1. Which of the following tasks is not related to a desirable and socially responsive approach? a....
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1. Which of the following tasks is not related to a desirable and socially responsive approach? a. Incorporates social goals into the annual planning processb. concentrates on the organizational performance as the main competitive advantagec. experiments with different approaches for measuring social performance2. The social audit consists of:a. seeking comparative industry norms for social programsb. measuring the present social responsibility activities of an organization to assess its performance c. presenting reports to organization members on social responsibility progress3. Which of the following is not a characteristic of management: a. it is an ongoing process of related activitiesb. it has one-shot-limited lifec. It involves and concentrates on reaching organizational goals4. The Career plateauing is mainly identified during: a. the establishment stageb. the maintenance stagec. the decline stage5. Understanding the international environment is performed during: a. the strategic planningb. the international organizationc. the international control6. Diversity refers to characteristics of individuals that shape their identities and the experiences they have in society:a. Trueb. False7. The joint-venture is a partnership formed between a company in one country and a company in another country for the purpose of pursuing some mutually desirable business undertaking:a. Trueb. False8. According to Hofstede, the values of having great admiration of competitiveness, success and wealth is related to the dimension of:a. Uncertainty avoidance1b. Masculinity and femininityc. Individualism and collectivism9. Apple has integrated green principles into its operations, eliminated harmful tubes form its design as well as two other deadly chemicals, arsenic and mercury, from its products. Apple's plan concerned then:a. Its policyb. Its proceduresc. Its rules10. the most successful action that managers may take in order to help overcome the difficulty of monitoring geographically separated foreign units is:a. improving organizationb. improving communicationc. improving production efficiency11. When the manager is not reaching goals and not wasting the firm's resources is said to be: a. efficientb. inefficientc. effective12. According to the contemporary view of the management skills, the executive managers have: a. technical and human skillsb. technical, human and conceptual skillsc. human and conceptual skills13. The firm that has significant operations in many countries is known as: a. an international corporationb. a multinational corporationc. a domestic organization14. The workforce adjustment is the most difficult challenge for: a. expatriates and host-country nationalb. expatriates and third-country nationalsc. host-country and third-country national15. The franchising is a form of: a. direct investingb. joint-venturesc. license agreement16. Understanding the need that motivate people in the countries housing foreign operations is a managerial task that is related to mangers:a. planning functionb. controlling functionc. influencing function17. While preparing their expatriates for foreign assignments, some companies must instruct expatriates learn basic the specific organizational roles they will have. This consists of instructing them:a. cultural profilesb. Applicationc. Logistic information18. The process of bringing individuals who have been working abroad back to their home country is called: a. the expatriationb. the reprobation2c. the repatriation19. The social responsiveness decision making is: a. a 7 steps processb. a 6 steps processc. a 5 steps process20. The most appropriate managerial attitude in multinationals is: a. the geocentric attitudeb. the polycentric attitudec. the ethnocentric attitude21. Banning the use of a chemical in a country because it could be harmful but using it in other countries if it is well monitored respects the ethical managerial guideline of:a. Respecting Core human rightsb. Respecting Local traditionsc. Determining Right from Wrong by examining context22. Establishing sales organizations abroad is the ..................... of the multinationalization: a. the second stepb. the third stepc. the fourth step23. Modern managers' activities related to monitoring operations and clarifying objectives of jobs inside an organization are:a. task-related activitiesb. people-related activitiesc. change-related activities24. The ability of a manager to work with processes and his specialized knowledge is known as his: a. human skillb. technical skillc. conceptual skill25. The career stage which is characterized by self-analysis and the exploration of different types of available jobs is: a. the exploration stageb. the establishment stagec. the maintenance stage26. Promoting the welfare of others through generous monetary donations to social causes is known as: a. the philanthropyb. the ecolonomyc. the sustainability27. The main objective of an international market agreement is: a. facilitating a high level of trade among many countriesb. realizing a national competitive advantagec. focusing on the citizens' performance and efficiency28. The organization member who lives and works in a country where he or she does not have citizenship is called: a. an expatriateb. a Host-country nationalc. a Third-country national29. Being honest in advertising about the worthwhileness of a product is a business behavior guided by: 3a. Utilitarian standard b. Rights standardc. Virtue standard30. The attitude of managers who try to stereotype home-country management practices and consider that foreign management practices are faulty and unreasonable, is called:a. geocentric attitudeb. polycentric attitudec. ethnocentric attitude