Edward is fond of his nephew Jamie. On Jamie's 21st birthday, he gifts Jamie a large sum of money for his college expenses. In the context of gift-giving, Edward's motive of giving the gift is _____.
A) compensatory
B) antagonistic
C) altruistic
D) obligatory
E) instrumental
Question 2Which of the following countries is not a full member of the European Monetary Union?
a. Austria c. Belgium
b. Great Britain d. Germany
Question 3The research proposal:
a. is used primarily to summarize the problem definition process.
b. does not include proposed research methods.
c. lays out the proposed method of conducting the research.
d. is a request to a researcher who will study the problem.
e. cannot be changed once it has been accepted by the manager.
Question 4What is the first step in establishing formal controls?
a. Performance standards need to be established.
b. Performance needs to be measured.
c. Frequent contact between the home-country and regional offices needs to be established.
d. Managers should be rotated to different assignments.
Question 5Which of the following statements is true regarding the motives and emotions of gift giving?
A) People give gifts expecting to receive something in return.
B) Agnosticism is a major reason behind people giving gifts.
C) The process of receiving and returning gifts makes most people feel anxious.
D) People who give gifts for altruistic reasons show their love for the receiver.
E) Antagonism is a major reason behind people giving gifts.
Question 6Which agreement had as a purpose to provide for the European Monetary Union and to create the European Central Bank, a single currency, and the fixed exchange rates?
a. The Warsaw Pact c. the Treaty of Rome
b. The Geneva Convention d. The Maastricht Treaty
Question 7Strategy-oriented decision problems are commonly used:
a. with unplanned change.
b. with planned change.
c. to determine what is going on in a situation.
d. to make a choice between strategic alternatives.
e. Both b and d.
Question 8Controlling international operations is a complex task. Which of the following actually helps to simply the process?
a. Using local units and a regional focus.
b. Using different standards and measures in different countries for control purposes.
c. Increasing the distance between headquarters and regional offices.
d. None of the above.