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MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1.

America heroes tend to be lonely, like John Wayne characters or superman, because

America

is

high in individualism

2.

Coca

-

cola

searches

worldwide

for

its top executives. In this way coca

-

cola engages in

marketplace globalization

3.

Using less expensive labor or materials from a foreign countr

y provides

A

tax shelter for excess profits

4.

Coca

-

cola used its profits from the US operations to purchase and upgrade a soft drink bottling

facility in Turkey a practice known as

product globa

lization

5.

To demonstrate a commitment to ethical behavior

among

both managers an

d employees a

company should

reward result

s regardless of how they are obtained

6.

The regional airport wants to buy the 25 properties surrounding it so it can expand its building

and runways

.

W

hich

one of the following statements if true would support the utilitarian view of

ethics

the airport can serve more people with longer runways and more terminal services

7.

If a country

’

s culture emphasized relationship(whom you know) rather

than

accomplishments(what

you

have

done

would say this culture had a

collectivism orientation

8.

In the United States, it is not uncommon for an hourly worker to approach the CEO to

begin a

conversation. This happens because, according to Geert Hofstede, the American culture displays

low individualism

9.

W

hen general motors and

Toyota

created NUMA to build cars in

California

they formed a

joint

venture

10.

In addition to making sure that individuals with di

sabilities are free from workplace

discrimination, the Americans Disabilities act also requires

employers to

make accomodations

that will remove barriers to perfomance

11.

Despite customers satisfaction with

Styrofoam

packaging for its big mac, many years ago

McDonalds changed to corrugated paper packaging be

cause

Styrofoam

did not decompose

easily in landfills. No law required mc Donalds to make this change. In this way, Mc Donalds

demonstrated

social responsibilty

12.

W

aymor

produces lawn furniture in Bangkok, Thailand and sells it through retailers in other

Asian countrie

s. Waymor is engaging in

financia

l globolization

13.

N

ike sells shoes in the United States that are made in southeast Asia where labor rates are

lower. Nike is engaging

in

global sourcing

14.

Afton Inc built a manufacturing facility in Turkey. Afton owns the building, equipment and the

patents for maki

ng the products but decision are made locally by

Turkish

managers. This

arrangement is known as

15.

W

hich

one of the following practices would frank a Gen Y manager find desirable

A

ll

the managers

including

frank meet once a month to discuss customer quality issues

16.

W

hich

of the following is a form of discrimination in violation of fede

ral law

C

arls

scores the highest on the aptitude test were higher than other candidates but he did not

get the job. He later found the company only hires

graduates

from

Princeton

University

for its

management positions

17.

W

hich

of the following would be considered a family friendly practice

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