Test Bank for
Global Business, 5th Edition Mike W. Peng
Chapter1-17
Chapter 1
1. A multinational enterprise is a firm that engages in foreign direct investment by directly investing in, controlling, and
managing value-added activities in other countries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: International Business and Global Business
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-01 - LO: 01-01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Creation of Value
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
2. The term ―emerging markets‖ refers to the fastest-growing developing economies.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Globalization and Semiglobalization
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-04 - LO: 01-04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Strategy
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
3. Gross domestic product (GDP) is the sum of value added by resident firms, households, and governments operating in
an economy.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
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,REFERENCES: Global Business and Globalization at a Crossroads
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-05 - LO: 01-05
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
4. The majority of the global GDP is contributed by the emerging markets.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
REFERENCES: Global Business and Globalization at a Crossroads
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-05 - LO: 01-05
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
5. Purchasing power parity (PPP) is a conversion that determines the equivalent amount of goods and services different
currencies can purchase.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Global Business and Globalization at a Crossroads
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-05 - LO: 01-05
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
6. Purchasing power parity (PPP) is calculated as the sum of value added by resident firms, households, and governments
operating in an economy.
a. True
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, b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Global Business and Globalization at a Crossroads
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-05 - LO: 01-05
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
7. Global business includes both international and domestic business activities.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: International Business and Global Business
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-01 - LO: 01-01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
8. International business can be defined as the investment in, controlling, and managing value-added activities in other
countries.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: International Business and Global Business
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-01 - LO: 01-01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
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9. On the global economic pyramid, the Triad refers to developed economies consisting of North America, Europe, and
Japan.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Global Business and Globalization at a Crossroads
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-05 - LO: 01-05
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Creation of Value
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
10. All the countries of the BRIC belong to the top tier of the global economic pyramid.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Globalization and Semiglobalization
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-04 - LO: 01-04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
11. The second tier of the global economic pyramid is made up of countries with a per capita annual income of more than
$20,000.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Globalization and Semiglobalization
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-04 - LO: 01-04
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,NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
12. The emerging markets of the world are placed at the top of the global economic pyramid.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Globalization and Semiglobalization
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-04 - LO: 01-04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Creation of Value
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
13. The global economic pyramid does not represent countries that have a per capita annual income of less than $2,000.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Globalization and Semiglobalization
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-04 - LO: 01-04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
14. The term "base of the pyramid" represents economies where individuals make less than $2,000 a year.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Globalization and Semiglobalization
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,QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-04 - LO: 01-04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
15. Reverse innovations are innovations that are adopted first in the Triad-based multinationals and then diffused around
the world.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
REFERENCES: Globalization and Semiglobalization
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-04 - LO: 01-04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Strategy
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
16. Reverse innovation is an example of bottom up innovation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
REFERENCES: Globalization and Semiglobalization
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-04 - LO: 01-04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Motivation Concepts - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
17. The Group of 20 includes the European Union (EU)—a regional bloc.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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,POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Why Study Global Business?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-02 - LO: 01-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Strategy
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
18. Globalization has driven up the salaries of low-level jobs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
REFERENCES: Why Study Global Business?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-02 - LO: 01-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Creation of Value
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
19. An international premium is a significant pay raise awarded to expatriate employees working abroad.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Why Study Global Business?
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-02 - LO: 01-02
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Creation of Value
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
20. New York has more Fortune Global 500 company headquarters than any other city.
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, a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Global Business and Globalization at a Crossroads
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-05 - LO: 01-05
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
21. Overall, the focus on firm performance around the globe defines the field of global business more than anything else.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: A Unified Framework
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-03 - LO: 01-03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
22. An institution-based view suggests that the success and failure of firms are enabled and constrained by business rules
and norms of the host nation.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
REFERENCES: A Unified Framework
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-03 - LO: 01-03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Strategy
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand
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23. Formal institutions include laws, regulations, and rules.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: A Unified Framework
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-03 - LO: 01-03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Strategy
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
24. The institution-based view places emphasis on the external factors that could affect a firm.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Moderate
REFERENCES: A Unified Framework
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-03 - LO: 01-03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
25. Focusing on a firm‘s internal resources and capabilities is the main emphasis of the resource-based view.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: A Unified Framework
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-03 - LO: 01-03
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, NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Analyze
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
26. Liability of foreignness is the inherent disadvantage experienced by foreign firms in host countries because of their
non-native status.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: A Unified Framework
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-03 - LO: 01-03
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
27. Most opponents of globalization view it as a long-run historical evolution since trade began.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
REFERENCES: Globalization and Semiglobalization
QUESTION TYPE: True / False
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: GLOB.PENG.05.01-04 - LO: 01-04
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - AK - DISC: Environmental Influence
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Remember
DATE CREATED: 11/12/2021 2:54 PM
DATE MODIFIED: 3/5/2022 11:24 AM
28. According to the pendulum view of globalization, globalization is a relatively new phenomenon triggered by the
information revolution of the early 1990s.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Difficulty: Easy
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