Question 1

Societies that have an achievement orientation place high value on the quality of life of people and their interpersonal relationships.

Accepted Answer

Societies that have a nurturing orientation value the quality of life,warm personal relationships,and services and care for the weak.

Question 2

When new competitors enter an industry,competition ______,and prices ______ and profits ______.

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When new competitors enter an industry,competition increases,and prices and profits decrease.

Question 3

A new McDonald's fast food restaurant opens just down the street from Bubba's Burger Bar.This is an example of an impact on Bubba's Burger Bar's:

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One of the most important forces an organization confronts in its task environment is competitors.

Question 4

What is an organization that operates and competes in more than one country?

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A global organization is an organization that operates and competes in more than one country.

Question 5

A supplier's bargaining position is especially strong when:

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A supplier's bargaining position is especially strong when the supplier is the sole source of aninput and the input is vital to the organization.

Question 6

Societies,such as Denmark,that have a nurturing orientation place high value on personal relationships.

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Societies that have a nurturing orientation value the quality of life,warm personal
relationships,and services and care for the weak.The Netherlands,Sweden,and Denmark are more nurturing-oriented.

Question 7

Societies such as Japan,that are high on uncertainty avoidance,are skeptical about people whose behaviors differ from the established norm.

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Societies high on uncertainty avoidance (such as Japan and France)are more rigid and skeptical about people whose behaviors or beliefs differ from the norm.

Question 8

A competitor of Apex Towing Company has negotiated a long-term contract with Apex's major supplier of diesel fuel.Now Apex must find another supplier of the raw materials.This is an example of an impact on the organization's:

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One of the most important forces an organization confronts in its task environment is competitors.

Question 9

Organizations that produce goods that are similar to another organization's goods are known as:

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Competitors are organizations that produce goods and services that are similar and comparable to a particular organization's goods and services.

Question 10

Organizations that are not currently selling goods in a particular task environment but which could choose to enter this environment if they wanted to are known as:

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Potential competitors are organizations that are not presently in a task environment but have the resources to enter if they so choose.

Question 11

What is potentially the most threatening force managers must deal with?

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Rivalry between competitors is potentially the most threatening force managers must dealwith.

Question 12

In societies that have low power distance,the gap between the rich and the poor gradually grows smaller.

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In societies with low power distance,large inequalities between citizens are not allowed to develop.

Question 13

To companies like AmerinUE,trade unions that provide potential employees are:

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Suppliers are the individuals and companies that provide an organization with the input resources (such as raw materials,component parts,or employees)it needs to produce goods and services.

Question 14

Organizations that help other organizations to sell their goods to customers are known as:

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Distributors are organizations that help other organizations sell their goods or services to customers.

Question 15

Societies such as the United States,that are high on uncertainty avoidance,value diversity and tolerate differences between people in their actions.

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Societies low on uncertainty avoidance (such as the United States and Hong Kong)are easygoing,value diversity,and tolerate differences in personal beliefs and actions.

Question 16

All of the following are examples of the general environment of the organization EXCEPT:

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The general environment includes the wide-ranging global,economic,technological,sociocultural,demographic,political,and legal forces that affect the organization.

Question 17

Steve has found that there are a large number of suppliers for a particular component he needs for his production.Steve:

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When an organization has many suppliers for a particular input,it is in a relatively strong bargaining position with those suppliers and can demand low-cost,high-quality inputs from them.

Question 18

All of the following are examples of the task environment of the organization EXCEPT:

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The task environment is the set of forces and conditions that originate with global suppliers,distributors,customers,and competitors.

Question 19

Because the world is now a global village,management practices that are effective in one country will generally work in another country.

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Because of cultural differences,management practices that are effective in one country might be troublesome in another.

Question 20

Companies that supply another organization with input resources are known as:

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