1.

Your are the business development manager of an international firm that wishes to enforce a strong ethical policy on the employment of women in your organization. Which one of the following strategies would be most appropriate when doing business overseas?

1. Contracting out service provision.

2. Franchising.

3. Taking out equity in a subsidiary company.

4. Licensing to an overseas company.

2.

Countries increasingly adopting similar attitudes to education is an example of which one of the following?

1. Standardization.

2. Localization.

3. Convergence.

4. Divergence.

3.

'Think global and act local' best applies to which one of the following?

1. Historical differences are the most significant factor in the understanding of international business.

2. Creating a strong brand image.

3. There is no connection between principles and practice.

4. Having a strong corporate identity but allowing local brands to be developed.

4.

Which one of the following illustrates an espoused cultural value?

1. Education is the best way to improve oneself.

2. How office space is used.

3. An understanding that human nature is essentially good.

4. A national anthem or song.

5.

Which one of the following is most likely to exhibit a high degree of masculinity?

1. A nation with a strong long-term orientation.

2. A nation that places a low value on empathy with colleagues.

3. A nation that places high value on family networks.

4. A nation with high power distance.

6.

Japanese car manufacturers in the 1980s located in the southern US states for which one of the following reasons?

1. To access a...