1 The evidence that executives no longer question the increasing importance of global business is that: a. all of the world's CEOs view foreign competition as a key factor in their firm's future business success. b. all of the world's CEOs view foreign competition is no more a threat to their future business success. c. more than two-thirds of the world's CEOs view foreign competition as a key factor in their firm's future business success. d. all of the world's CEOs believe that foreign competition has no impact on the success of their future business. 1 points QUESTION 2 According to Professor Ian Mitroff as discussed in Adler: a. all businesses today are global b. those individual businesses, firms, industries, and whole societies that clearly understand the new rules of doing business in a world economy will prosper c. if executives are to survive, they will have to learn to mange and to think very differently. d. all of the above e. none of the above 1 points QUESTION 3 In international corporate evolution a. there are four distinct types of business organizations b. the competitive strategy of all business organizations is global c. in a domestic organization, products and services tend to be new and unique while in a global organization such products and services will be mass-customized d. A and C e. none of the above 1 points QUESTION 4 Creating cultural synergy requires the following steps: a. situation description, synergistic solution and interpretation b. situation description, interpretation, and synergistic solution c. synergistic solution, interpretation and situation description d. interpretation, synergistic solution and situation description 1 points QUESTION 5 According to Adler, it seems that the need for multiculturalism in a domestic business is increasing due to: a. increase of peoples' movement from countries to countries b. the increasing number of people working abroad c. the presence of indigenous ethnic communities such that in the U.S. d. all of the above e. none of the above 1 points QUESTION 6 Which one is not true of a homogeneous group? a. homogeneous teams share a similar cultural background b. homogeneous teams perceive, interpret and evaluate their environment more similarly than heterogeneous teams c. homogeneous teams outperform heterogeneous teams in all stages of a project d. people who have the same profession from the whole world tend to manifest homogeneous cultural pattern. 1 points QUESTION 7 Which of the following is incorrect about international managers? a. the French generally view a manager as an expert and problem solver b. an American manager is not expected to have answers to all possible questions from his subordinates. c. most mangers' views of management policy are a reflection of their cultural background. d. Managers who follow McGregor's theory "Y" will have a great respect in Latin American countries. 1 points QUESTION 8 The following group behavior/s is/are commonly observed: a. the concept of "like" and "dislike" is more manifested in culturally diverse than homogeneous groups. b. a culturally diverse group's style of communication is more vague and inaccurate than that of a homogeneous group c. stereotyping attitude is common among diverse groups. d. a and b e. all of the above 1 points QUESTION 9 An objective factor that explains why miscommunication exists between/among diverse groups is because: a. diverse groups lack cultural background of their own. b. there is no feedback from the receiver to the sender. c. groups communicate within the context of their respective cultural background. d. diverse groups hate each other. 1 points QUESTION 10 Most management schools are in the United States, as a result, the majority of management professors and researchers around the world seem to follow American management philosophy. a. True b. False 1 points QUESTION 11 According to Tr