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Global Business Strategy explores the frameworks, tools, and concepts essential for formulating and implementing effective strategies in the international business environment. The course examines how organizations navigate the complexities of global markets, including cross-cultural management, competitive analysis, and global value chains. Students learn to assess opportunities and risks in foreign markets, adapt to diverse legal and regulatory contexts, and develop strategic plans that leverage global resources for sustained competitive advantage. Through case studies and real-world applications, the course prepares students to make informed strategic decisions in the dynamic and interconnected world of global business.
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International Business The Challenges of Globalization 7th Global Edition by John Wild
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Chapter 1: Globalization
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Q1) Resistance to worldwide trade agreements has resulted in some nations placing greater emphasis on regional pacts.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Globalization is characterized by ________.
A)the demise of democracy within a nation
B)national boundaries becoming less relevant
C)the fortification of trade barriers
D)rigid foreign relations policies
Answer: B
Q3) ________ markets are characterized by the rural population migrating to cities for better pay and thus,overloading cities' infrastructures.
A)Traditional
B)Emerging
C)Virtual
D)Developed
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Cross-Cultural Business
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Q1) The French Government promotes the concept of ________ by building museums and monuments to preserve the legacies of important events and people.
A)subculture
B)national culture
C)popular culture
D)monoculture
Answer: B
Q2) Folk customs that spread by cultural diffusion to other regions develop into popular customs.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A culture with small power distance tends to be characterized by considerable inequality between superiors and subordinates.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Politics, Law, and Business Ethics
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Q1) Product liability laws are those which ________.
A)provide consumers with a wide variety of products at fair prices
B)add value to a product throughout its production and distribution
C)protect people from defective products
D)define the taxation on locally manufactured products
Answer: C
Q2) Developing nations have the toughest product liability laws,while developed countries have more relaxed laws.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The most peaceful nations today are those that were once controlled and stabilized by colonial powers.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Totalitarian governments tend to favor private ownership of economic resources.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Economics and Emerging Markets
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of a centrally planned economy?
A)Individual concerns are as important as the government's concerns.
B)Consumers determine the prices of products and labor.
C)Factories are privately owned.
D)The government sets the production goals.
Q2) Which of the following terms refers to the broadest measure of economic development of a country?
A)gross domestic product (GDP)
B)purchasing power parity (PPP)
C)gross national product (GNP)
D)human development index (HDI)
Q3) Why are many mixed economies converting to market-based systems? How does the role of government change when a mixed economy transitions to a market economy?
Q4) Differentiate between GDP and GNP.Briefly discuss the drawbacks of using GDP and GNP as indicators of economic development.
Q5) What is economic transition? Describe the obstacles that countries face during economic transition.
Q6) How does economic development in countries affect international business?
Q7) What is privatization? What role does it play in economic transition?
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Chapter 5: International Trade
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Q1) The focus of factor proportions theory is on the ________.
A)productivity of the production process
B)cost-effectiveness of the production process
C)use of depleting production factors
D)use of expensive production factors
Q2) Chuck is convinced that his golf equipment will sell itself.But he is preparing a special presentation for Asian customers because he wants to make a good first impression.As an expert in culture of the Pacific Rim countries,which of the following would be your most likely advice to Chuck?
A)Be sure to have a tight legal contract ready,to avoid product piracy problems.
B)Aggressive salesmanship is unlikely to work in Pacific Rim countries.
C)Have plenty of English-language business cards to pass around because most Asians know English and like the language.
D)Avoid the confusion introduced by third-party contacts.
Q3) According to Adam Smith,international trade should be restricted by tariffs and quotas in order to give a country an absolute advantage.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the dangers of trade dependency.
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Chapter 6: Business-Government Trade Relations
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Q1) 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
Q2) The pattern of imports and exports that occurs in the absence of trade barriers is called ________.
A)vertical integration
B)autarky
C)protectionism
D)free trade
Q3) When a company exports a product at a price that is lower than the price normally charged in its domestic market or lower than the cost of production,it is said to be ________.
A)dumping
B)ringfencing
C)hoarding
D)cost-shifting
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Chapter 7: Foreign Direct Investment
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Q1) The ________ theory states that a firm tries to establish a dominant presence in an industry by undertaking foreign direct investment.
A)eclectic
B)market power
C)market imperfections
D)international product life cycle
Q2) According to the market imperfections theory,competition is a common market imperfection.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A potential problem with a rationalized production model is that a work stoppage in one country can bring the entire production process to a standstill.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Rationalized production is a system of production in which each of a product's components is produced in the same location so that the cost of producing that product is lowest.
A)True B)False
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Chapter 8: Regional Economic Integration
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Q1) The only Western Hemisphere nation that has been excluded from participating in the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)is ________.
A)Argentina
B)Mexico
C)Brazil
D)Cuba
Q2) Explain the Single European Act and how it helped to integrate Europe.How did the Single European Act help prompt the creation of NAFTA?
