International Management; Exam 2
questions and answers
In the context of the smartphone industry, which of the following helps Apple differentiate itself
from its competitors?
o Product innovation
o Low-cost strategy
o Group achievement
o Collective approach to design - ANS ✔✔Product innovation
In the context of Xiaomi's unconventional approach to design, which of the following is used as
a key element of its strategy?
o Personal excellence
o Patent-protected technology
o Long-term inventory holding
o Crowd-sourcing - ANS ✔✔Crowd-sourcing
A company with a(n) _____ predisposition tries to integrate a global systems approach to
decision making.
o ethnocentric
o polycentric
o geocentric
o Regiocentric - ANS ✔✔geocentric
Firms with a(n) _____ predisposition make strategic decisions tailored to suit the cultures of the
countries where the MNC operates.
,o Polycentric
o ethnocentric
o regiocentric
o geocentric - ANS ✔✔Polycentric
A(n) _____ predisposition leads a firm to try to blend its own interests with those of its
subsidiaries on a regional basis.
o geocentric
o polycentric
o ethnocentric
o regiocentric - ANS ✔✔regiocentric
Firms with a geocentric predisposition have a _____ culture.
o home country
o global
o host country
o regional - ANS ✔✔global
A firm with an ethnocentric orientation
o redistributes profits globally.
o redistributes profits within region.
o repatriates profits to home country.
o retains profits in host country. - ANS ✔✔repatriates profits to home country
Which of the following countries prefers advertising that is factual and rational?
o India
, o China
o Germany
o France - ANS ✔✔Germany
The typical broad, self-deprecating _____ commercial amuses by mocking both the advertiser
and consumer.
o British
o Chinese
o Japanese
o French - ANS ✔✔British
_____ is the tendency to view the world through one's own eyes and perspectives.
o Parochialism
o Symbolism
o Nationalism
o Simplification - ANS ✔✔Parochialism
In the context of human resource management (HRM) practices, unlike Americans, Japanese
o tend to favor specialized training.
o hire people based on what they can do for a firm in the short run.
o use group performance appraisal.
o view unions in an adversarial manner. - ANS ✔✔use group performance appraisal
Malaysia has what could be called a
o moderate-context culture.
o low-context culture.
questions and answers
In the context of the smartphone industry, which of the following helps Apple differentiate itself
from its competitors?
o Product innovation
o Low-cost strategy
o Group achievement
o Collective approach to design - ANS ✔✔Product innovation
In the context of Xiaomi's unconventional approach to design, which of the following is used as
a key element of its strategy?
o Personal excellence
o Patent-protected technology
o Long-term inventory holding
o Crowd-sourcing - ANS ✔✔Crowd-sourcing
A company with a(n) _____ predisposition tries to integrate a global systems approach to
decision making.
o ethnocentric
o polycentric
o geocentric
o Regiocentric - ANS ✔✔geocentric
Firms with a(n) _____ predisposition make strategic decisions tailored to suit the cultures of the
countries where the MNC operates.
,o Polycentric
o ethnocentric
o regiocentric
o geocentric - ANS ✔✔Polycentric
A(n) _____ predisposition leads a firm to try to blend its own interests with those of its
subsidiaries on a regional basis.
o geocentric
o polycentric
o ethnocentric
o regiocentric - ANS ✔✔regiocentric
Firms with a geocentric predisposition have a _____ culture.
o home country
o global
o host country
o regional - ANS ✔✔global
A firm with an ethnocentric orientation
o redistributes profits globally.
o redistributes profits within region.
o repatriates profits to home country.
o retains profits in host country. - ANS ✔✔repatriates profits to home country
Which of the following countries prefers advertising that is factual and rational?
o India
, o China
o Germany
o France - ANS ✔✔Germany
The typical broad, self-deprecating _____ commercial amuses by mocking both the advertiser
and consumer.
o British
o Chinese
o Japanese
o French - ANS ✔✔British
_____ is the tendency to view the world through one's own eyes and perspectives.
o Parochialism
o Symbolism
o Nationalism
o Simplification - ANS ✔✔Parochialism
In the context of human resource management (HRM) practices, unlike Americans, Japanese
o tend to favor specialized training.
o hire people based on what they can do for a firm in the short run.
o use group performance appraisal.
o view unions in an adversarial manner. - ANS ✔✔use group performance appraisal
Malaysia has what could be called a
o moderate-context culture.
o low-context culture.
