BUS 536 Week 5 Midterm Exam – Strayer NEW

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Midterm Exam Chapter 1 Through 6

Chapter 1 – Strategizing Around the Globe

TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS

1.      The opening case is an example of how the publishing industry now requires a simultaneous penetration of all markets rather than trying to win one market after another.

2.      In the opening case, the formal rules in China stated that foreign companies could not publish books on their own.

3.      In China, political correctness may need to be considered when making reference to Taiwan.

4.      The closing case illustrates how to strategically focus on the base of the global economic pyramid and to do so successfully.

5.      A SWOT analysis resonates very well with Sun Tzu’s teachings.

6.      If a strategy (theory) is truly successful, it will work not just for one firm but for all others as well.

7.      Determining the scope of the firm involves not only growth of the firm but also contraction.

           

8.      The text stresses that realism indicates that all companies should “go global” and endeavor to do so as quickly as possible in view of the vast opportunities that exist.

9.      The industry-based view posits that the degree of competitiveness in an industry largely determines firm performance.

10.  The resource-based view suggests that firm-specific capabilities do not drive performance differences.

11.  The institution-based view argues that institutional forces provide an answer to similarities in firm performance but not differences.

12.  As illustrated by Cengage Learning’s penetration of the China market with Global Strategy (opening case), the idea that firms must “think global and act local” simultaneously is simply not possible.

13.  The earliest MNEs existed in some form thousands of years ago in the Assyrian, Phoenician, and Roman empires.

14.  According to the text, today’s most successful MNEs far exceed the historical clout of some MNEs such as Britain’s East India Company during colonial times.

15.  During the second half of the twentieth century, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan, refused to participate in the global economy and became known as the “Four Toothless Tigers.”

16.  During the 1990s there was an increase in both global trade and opposition to global trade.

17.  Semiglobalization involves doing business in either the northern or southern hemisphere but not both.

18.  Beginning in the late 1990s and early twenty first century, a corporate governance crisis has developed.

19.  According to the text, business students may tend to focus more on the economic gains of globalization, and be less concerned with its darker sides.

20.  A lot of opponents of globalization are nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), such as environmentalists and consumer groups.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Multinational enterprises (MNEs) are firms that:

1. Engage in foreign direct investment (FDI).
2. Directly control value-adding activities in other countries.
3. Manage value-adding activities in other countries.
4. All of the above.
5. None of the above.

           

2. Which of the following best describes foreign direct investment (FDI)?

1. A firm’s direct investment in production and/or service activities abroad.
2. The purchases of foreign securities by people within the U.S.
3. The purchases of U. S. securities by people from other countries.
4. Avoidance of brokers or other financial intermediaries when making foreign investments.
5. B and C above.

           

3. Which of the following best defines “Triad” as the term is used in the text?

1. The U.S., Japan, and Germany.
2. The U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
3. North America, Europe, and Japan.
4. North America, Europe, and Asia.
5. The U.S. dollar, the Euro, and the Yen.

           

4. According to the text, the current brand of “global strategy” seems relevant only for MNEs from:

1. BRIC.
2. The Triad.
3. OPEC nations.
4. NAFTA.
5. The E. U.

           

5. Emerging economies (or emerging markets):

1. Now command a full one-third of the worldwide FDI flow. 
2. Command half of the global gross domestic product (GDP) measured at purchasing power parity.
3. A and B above
4. Despite their growth, they still command less than 10% of global GDP.
5. Consist of countries which are in a state of decline but which are believed to have potential for growth.

BRIC refers to:

1. Bahrain, Russia, Iran, and China.
2. Bolivia, Romania, India, and Columbia.
3. Bulgaria, Romania, Iraq, and China.
4. Bermuda, Rwanda, Iraq, and the Czech Republic.
5. Brazil, Russia, India, and China.

6. Many BRIC local firms are:

1. Effectively competing at home.
2. Launching offensives abroad.
3. Creating serious ramifications for Triad-based MNEs.
4. All of the above.
5. BRIC local firms have yet to become significant globally.

7. Strategy:

1. Dates back to 500bc and the work of the strategist Sun Tzu of China.
2. Applies concepts developed by the strategist von Clausewitz.
3. Includes application of principles of military strategy to business competition.
4. All of the above.
5. In this century, civilian companies no longer apply military theories and principles in dealing with competition.

8. A hallmark of theory building and development is:

1. The outcome of a test.
2. Replication.
3. Intuition.
4. Consensus.
5. Lack of controversy.

9. Overall, strategy is: 

a.   A rulebook.

b.   A blueprint.