Suppose a multinational corporation is particularly worried about ethnic warfare in a few countries in which it is considering investing. Do country risk ratings have information on this particular risk?
What will be an ideal response?
Yes, some rating services, such as the PRS Group's ICRG (International Country Risk Guide) system have subcomponents within their overall political risk rating. It so happens that "ethnic tensions" is one such subcomponent, providing an assessment of disagreements and tensions between various ethnic groups that may lead to political unrest or civil war. Other subcomponents that may also be worthwhile investigating are "internal conflicts" (an assessment of internal political violence in the country) and "religious tensions" (an assessment of the activities of religious groups and their potential to evoke civil dissent or war).
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What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is an example of external organizational communication?
A) An employee performance appraisal B) A brochure sent to a prospective customer C) A report recommending a change in company procedure D) An e-mail message to employees about an upcoming training seminar
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A. Material price variance, favorable. B. Labor efficiency variance, unfavorable. C. Material quantity variance, unfavorable. D. Labor rate variance, unfavorable. E. All of the answers are correct.
What is the Justice Department's current position relative to reciprocal dealing agreements?
a. The Justice Department actively enforces this illegal activity. b. The Justice Department is only concerned about these agreements if a large, national company is involved. c. The Justice Department only gets involved if such an agreement will foreclose a significant share of the market and if the participants agreed not to buy from other competitors. d. The Justice Department only gets involved if such an agreement is "decidedly uneven" meaning that one company benefits significantly more than the other.