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a means of spreading out activities in different currency zones in order to offset the
currency losses in certain regions through gains in other regions - ANSWER -
strategic heding
amount of resources committed to entering a foreign market - ANSWER -scale of
entry
how do institutions reduce uncertainty? - ANSWER -by signaling which conduct
is legit and which is not
pillar of formal institution, coercive power of government - ANSWER -regulatory
pillar of informal institution, the mechanism through which norms influence
individual and firm behavior - ANSWER -normative
pillar of informal institution, taken for granted values and beliefs that guide
behavior - ANSWER -cognitive
institutions represented by laws, regulations and rules - ANSWER -formal
institutions represented by norms, culture and ethics - ANSWER -informal
the necessity of making rational decisions in the absence of complete information
- ANSWER -bounded rationality
bounded rationality is a position in which view of global business - ANSWER -
institution
political system that affects global business with an individuals right to freedom of
expression and organization - ANSWER -democracy
political system that affects global business with hostility towards business, higher
political risk such as nationalism - ANSWER -totalitarianism
political system where citizens elect representatives to govern the country on their
behalf - ANSWER -democracy
, political system where one person or party exercises absolute political control over
the population - ANSWER -totalitarianism
law that uses comprehensive statutes and codes as a primary means to form legal
judgements - ANSWER -civil
law that is shaped by precedents and traditions from previous judicial decisions -
ANSWER -common
law that is based on religious teachings - ANSWER -theocratic
less confrontational, shorter, less specific form of law - ANSWER -civil
common law is ______ flexible than civil law - ANSWER -more
the legal right to use an economic resource and to derive income and benefits from
it - ANSWER -property right
legal rights awarded by government authorities to investors of new products or
processes who are given monopoly rights to derive income from inventions -
ANSWER -patent
exclusive legal rights of authors and publishers to publish and disseminate their
work - ANSWER -copyright
exclusive legal rights of firms to use specific names, brands and designs to
differentiate their products - ANSWER -trademark
characterized by the invisible hand of market forces where the government takes a
hands off approach - ANSWER -market
factors of production should be government owned or state owned and all supply,
demand and pricing are planned by the government - ANSWER -command
the economic system of most countries - ANSWER -mixed economy
a curve that represents a consumers preferences - ANSWER -indifference curve