Test Bank Instructor Resource Cross-Cultural Management, 4e SAGE Publishing,
2018 Questions and Answers 2025 Update by David C. Thomas| Mark F. Peterson
, CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT TEST BANK
Test Bank Instructor Resource Thomas/Peterson, Cross-Cultural Management, 4e
SAGE Publishing, 2018 questions and answers 2025 update
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Challenging Role of the Global Manager
Multiple Choice
1. ______ involves the representation of the world as a single place, the
intersecting of the interests of business, and society or an increase in the impact
of forces that span national boundaries. A. Culture
B. Environment
C. Globalization
D. Interconnections
Correct Answer ✅:C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Globalization
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. The ______ among countries were dramatically increased with the advent of free
trade areas in the 1990s.
A. multinational corporations
B. economic interconnections
C. organizational boundaries
D. economic turmoil
Correct Answer ✅:B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
pg. 2
, lOMoAR cPSD| 22896205
Answer Location: Growing Economic
Interconnectedness Difficulty Level: Medium
3. In ______, production, sales and marketing, and distribution might all be located
in different countries to capitalize on certain location-specific advantages.
A. economic interconnections
B. organizational boundaries
C. economic turmoil
D. multinational corporations
Correct Answer ✅:D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Growing Economic
Interconnectedness Difficulty Level: Medium
4. All of the following are changes that affect the stability of the work environment
within organizations EXCEPT:
A. downsizing
B. privatization
C. economic interconnections
D. team-based management
Correct Answer ✅:C
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: More Complex and Dynamic Work
Environment Difficulty Level: Hard
5. ______ enables formerly government-controlled enterprises to be available for
purchase by foreign firms, thus reducing boundaries.
pg. 3
, CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT TEST BANK
A. Privatization
B. Team-based management
C. Downsizing
D. Productivity
Correct Answer ✅:A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: More Complex and Dynamic Work
Environment Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Organizations around the globe are increasingly looking toward the formation of
teams of workers as a solution to ______ problems.
A. team-based management
B. productivity
C. privatization
D. downsizing
Correct Answer ✅:B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: More Complex and Dynamic Work
Environment Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Dramatic advances in ______ might be the most significant force toward
globalization.
A. productivity
B. international migration
C. privatization
D. information technology
pg. 4
2018 Questions and Answers 2025 Update by David C. Thomas| Mark F. Peterson
, CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT TEST BANK
Test Bank Instructor Resource Thomas/Peterson, Cross-Cultural Management, 4e
SAGE Publishing, 2018 questions and answers 2025 update
Chapter 1: Introduction: The Challenging Role of the Global Manager
Multiple Choice
1. ______ involves the representation of the world as a single place, the
intersecting of the interests of business, and society or an increase in the impact
of forces that span national boundaries. A. Culture
B. Environment
C. Globalization
D. Interconnections
Correct Answer ✅:C
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Globalization
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. The ______ among countries were dramatically increased with the advent of free
trade areas in the 1990s.
A. multinational corporations
B. economic interconnections
C. organizational boundaries
D. economic turmoil
Correct Answer ✅:B
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
pg. 2
, lOMoAR cPSD| 22896205
Answer Location: Growing Economic
Interconnectedness Difficulty Level: Medium
3. In ______, production, sales and marketing, and distribution might all be located
in different countries to capitalize on certain location-specific advantages.
A. economic interconnections
B. organizational boundaries
C. economic turmoil
D. multinational corporations
Correct Answer ✅:D
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Growing Economic
Interconnectedness Difficulty Level: Medium
4. All of the following are changes that affect the stability of the work environment
within organizations EXCEPT:
A. downsizing
B. privatization
C. economic interconnections
D. team-based management
Correct Answer ✅:C
Cognitive Domain: Analysis
Answer Location: More Complex and Dynamic Work
Environment Difficulty Level: Hard
5. ______ enables formerly government-controlled enterprises to be available for
purchase by foreign firms, thus reducing boundaries.
pg. 3
, CROSS-CULTURAL MANAGEMENT TEST BANK
A. Privatization
B. Team-based management
C. Downsizing
D. Productivity
Correct Answer ✅:A
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: More Complex and Dynamic Work
Environment Difficulty Level: Medium
6. Organizations around the globe are increasingly looking toward the formation of
teams of workers as a solution to ______ problems.
A. team-based management
B. productivity
C. privatization
D. downsizing
Correct Answer ✅:B
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: More Complex and Dynamic Work
Environment Difficulty Level: Medium
7. Dramatic advances in ______ might be the most significant force toward
globalization.
A. productivity
B. international migration
C. privatization
D. information technology
pg. 4
