罗宾斯管理学第九版题库.doc.doc

Chapter 4 Managing in a Global Environment WHAT’S YOUR GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE? In a global marketplace ____________. the entire world is a marketplace national borders are irrelevant the potential for organizations to grow expands dramatically all of the above (d; moderate; p. 90; AACSB: Globalizations) To succeed in a global marketplace, managers must _____________. constantly develop new strategies to maintain their parochial views expect competitors to suddenly appear at any time from any place implement only the best practices of their home countries downplay the effect of the values and customs of other cultures (b; difficult; p. 90; AACSB: Globalizations) One reason for parochialism in the United States is that Americans tend to study _____________ in school. only English only two languages English and French English and Spanish (a; easy; p. 91; AACSB: Globalizations) Which of the following describes the current state of the world use of languages? Germans and Italians, unlike other Europeans, only speak their native language. Americans tend to study many other languages in school. More than 75 percent of all primary school children in China now learn English. Americans tend to think of English as the only international business language. (d; moderate; p. 91; AACSB: Globalizations) Ethnocentric views concentrate on their _____________. home country host country world orientation racial orientation (a; easy; p. 92; AACSB: Globalizations) Parochialism is ____________. acceptance of diverse points of view a desire to leave one’s own culture for a foreign culture a tendency to view the world through a single perspective recognition of diverse religious beliefs (c; moderate; p. 91; AACSB: Globalizations) For U.S. businesses to have successful global management, which of the following statements provides the best advice? Americans should continue to push for the use of English only. Stick to your own customs to avoid embarrassing incidents. Make sure foreign busines