Global Business and Corporate Social Responsibility

Nike and Corporate Social Responsibility

Nike came under fire from critics who alleged: corporate social responsibility.

Nokia's Reversal of Fortune

Nokia's reversal of fortune at the hands of Apple and Google TRUE

IKEA's CSR Initiatives

One of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives by IKEA's primary carpet T

Forces Restraining Global Business

One of the forces restraining the growth of global business. TRUE

Potential Drawbacks of Regional Cost

One of the potential drawbacks of a regional cost can be prohibitive.

Global Success and Competencies

Organizations in order to be globally successful must be competencies.

Primary and Secondary Stakeholders

Primary stakeholders include all of the following except: media.

Secondary shareholders include all of the following except: employees.

Japanese Manufacturers and Market Trends

Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, and other Japanese manufacturers are all experiencing FALSE

Market Trends and Blu-ray DVD Format

Sony's Blu-ray DVD format has gained widespread acceptance declining

Sustainable Practices in Auto Manufacturing

Subaru's assembly plant in Indiana is the first "zero landfill" auto plant TRUE

Language Skills and Global Business

The ability to speak foreign languages is one difference There are 200 million Chinese children studying English.

Lean Producers and Market Trends

The advantage of the mass producers lasted until the Japanese auto TRUE

Regional Management Centers and Cost Savings

The advantages that a regional management center can considerable cost saving.

Lean Producers and Management Styles

The differences between lean producers and U.S. mass producers in the way they TRUE

The differences between lean producers and U.S. mass producers is in managers.

Matrix Management and Conflict Resolution

The key to successful matrix management is ensuring that managers are able to: resolve conflicts and achieve integration.

Matrix Organization and Management Behavior

The matrix organization requires fundamental changes in management behavior FALSE

Employee Reporting and Matrix Structure

The organization design in which an employee reports to both a matrix structure.

U.S. Mass Producers and Market Trends

The U.S. mass producers focus on long-term income and return on investment, FALSE

Global Concerns for Companies

The universal concerns for global companies human rights, labor, and the environment

Matrix Design and Organizational Structure

There is general agreement that the matrix design is the single best FALSE

Geographical and Product Division

Under the geographical and product division structsimply another geographic market.

Leadership and Commitment in Global Business

When Brazilian Carlos Ghosn was installed as chief executive, speed and commitment.

International Division and Market Trends

When Hershey created its international division in 2005, TRUE

Organization Design and Integration

Which form of organization design is capable of integrating matrix structure

Matrix Structure and Organizational Restructuring

Which global company has dissolved its matrix structure in order to achieve ABB

Global Marketing and Organizational Structure

Which global marketing expert recommends an organization Kenichi Ohmae

Backwards Integration and Market Trends

Which of the following assumptions does not belong maximize backwards integration

Supplier Specialists and Outsourcing

Which of the following does not belong in a list of outsource from supplier specialists

Global Management and Business Opportunities

Which of the following does not contribute to the establishment Management lacks desire to scan the globe for opportunities and threats.

Toyota Production System and Market Trends

Which of the following doesnotdescribe the Toyota Production System (TPS)?fixed setup time

Chief Executives and Global Companies

Which of the following has an American woman as the chief executive? PepsiCo (USA)

Employee Teamwork and U.S. Auto Mass Producers

Which of the following isnotthe way U.S. auto mass lack of employee teamwork

Optimal Organizational Structure

Which of the following is the best organization There is no single "best" structure.

Language Barriers and Information Sharing

Yong Nam, CEO of LG, recently stipulated that English impede information sharing.

Yong Nam, CEO of LG, recently stipulated that English would be required TRUE