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Which negative outcome on political systems comes from globalization? - ANSWER - Creation of isolationist policies Which factor results in a higher rate of globalization? - ANSWER - Reduced trade barriers What are the four factors in Ghemawat's CAGE analysis? - ANSWER - Culture, administration, geography, economy What is a major drawback to the home country when companies outsource manufacturing jobs to countries with lower worker wages? - ANSWER - Loss of manufacturing jobs A count...

A farmers market has many vendors and consumers who all sell and buy the same produce at the same price. Which type of market is represented? - ANSWER - Perfect competition A sole, national telephone company was found violating antitrust laws and was forced to separate into regional companies. What caused the violation of the antitrust laws? - ANSWER - Reduced competition Many countries from several geographic regions are accused of dumping steel into the U.S. market at unfairly low ...

A company would like to use a human resource approach that leads to more fluid movement among employees and creates diversity in the workforce. Assignment decisions are made jointly by the headquarters and the field offices. Which human resource approach should be used by this company? - ANSWER - Geocentric Worldwide interconnections in virtually every sphere of activity including the spread of products, technology, information, and job opportunities. Globalization can result in blurred boun...

What is globalization? - ANSWER - the growing global economic, cultural, and political integration and interaction what business opportunities are presented by globalization? - ANSWER - economic growth, spread of technology and innovation, lower cost of products, access to new markets what are the economic effects of globalization? - ANSWER - reduces cost of manufacturing, consumers have a wider variety of goods what are the political effects of globalization? - ANSWER - reduced importa...

Convention (1999) that aimed to eliminate all practices of child slavery or those similar to slavery - ANSWER - Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention - 1999 What four fundamental aspects of globalization were identified by the IMF in 2000? - ANSWER - - trade and transactions - capital and investment movements - the migration and movement of people - the dissemination of knowledge What environmental challenges are linked with globalization? - ANSWER - global warming, cross-boundary wate...

Which definition used for quality evaluates how well a product performs its intended function? Fitness for use Support services Value for price paid Psychological criteria - ANSWER-Fitness for use Which total quality management (TQM) process was developed to stress management's responsibility for quality? Statistical quality control charts Fitness quality for use 14 points for quality improvement Product design quality - ANSWER-14 points for quality improvement Whi...

1. customer focus 2. continuous improvement 3. employee empowerment 4. use of quality tools 5. product design 6. process management 7. managing supplier quality - ANSWER-Total Quality Management (TQM) Philosophy Basic function of Six Sigma. Measures the process potential and performance of processes. The higher the range of Cpk, the improved is the ability of the process to complete its necessities. Uses both the process variability and the process specifications to determine whether th...

Provides users with information on services and products and provides an opportunity for suppliers to advertise - ANSWER-Advertising revenue model Companies receive a referral fee for directing business to an affiliate - ANSWER-Affiliate revenue model The cost associated with uncovering defects - ANSWER-Appraisal cost A method using telephone models to send digital orders to suppliers. - ANSWER-Automated order entry systems Owning or controlling sources of raw materials and component...

Methods analysis - ANSWER-Process concerned with the detailed process for doing a particular job Conformation to specifications - ANSWER-Measures how well the product of service meets the targets and tolerances determined by its designers Fitness for use - ANSWER-Focuses on how well the product performs its intended function or use Value for price paid - ANSWER-Quality that consumers often use for product or service useful; Only definition that combines economics with consumer criteria ...

Which definition is used for quality, evaluates how well a product performs its intended function? - ANSWER-Fitness for use 14 points for quality improvement - ANSWER-Which total quality management (TQM) process was developed to stress management's responsibility for quality? ISO 9000 - ANSWER-Set of international standards on quality management and quality assurance, critical to international business -TQM process consists of 13 published standards and guidelines -Like when joint commi...