Global Business Environment
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
The Global Business Environment course explores the complex and dynamic factors that shape international commerce, including economic, political, legal, technological, and cultural influences. Students will examine how multinational corporations operate across borders, adapt to regulatory environments, and respond to global market trends. By analyzing case studies and current events, participants will gain insights into international trade, foreign investment, global strategies, and the impact of globalization on business operations. The course prepares students to understand the opportunities and challenges of conducting business in a rapidly changing global landscape.
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International Business The Challenges of Globalization 9th Edition by John J. Wild
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Chapter 1: Globalization
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Q1) Each ________ is composed of unique cultural,political,legal,and economic characteristics that define business activity within that nation's borders.
A) capital market
B) national business environment
C) international bond market
D) operational center
Answer: B
Q2) The ________ replaced the institution of GATT while retaining all of the former GATT agreements.
A) World Trade Organization
B) Federation of International Trade Association
C) Commonwealth of Nations
D) International Monetary Fund
Answer: A
Q3) The term "globalization of production" refers to convergence in buyer preferences in markets around the world.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Cross-Cultural Business
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Q1) Which of the following is characterized by low dependence on an organization and a desire for personal time,freedom,and challenges?
A) collectivism
B) democracy
C) individualism
D) anarchy
Answer: C
Q2) Folk customs that spread by cultural diffusion to other regions develop into popular customs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) ________ is often used to measure the technological advancement of a nation's markets or industries.
A) Material culture
B) Popular culture
C) Trash culture
D) Vernacular culture
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Political Economy and Ethics
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Q1) ________ is the layer of corporate social responsibility whereby a company develops a code of conduct that it will follow in its global operations and agrees to operate with greater transparency.
A) Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
B) Risk management Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
C) Traditional philanthropy
D) Task orientation
Answer: B
Q2) Islamic law is the most widely practiced theocratic legal system today.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Laws designed to prevent companies from fixing prices,sharing markets,and gaining unfair monopoly advantages are called ________.
A) antitrust laws
B) theocratic laws
C) anarchist laws
D) bilateral laws
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Economic Development of Nations
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of national production?
A) Marketers use GDP or GNP figures to determine whether a country's population is wealthy enough to purchase its products.
B) Per capita numbers provide a detailed picture of development of the entire country.
C) Gross product figures accurately indicate whether a nation's economy is growing or shrinking.
D) Volunteer work and unpaid household work are considered in GDP and GNP.
Q2) ________ occurs if ownership of a property or assets of a company is transferred to the host government.
A) Internalization
B) Nationalization
C) Deportation
D) Deracination
Q3) Expropriation is the term used to describe a host-country government seizing the assets of a foreign corporation and providing no compensation in return.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: International Trade Theory
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Q1) According to Adam Smith,international trade should not be restricted by tariffs and quotas in order to give a country an absolute advantage.
A)True
B)False
Q2) According to mercantilism,what should a country's primary goal be?
A) protecting citizens from unfair labor practices
B) encouraging imports to prevent resource depletion
C) promoting exports to enlarge gold and silver holdings
D) ensuring sufficient labor for low-wage jobs in the textile industry
Q3) Which theory suggests that a country should produce and export those goods and services for which it is relatively more productive than other countries and import those goods and services for which other countries are relatively more productive?
A) relative advantage
B) comparative advantage
C) absolute advantage
D) specialization of countries
Q4) Explain how the theory of absolute advantage conflicts with the theory of mercantilism.
Q5) Discuss the three essential pillars of the theory of mercantilism.
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Chapter 6: Political Economy of Trade
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Q1) When a company exports a product at a price lower than the price normally charged in its domestic market,it is said to be dumping.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is a method of restricting trade?
A) export financing
B) local content requirements
C) subsidy
D) foreign trade zones
Q3) Describe the role of special government agencies in promoting exports and imports.
Q4) The belief that Freeland's emerging industries need protection from international competition during their development phase is an example of ________.
A) a local content requirement
B) a normal trade relation
C) the infant industry argument
D) the political motive of Freeland
Q5) Describe the purpose of a foreign trade zone.How is it used to promote trade?
Q6) What are voluntary export restraints and how are they used?
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Chapter 7: Foreign Direct Investment
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Q1) According to the eclectic theory that explains FDI,an ownership advantage is the advantage that arises from internalizing a business activity rather than leaving it to a relatively inefficient market.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Happyland's international trade situation illustrates that the country is experiencing a ________.
A) current account deficit
B) capital account deficit
C) current account surplus
D) capital account surplus
Q3) Which of the following is a major driver of foreign direct investment?
A) vertical integration
B) horizontal integration
C) globalization
D) cultural diversity
Q4) Why is it important to assess R&D costs when considering FDI? Given its costs,how can FDI benefit the host country with access to technology,management skills,and employment?
Q5) Discuss why a host country might promote or restrict foreign direct investment.
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Chapter 8: Regional Economic Integration
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Q1) The North American Free Trade Agreement membership includes Canada,Mexico,and the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss free trade areas as a level of regional economic integration.How can regional integration enable employment opportunities?
Q3) The European Free Trade Association focuses on trade only in consumer goods,and not in manufactured goods.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the Single European Act and how it helped to integrate Europe.How did the Single European Act help prompt the creation of NAFTA?
