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To indicate a deliberate act of contempt, Russian negotiators will:
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a. will leave without notice;
b. stall for time in the anticipation of concluding negotiations;
c. avoid eye contact;
d. send juniors to the negotiating table
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Elements such as individual aspirations, selection and uncertainty avoidance are factors which contribute to successful formal negotiations.
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In the _____ staffing approach, the best managers are recruited from within or outside of the company, regardless of nationality.

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a. polycentric
b. global
c. ethnocentric
d. regiocentric
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_____ occurs as the migration of management and workplace practices around the world results in the reduction of workplace disparities from one country to another.
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a. Convergence
b. Contradiction
c. Diversification
d. Divergence
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Levi Strauss & Co. believe that to achieve a more sustainable impact, factory management systems should ____ which identifies and corrects problems.
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a. provide buyers and suppliers information about factory process
b. establish training programs
c. set-up for company policies and evaluation programs
d. initiate pilot programs
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To appreciate cultural differences in the negotiation process, with regards to the acceptance of time, a polychronic perspective in concerned with:


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a. planning for the future;
b. tacks a more leisurely view of time embracing patience and persistence.
c. present situations is more important than what was done in the past;
d. timetables and setting priorities;
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The differences in the exchange of task-related information process involve egalitarian and hierarchical cultures.
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One of the most difficult challenges for women working in global companies seems to be _____.

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a. receiving adequate compensation for the overseas assignment
b. learning how to accept the role of women in the culture they work in
c. limitations on their managerial opportunities
d. learning how to adjust to men they must work with
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Structure must fit _____ or it will not work.
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a. corporate traditions and history
b. strategy
c. cultural factors
d. the environment
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Within an international division structure, conflict may arise among divisions of the firm because _____.

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a. more resources tend to be provided to the international division
b. the division is not sufficiently responsive to local cultural differences
c. the structure creates diseconomies of scale
d. the structure is not very efficient
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The four international codes of conduct that provide some consistent guidelines for multinational enterprises were developed by all of the following except _____.

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a. the European Union
b. the International Chamber of Commerce
c. the International Labor Organization
d. the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
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An international division with an integrated global structure can be organised along all of the following lines except _____.

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a. product lines
b. functional lines
c. geographic lines
d. cultural lines
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To ensure that expatriates do not lose out through their overseas assignment, the _____ approach is often used to equalise the standard of living between the host country and the home country and to add some compensation for inconvenience or qualitative loss.

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a. income statement
b. balance sheet
c. cafeteria
d. revenue generation
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High-context negotiators, in the preparatory stage, tend to adopt a:

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a. an approach less concerned with issues of face;
b. short term focus on the issue at hand;
c. long-term view, focusing upon cultivating and improving relationships;
d. all of these responses.
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There must be a fit between expatriate compensation packages and the goals for which the organisation wants managers to aim.
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of an ethnocentric staffing approach?

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a. lack of opportunities for advancement for local staff
b. lack of access to worldwide pool of managerial talent
c. poor adaptation and effectiveness of expatriates in foreign countries
d. all of these choices
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Which of the following is not recognised as a financial variable in MNC reports that complicates financial statements and performance evaluations?

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a. inflation levels
b. exchange rates
c. political systems
d. transfer prices
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Whereas Australian’s take contracts very seriously, _____ are insulted by contracts.
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a. French
b. Japanese
c. Italians
d. Germans
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The only three policies for managing staff abroad which are dependent upon culture, they are ethnocentric, polycentric, and global.
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False
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It is generally viewed that ‘tolerance of risk’ has minimum influence as a cultural variable in the decision making process.
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True
False