Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of a global organization?

A multinational corporation (MNC) ________.

Franchising is used widely by ________.

A fully global organization might set up a ________ with a foreign company to create a new, independent company that produces a specific product.

A Coca-Cola bottling plant in Bolivia is wholly owned by a local businessperson. What kind of venture is this plant likely to be?

Shana is considering forming a partnership with a Dutch corporation that will create an entirely new company called Half Moon. What kind of enterprise will Half Moon be?

Shana's company "went global" several years ago. Which of the following was likely to have been the first step it took in going global?

Bill Sanderson, a manager in a manufacturing firm in New York has a tendency to view the world only through his U.S.-based perspective. What can be deduced about his attitude?

Melanie joined an international student association in order to better understand the views of students from other countries. She is trying to become more ________ in her attitude.

Samanex Corporation maintains production facilities in 13 different countries on three continents. Each facility is managed by a native of the country where it is located. This practice is indicative of a(n) ________ attitude.

People with a parochial attitude do not recognize that others have different ways of living and working.

Managers with an ethnocentric attitude do not trust foreign employees with key decisions or technology.

Research shows that most of the jobs lost in the manufacturing sector are due to ________.

A corporation that uses an arrangement that eliminates artificial geographical barriers is known as a(n) ________.

Melanie had been buying raw materials locally but she is being underpriced by her competitors. She thinks there might be lower-cost materials elsewhere. What advice would you give Melanie?

Nathan uses ethnic craftsmen to make high quality oak furniture. If he decides to offer his furniture for sale in other countries, he will be engaging in ________.

Natalya operates a retail store in Romania. She buys consumer electronics from vendors in China and Japan to sell in her store. Natalya is engaging in ________.

Gao and James decide to enter into an agreement with a firm in Europe allowing them to use their software, brand name, and business methods in return for a lump sum payment and a percentage of sales. The European firm is a service organization that plans to use the software to serve its customers. Their agreement is a(n) ________.

Adam has been hired by an organization that has a partnership with a foreign company. Both the partners share resources and knowledge while developing new products. Adam's organization has formed a ________.