International Business Competing in The Global Marketplace Hill 10th Edition Test Bank
International Business Competing in The Global Marketplace Hill 10th Edition Test Bank
International Business Competing in The Global Marketplace Hill 10th Edition Test Bank
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Student:
1. The shift toward a more integrated and interdependent world economy is referred to as globalization.
True False
2. A company does not need a large size to facilitate, and benefit from, the globalization of markets.
True False
3. Companies hope to lower their overall cost structure or improve the quality or functionality of their
product offering through globalization of production.
True False
4. The most global markets currently are markets for consumer products.
True False
5. Outsourcing is a process that is limited to manufacturing enterprises.
True False
6. The health care sector in the U.S. cannot avail the benefits of outsourcing to low-cost producers in other
nations because of the nature of the work.
True False
7. The World Bank has focused on policing the world trading system and making sure nation-states adhere
to the rules laid down in trade treaties.
True False
8. The World Bank is known as the lender of the last resort.
True False
9. One of the UN's central mandates is the promotion of higher standards of living, full employment, and
conditions of economic and social progress and development.
True False
10. In 2008 and 2009, the GATT became the forum though which major nations attempted to launch a
coordinated policy response to the global financial crisis, which started in America.
True False
11. The Uruguay Round, finalized in December 1993, reduced protection for patents, trademarks, and
copyrights.
True False
12. "Beggar thy neighbor" retaliatory trade policies involved countries progressively lowering trade barriers
against each other, which contributed to the Great Depression of the 1930s.
True False
13. Rivers Inc., a U.S. based sports apparel manufacturer, sets up a production unit in China to take
advantage of the lower labor costs there. This is an example of foreign direct investment.
True False
True False
True False
16. According to WTO data, the volume of world merchandise trade has grown faster than the world
economy since 1950.
True False
17. The expansion of world trade implies that nations are becoming less dependent on each other for
important goods and services.
True False
18. Over the past 30 years the flow of FDI has accelerated faster than the growth in world trade and world
output.
True False
19. The globalization of markets and production and the resulting growth of world trade, foreign direct
investment, and imports all imply that firms are finding their home markets protected from foreign
competitors.
True False
20. The cost of microprocessors continues to fall, while their power increases. This statement supports the
predictions made by Moore's Law.
True False
21. Efficiency gains associated with containerization have caused transportation costs to fall
dramatically.
True False
22. The Internet has developed into the information backbone of the global economy.
True False
23. Globalization of markets has resulted in greater differentiation of consumer tastes and preferences.
True False
24. In the early 1960s, the United States was by far the world's dominant industrial power. However by 2009,
it lost its dominant position and now, is no longer the world's largest industrial power.
True False
25. Non-U.S. firms increasingly began to invest across national borders because they wanted to disperse
production activities to optimal locations and to build a direct presence in major foreign markets.
True False
26. A multinational enterprise (MNE) is any business that exports or imports products from other
countries.
True False
27. A current trend in international business is the decline of medium-sized and small multinationals, known
as mini-multinationals.
True False
28. The globalization of the world economy has resulted in a relative increase in the dominance of U.S. firms
in the global marketplace.
True False
29. Doing business in Russia involves risks because the country has shown signs of shifting back toward
greater state involvement in economic activity and authoritarian government.
True False
30. Current trends indicate the world is moving toward an economic system that is more favorable for
international business.
True False
31. Globalization reduces the risks of global financial contagion.
True False
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