Assume you are the president of a company that manufactures wooden bowls, cutting boards, and spoons. Your company is considering marketing its kitchen items globally. List the five important external environmental factors that should be examined for each country you are considering for this global venture.
What will be an ideal response?
Culture
Level of economic and technological development
Political structure
Demographic makeup
Natural resources
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The term make-to-stock refers to ______.
a. products made in anticipation of a specific customer’s order b. products made after receiving a customer’s order c. products made in small volumes d. products that require little or no customization
Most nursing home lawsuits are settled out of court and never go to trial, so little public information is available about the total money expended by nursing homes and their insurance companies on litigation-related costs. One national study questioned lawyers and found that 88% of all nursing home cases were resolved through settlements and that the average recovery of claims was $406,000. The information gathered by this study would be an example of
A. projective data. B. qualitative information. C. primary data. D. secondary data. E. advertising information.
Which of the following is a major problem with the IRR method of capital budgeting?
A) The IRR cutoff interest rate is arbitrary. B) The IRR is denominated as an interest rate. C) For projects with typical cash flows the IRR method agrees with the NPV accept/reject decision. D) A mix of positive and negative cash flows may result in multiple IRRs.
Transformational leadership has been criticized as ______ for paying too much attention to leaders.
A. leader heavy B. leader powerful C. leader exchange D. leader centric