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| lacks the richness of face-to-face communication. |
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| Included in the differences between a traditional team and a global team is the difference between: |
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| one economic condition and many dissimilar economic conditions. |
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| Because of the context in which the global team leader is acting, he or she: |
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| confronts the added complexities created by globalization. |
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| The sooner the team achieves high levels of trust, the sooner the team can: |
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| move to a constructive focus on the task. |
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| Global team leaders want to set specific team norms because: |
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| norms that support consideration and cooperation lead to good team functioning. |
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| "Women are inappropriate for global leadership positions." This statement is: |
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| false, because women have characteristics aligned with global leadership traits. |
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| Dalton suggests that moral reasoning is a skill: |
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| needed by global leaders to confront ethical dilemmas. |
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| Brake's leadership triad includes: |
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| business knowledge, relationship skills, and personal effectiveness skills. |
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| "Culture does not affect leadership attributes." This statement is: |
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| false, because traits understood as critical for leaders vary some by culture. |
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| Global leadership can be regarded as different in kind from domestic leadership because: |
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| their differences are of such great degrees with regard to their level of skills and application. |
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| Leadership traits viewed universally as unacceptable, according to the Project GLOBE study, are: |
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| egocentric, loner, and dictatorial. |
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| Acceptable leadership traits across cultures, according to Project GLOBE, include: |
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| effective bargainer, dependable, win-win problem solver, and plans ahead. |
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| The interdependence that confronts global leaders results from: |
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| increased levels of linkage, both within and outside the company. |
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| A global mindset involves: |
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| an openness to diversity and inclination to synthesize across its borders. |
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| The segment approach to investigating markets requires that markets should be which of the following? |
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| According to the text, which of the following is true regarding "corporate anthropology"? |
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| It involves ethnographic research techniques and watching consumers use products. |
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| Market research includes: |
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| Mail surveys can be a difficult foreign market research tool because: |
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| In a personal interview or phone survey situation, some respondents want to help the interviewer out of politeness or just to please the interviewer. This is known as: |
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| social desirability bias. |
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| According to the text, a large exhibition, generally held at the same place and same time periodically, at which companies maintain booths to promote the sale of their products is known as: |
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| The final step in the screening process will generally include: |
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| Which of the following are not identified in the text as being elements of the competitive forces that an analyst uses to examine markets? |
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| Competitors' staffing levels and product portfolios |
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| Which of the following is false regarding sociocultural screening? |
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| Immigrants from the country are valuable as being representative data sources. |
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| Entry barriers, profit remittance barriers, and policy stability are all part of the: |
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| A statistical technique that divides objects into groups so that the objects within each group are similar is called: |
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| ___________ is(are) economic data that correlate highly with market demand for a product. |
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| Average growth rate in commercial energy use and real growth rate in GDP compose the __________ index. |
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| Size of the urban population and electricity consumption are part of the __________ index. |
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| Market size, market growth rate, and e-commerce indexes are all part of: |
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| Credit availability, paying habits of customers, and rates of return are considered in the: |
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| Generally, producers of _______ experience little difficulty in assessing their basic need potential. |
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| specialized industrial materials |
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| According to a 12-country study conducted by Ernst & Young, _____ percent of U.S. companies are engaged in some form of strategic alliance. |
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| partnerships between competitors, customers, or suppliers that may take various forms. |
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| Historically, firms making a foreign direct investment have generally preferred: |
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| wholly owned subsidiaries. |
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| In 2008, foreign firms investing in the United States spent about ____________ on establishing new firms as they did on acquiring going firms. |
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| Foreign direct investment (FDI) includes all of the following except: |
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| An arrangement in which one firm contracts with another firm to produce products to its specifications but assumes responsibility for marketing is: |
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| According to the text, management contracts usually stipulate that a fee of __________ be paid to the firm providing the management expertise. |
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| An arrangement by which one firm provides management in all or specific areas to another firm is: |
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| McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Subway are examples of: |
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| Which of the following was stated in the text as being a concern with licensing? |
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| It can create a competitor. |
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| According to the text, licensing agreements usually stipulate that a royalty of __________ be paid to the licensor. |
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| A turnkey project includes all of the following except: |
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| The disadvantages of indirect exporting include: |
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| A company can engage in indirect exporting by using which of the following companies in its own country? |
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| __________ permits a firm to set up an export program with a minimum of cash outlay and little special expertise. |
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| Companies wishing to export must first choose between: |
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| exporting directly and exporting indirectly. |
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| A follower firm stands the best chance for success in market-share leadership when: |
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| there is high potential for imitation. |
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| In many cases, a firm entering international markets becomes a follower because: |
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| quicker competition beats it. |
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| A pioneering firm stands the best chance for long-term success in market-share leadership and profitability when: |
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