Question 1

Recently,the Japanese government,under pressure from its domestic farm lobby,slapped government taxes on mushrooms,leeks,and the reeds used in tatami mats that were being imported from China.Japan levied

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A)   GATT taxes.
B)   quotas.
C)   tariffs.
D)   excise taxes.
E)   subsidies.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

Tricon was the restaurant division of PepsiCo until it was spun off in 1997.Since then Tricon has opened 6,000 KFC restaurants abroad.It has 158 restaurants in Indonesia and more than 500 restaurants in China.All are locally owned and subject to a contractual agreement that allows the owners to operate the business under the established KFC brand name and according to specific rules.Tricon is engaged in

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A)   contract assembly.
B)   a joint venture.
C)   contract manufacturing.
D)   a partnership.
E)   franchising.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

European Union (EU) has created abundant marketing opportunities because it is no longer necessary to

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A)   print material in multiple languages.
B)   continually monitor currency exchange rates.
C)   trade with the former Eastern European communist countries.
D)   obey international trade regulations.
E)   use the American dollar as an economic standard.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Honda and Toyota have plants in the United States that use American labor.This example is an illustration of Honda and Toyota practicing

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A)   direct exporting.
B)   direct investment.
C)   joint venture.
D)   licensing.
E)   indirect exporting.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

global market-entry strategy in which a foreign company and a local firm invest together to create a local business in order to share ownership,control,and profits of the new company is referred to as

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A)   licensing.
B)   a joint venture.
C)   direct exporting.
D)   a local assembly.
E)   local manufacturing.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 6

__________ arrangement between Ericsson,a Swedish telecommunications firm,and CGCT,a French switch maker,enabled them together to beat out AT&T for a $100 million French contract.

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A)   franchising
B)   licensing
C)   joint venture
D)   direct investment
E)   exportingF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

assessment of a country's or region's political-regulatory climate includes an analysis of its political stability and __________.

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A)   ISO 9000 rating
B)   stock market performance
C)   trade regulations
D)   cultural diversity
E)   currency exchange ratesF) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 8

a company has decided to enter the global marketplace,it must select a means of market entry.Four general options exist: (1) __________; (2) licensing; (3) joint venture; and (4) direct investment.

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A)   exporting
B)   accreditation
C)   multiparty
D)   cooperative
E)   franchisingF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

strategy used by firms that have as many different product variations,brand names,and advertising programs as countries in which they do business is referred to as a(n)

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A)   ethnocentric strategy.
B)   multidomestic strategy.
C)   transnational marketing strategy.
D)   meganational marketing strategy.
E)   multimarket strategy.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

companies become involved in direct exporting when

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A)   foreign governments believe that they will benefit the most from allowing the entry of direct exports.
B)   emerging markets in foreign countries become economically viable.
C)   they believe their volume of sales will be sufficiently large and easy to obtain so that they do not require intermediaries.
D)   the domestic market becomes saturated with competing products and services.
E)   evolving technologies in foreign countries come online.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

Explain the difference between dumping and parallel importing.

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Question 12

devil's advocate.Select any American industry and argue persuasively why protectionism is not only patriotic,it is absolutely essential for survival.

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Question 13

Which of the following statements reflects Michael Porter's theory regarding national competitive advantage?

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A)   Clusters of strong suppliers can accelerate innovation.
B)   A firm that succeeds in global markets has often left a domestic market because it was too competitive.
C)   A country's natural resources, education, and infrastructure can represent obstacles that are often difficult to overcome.
D)   The first goal of a global marketer is to actively educate a nation's domestic customers.
E)   A nation's domestic workforce is more motivated to work for foreign corporations than its own.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 14

prominent global market-entry strategy among small-and medium-sized companies is

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A)   exporting.
B)   franchising.
C)   licensing.
D)   joint venture.
E)   direct investment.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Canada has two official languages,which are

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A)   English and French.
B)   English and Japanese.
C)   English and Spanish.
D)   English and Italian.
E)   English and German.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

a company has decided to enter the global marketplace,it must select a means of market entry.Four general options exist: (1) exporting; (2) licensing; (3) joint venture; and (4) __________.

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A)   franchising
B)   shared
C)   combined
D)   cooperative
E)   direct investmentF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

Frito-Lay produces and markets potato chips in Russia that have seafood flavor.This is an example of

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A)   product integration.
B)   product invention.
C)   product adaptation.
D)   product customization.
E)   product extension.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

variations on licensing are

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A)   contract manufacturing and direct investment.
B)   contract manufacturing and joint ventures.
C)   foreign assembly and franchising.
D)   contract manufacturing and contract assembly.
E)   foreign assembly and joint ventures.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

a firm sells a product in a foreign country below its domestic price or below its actual cost,it is referred to as

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A)   loss-leader pricing.
B)   surplus marketing.
C)   dumping.
D)   second-market pricing.
E)   entrepreneurial pricing.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 20

"Little Dragons," in relation to the Asian free trade agreements,are composed of:

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A)   Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
B)   Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, and Bangkok.
C)   Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Singapore.
D)   Beijing, Tokyo, Taiwan, and Singapore.
E)   Beijing, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Bangkok.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

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__________ arrangement between Ericsson,a Swedish telecommunications firm,and CGCT,a French switch maker,enabled them together to beat out AT&T for a $100 million French contract.

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