Q3) Today,the Southern Common Market acts as a political union.
A)True
B)False
Q4) When trade diversion occurs,buyers will likely pay less for products.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The NAFTA is best considered a(n)________.
A)free trade area
B)customs union
C)economic union
D)political union
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Chapter 9: International Financial Markets
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Q1) ________ is a decentralized exchange encompassing a global computer network of foreign exchange traders and other market participants.
A)Securities exchanges
B)Eurocurrency market
C)Interbank market
D)Over-the-counter market
Q2) In a quoted exchange rate of $1.69/British pound,the British pound is called the ________.
A)base currency
B)counter currency
C)cross currency
D)quoted currency
Q3) ________ are usually located on small island nations or territories with favorable tax and/or secrecy laws.
A)Cybermarkets
B)Over-the-counter markets
C)Booking centers
D)Operational centers
Q4) Differentiate between currency speculation and currency arbitrage.
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Chapter 10: International Money 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) Purchasing power parity does not hold for single products,it is meaningful only when applied to a basket of goods.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ________ was an agreement among the G7 nations that the dollar was appropriately valued and that they would intervene in currency markets to maintain its current market value.
A)Bretton Woods Agreement
B)Smithsonian Agreement
C)Plaza Accord
D)Louvre Accord
Q4) Today's international monetary system remains in large part a managed float system.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: International Strategy and Organization
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Q1) ________ decision making disperses decisions to lower organizational levels,such as to international subsidiaries.
A)Decentralized
B)Top-down
C)Authoritative
D)Top management
Q2) Which of the following should managers at Beanstalk conduct to identify and distinguish between the primary and support activities in the organization?
A)fundamental analysis
B)structural analysis
C)value chain analysis
D)technical analysis
Q3) Which of the following is a characteristic based on which products are typically differentiated?
A)brand loyalty
B)brand equity
C)product design
D)product cost
Q4) Explain how a global strategy complements a corporate growth strategy.
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Chapter 12: Analyzing International Opportunities
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Q1) Assessing potential in emerging markets by ranking locations using market-potential indicators is useful only for companies involved in exporting.
A)True
B)False
Q2) For several emerging markets,Matt has collected data on the number of telephones,TVs,and fax machines per capita,and population per retail outlet,which assesses the ________.
A)economic freedom
B)commercial infrastructure
C)market growth rate
D)market size
Q3) Which of the following is an income-elastic product?
A)food
B)utilities
C)jewelry
D)beverages
Q4) What is country image? Explain how it affects the screening process using examples.
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Chapter 13: Selecting and Managing Entry Modes
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Q1) Which of the following refers to the exchange of goods or services directly for other goods or services without the use of money?
A)offset
B)barter
C)counterpurchase
D)switch trading
Q2) A document ordering the importer to pay the exporter a specified sum of money at a specified time is called a ________.
A)bill of lading
B)letter of credit
C)bill of exchange
D)management contract
Q3) The most important disadvantage of a strategic alliance is that it can create a future local or even global competitor.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the advantages of licensing,low-cost production,and low-cost shipping for international companies.
Q5) What are the different financing methods available to exporters and importers?
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Chapter 14: Developing and Marketing Products
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Q1) A pricing policy in which a product has a different selling price in export markets than it has in the home market is called ________.
A)dual pricing
B)cost-plus pricing
C)penetration pricing
D)premium pricing
Q2) Which of the following occurs when the price of a good is lower in export markets than it is in the domestic market?
A)skimming
B)dumping
C)transfer pricing
D)price escalation
Q3) Developed nations normally have the most active counterfeiting markets.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How can a lack of market understanding,theft,and corruption affect distribution?
Q5) Briefly discuss the effects of globalization on international marketing activities and explain how a dual adaption method works as a promotional strategy.
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Chapter 15: Managing International Operations
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Q1) A fixed asset can also be referred to as a ________ asset.
A)liquid
B)current
C)tangible
D)trading account
Q2) The board will also examine new production techniques the company could use to create its product.This examination is a part of ________.
A)capacity planning
B)process planning
C)facilities location planning
D)centralized production
Q3) When a market is experiencing rapid growth,a company will ________.
A)emphasize on decruitment
B)divest its operations
C)reinvest in its operations
D)implement retrenchment strategies
Q4) Companies usually decide to reinvest when a market is experiencing rapid growth.
A)True
B)False
Q5) 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) An ethnocentric policy toward staffing is typically reserved for top-level managers.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The psychological process of readapting to one's home culture after working in a host-country culture is called ________.
A)social loafing
B)assimilation effect
C)reverse culture shock
D)expatriate failure
Q3) Which of the following international assignment preparation methods involves a trainee feeling the stresses inherent in living in the culture?
A)language training
B)field experience
C)sensitivity training
D)cultural orientation
Q4) Differentiate between culture shock and reverse culture shock.How can companies help employees deal with such issues?
Q5) Briefly explain how companies compensate managers in international markets.
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