Values that are centered on ________ stress on loyalty and interpersonal relationships.
A. xenocentrism
B. the country-of-origin effect
C. Confucianism
D. ethnocentrism
E. the halo effect
Answer: C
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The Linder theory asserts that countries with ______ will trade more manufactured goods with each other.
a. similar demand conditions b. unlike demand conditions c. similar supply conditions d. unlike supply conditions
One of the most significant contributions to strategy making in diversified companies that the nine-cell industry attractiveness competitive strength matrix provides is
A. its ability to pinpoint what kind of competitive advantage or disadvantage each business has. B. identifying which businesses have strategies that should be continued, which businesses have strategies that need fine-tuning, and which businesses have strategies that need a major overhaul. C. that businesses having the greatest competitive strength and that are positioned in the most attractive industries should have the highest priority for corporate resource allocation and that competitively weak businesses in relatively unattractive industries should have the lowest priority and perhaps even be considered for divestiture. D. pinpointing which businesses to keep and which ones to divest. E. pinpointing which strategies are most appropriate for businesses positioned in the four corners of the matrix (although the matrix reveals little about the best strategies for businesses positioned in the remainder of the matrix).
________ ventures occur when a company joins forces with foreign investors to create a local business of its own
A) Joint ownership B) Licensing C) Contract manufacturing D) Franchising E) Indirect exporting
Analysis of an Executive Summary for a Report Read and analyze the following Executive Summary written to accompany a report on the implementation of a secure intranet. Executive Summary Braden Inc, a small but growing manufacturing business, has
operated in Indianapolis, Indiana for ten years. Darren Russell, President, had considered the implementation of a website for the company. He had concerns about the cost to create and maintain an effective site. Russel established a team to study the possibility of implementing company website at an affordable cost. The team conducted research using primary and secondary research methods. Current literature was examined, and a survey was conducted through a Chamber of Commerce membership list of 50 small business owners of various companies in the metropolitan area that had a company website. The report discussed the following topics related to the initiation of a company website: (1) benefits to be gained, (2) challenges in development and maintenance, (3) projected costs, and (4) guidelines for getting started. Conclusions of the study can be found in the full report. The study concluded that intranets have become extremely popular because of the various benefits they offer. Potential problems of intranets can be addressed with recommended security measures. Braden Inc should proceed with plans to establish a secure intranet. Required: Write a critical analysis of this executive summary and discuss the content as well as the writing style.