QUESTION 45 classifies a country's stage of economic development on the basis of its level of industrialization into three categories and the three categories are MIDCS, LDCs, and LLDCs. The U.S. Department of Commerce The North Atlantic Treaty Organization The International Organization for Standardization The United Nations The World Trade Organization QUESTION 46 has long been considered the most effective nontariff barrier to the Japanese market. The Japanese population The Japanese distribution structure O Japanese culture The Japanese import and export procedure o Intense competition in Japan is an economy's arbitrator between productive capacity and consumer demand. o Warehousing Marketing O Convergence O Procurement Outsourcing QUESTION 48 is one of the major barriers to effective communication through advertising. Language Jingoism Technology Religion O Power structure QUESTION 49 planning is conducted at the highest levels of management and deals with products, capital, research, and the long and short- term goals of the company Operational Tactical O Corporate Strategic Personnel QUESTION 50 serve as a means of transfer of knowledge rather than equity. O Consortia O Contractual agreements Strategic understandings Exporting arrangements Joint ventures