Muttiple choice: $(45\%)$

The least complex global operation is

A$)$ a joint venture.

B$)$ exporting.

C$)$ licensing.

D$)$ franchising.

Employees who are similar in their level of skill, performance, or responsibility

should receive similar pay; allocation of outcomes should not be based on differences such as

gender, race, or religion. This is an example of which rule of ethical decision making?

A$)$ justice rule

B$)$ moral rights rule

C$)$ utilitarian rule

D$)$ practical rule

Sterling, Inc., pursues a low$-$cost strategy by

A$)$ concentrating on its advertising department to make its pens more desirable than its

rivals.

B$)$ focusing on its design department to make its pens more attractive than its rivals.

C$)$ concentrating on R&D to make its pens more reliable than its rivals.

D$)$ focusing on using cheaper resources to make its pens less expensive than its rivals.

Starbucks Coffee wants to pursue a vertical integration corporate level strategy. To

accomplish this, it

A$)$ develops new products, including an expresso machine.

B$)$ purchases the supplier in Brazil that provides its coffee beans.

C$)$ starts a cookie company to complement its production of coffee.

D$)$ buys an electronics company that specializes in GPS devices.

Which of the following is part of an organization's task environment?

A$)$ culture

B$)$ economy

C$)$ politics

D$)$ distributor

Compared to the changes in the task environment, those in the general environment

often

A$)$ harder to identify.

B$)$ easier to respond to$.$

C$)$ threats, not opportunities.

D$)$ of less consequence.