Q5) Explain how political cooperation is a benefit of regional integration.How has the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)evolved towards political cooperation?
Q6) The Court of Justice is the court of appeals of the European Union.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Differentiate among the five levels of economic and political integration.
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Chapter 9: International Financial Markets
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Q1) Booking centers are typically home to offshore branches of domestic banks that use them merely as bookkeeping facilities to record tax and currency-exchange information.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The exchange rate between the euro ( )and the dollar is 0.8461/$.Which of the following is the correct direct quote on the dollar?
A) $2.20/
B) $1.1819/
C) $5.50/
D) $0.8461/
Q3) ________ is the instantaneous purchase and sale of a currency in different markets for profit.
A) Currency hedging
B) Currency arbitrage
C) Currency speculation
D) Currency conversion
Q4) Why do governments impose currency restrictions and how can companies get around such restrictions?
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Chapter 10: International Monetary System
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Q1) A market is efficient if the prices of financial instruments quickly reflect new public information made available to traders.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Today's international monetary system remains in large part a managed float system.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Investor confidence in the value of a currency plays an has no role in determining its exchange rate.
A)True
B)False
Q4) To provide funding for countries' efforts toward economic development,the Bretton Woods Agreement created the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the role of business confidence and psychology in currency values.
Q6) Explain how exchange rates adjust to inflation.
Q7) Briefly describe the gold standard,its advantages,and why it collapsed.
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Chapter 11: International Strategy and Organization
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Q1) A ________ strategy typically increases the cost structure for international companies and forces them to charge higher prices to recover such costs.
A) retrenchment
B) global
C) multidomestic
D) blue ocean
Q2) ________ decision making occurs at a high organizational level in one location,such as an organization's headquarters.
A) Centralized
B) Facilitative
C) Participative
D) Consultative
Q3) Which of the following statements is true of objectives?
A) Objectives of individual business units in a company tend to be stated in the most general terms.
B) Objectives become more precise at the level of individual departments.
C) Objectives at the highest level in an organization tend to be more specific.
D) Objectives at the highest level in an organization are more concrete as they contain numerical targets.
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Chapter 12: Analyzing International Opportunities
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Q1) In countries with high illiteracy rates,a(n)________ should not be used to collect information.
A) personal interview
B) written survey
C) focus group
D) field research
Q2) Which of the following would be most appropriate for conducting primary market research on attitudes,behaviors,and purchasing habits in Country B?
A) Internet-based research
B) focus groups
C) consumer panels
D) data from trade agencies
Q3) Focus group interviews tend to work best when moderators are natives of the countries where the interviews are held.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe any five variables commonly included in creating a market-potential analysis for an emerging market.
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Chapter 13: Selecting and Managing Entry Modes
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Q1) Which of the following statements best differentiates between franchising and licensing?
A) Licensing gives a company greater control than franchising over the sale of its product in a target market.
B) Franchising is common in manufacturing industries while licensing is primarily used in service industries.
C) Franchising requires ongoing assistance from the franchiser while licensing normally involves a one-time transfer of property.
D) Licensees must often meet strict guidelines on product quality, day-to-day management duties, and marketing promotions unlike franchisees.
Q2) Letters of credit are popular among traders because it reduces the risk of non-shipment.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The primary advantage of franchising is that franchisees have a great degree of organizational flexibility.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Developing and Marketing Products
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Q1) A common example of a push strategy is the creation of consumer demand through a television advertising campaign.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Scooters Inc.has traditionally sold its products at one price in the domestic market and at another price in export markets,which is called a(n)________ pricing strategy.
A) target
B) value
C) dual
D) arm's length
Q3) Which of the following occurs when an idea to be communicated is translated into images,words,and symbols?
A) compiling
B) encoding
C) parsing
D) processing
Q4) Explain the primary concerns of managers when establishing distribution policies.
Q5) Using examples,explain the circular process of marketing communication.
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Chapter 15: Managing International Operations
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Q1) A firm that buys from another company a good or service that is part of the firm's value-added activities is practicing ________.
A) outsourcing
B) vertical integration
C) horizontal integration
D) lean production
Q2) One reason to buy a product instead of making it in-house is the greater flexibility to respond to market conditions.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Why might companies decide to reinvest,scale back,or divest local operations?
Q4) A company often undertakes in-house production when it can manufacture a product for less than it must pay another business to produce it.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss why companies strive toward quality improvement and the two methods of doing so.
Q6) What are the advantages of American Depository Receipts (ADRs)?
Q7) What are the options available to companies seeking financial resources?
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Chapter 16: Hiring and Managing Employees
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Q1) Planning for decruitment normally occurs when a company ________.
A) discontinues manufacturing or selling in a market
B) finds that current HR levels are lesser than anticipated needs
C) plans to establish multiple foreign subsidiaries
D) hires new executive leadership to implement a growth strategy
Q2) Sensitivity training constitutes the most basic level of cultural training for managers on international assignments.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is the correct order of the different methods of cultural training from the least advanced to the most advanced?
A) environmental briefings; language training; cultural orientations
B) cultural orientations; field experience; language training
C) cultural assimilation; language training; field experience
D) sensitivity training; cultural orientations; field experience
Q4) Culture shock affects an expatriate's job satisfaction level but does not tend to affect his or her effectiveness and productivity at work.
A)True
B)False
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