all of these
E) managerial control and earning power only
16.In a(n) ____, people use communication primarily to exchange facts and information.
A) power culture
B) informational culture
C) high-context culture
D) mid-context culture
E) low-context culture
17.Countries whose social values reflect low power distance
A) are highly democratic.
B) accept inequality in power among institutions, organizations, and people.
C) expect equality in power.
D) avoid uncertainty.
E) none of these.
18.The Maquiladora industry along the Texas-Mexico border on the Mexico side uses cheap labor for assembling products. This lowers the price for U.S. consumers and is an example of
A) licensing.
B) joint venture.
C) outsourcing.
D) franchising.
E) none of these.
19.According to Spotlight on Skills in Chapter 3, one of the most universal gestures is:
A) Arm up, shaking back and forth (waving)
B) Scratching your chin (thinking)
C) A smile (happiness or politeness)
D) Closing your eyes (boredom)
E) A pat on the back (congratulations)
