QUESTION 1

1- A Under the Kyoto Protocol, industrialized countries are required to reduce their emissions of six greenhouse gases mainly (CO2) on average by 5.2 % below the 1990 level, thus keeping the cost of curbing emissions low. This issue is very critical in the United States, where non-compliance firms are subject to fines and penalties, which include shutting down their business. Which of the following forces does the Kyoto Protocol mostly represent? *

1. technological forces
2. Legal forces
3. social forces
4. environmental forces

1-B Collecting and evaluating information on competitors is essential for successful ____. *

1. strategy implementation
2. strategy formulation
3. strategy evaluation
4. strategy correction

1-C Under the Kyoto Protocol, industrialized countries are required to reduce their emissions of six greenhouse gases mainly (CO2) on average by 5.2 % below the 1990 level, thus keeping the cost of curbing emissions low. This issue is very critical in the United States, where non-compliance firms are subject to fines and penalties, which include shutting down their business. Compliance to Kyoto protocol is an example of ____. *

1. fragmented industry
2. consolidated industry
3. exit barrier
4. entry barrier
5. 1-D Many economists say the current rash of trade constraints will make it ____ for global economic growth. *
6. harder
7. impossible
8. easier
9. more likely

10. 1 E The IFE Matrix should be ____ in multidivisional firms. *

11. all-inclusive
12. constructed only for the major divisions
13. developed before the EFE Matrix
14. constructed for each autonomous division
15. 1 F What is the term for a historical narrative describing the unique accomplishments of a group and its leaders? *
16. Saga
17. Myth
18. Folktale
19. Story