Harley Davidson makes motorcycles but in its retail stores it also sells clothing, motorcycle accessories, jewelry, and many related products made by other companies. Harley Davidson is engaging in ________.
A) global sourcing
B) exporting
C) franchising
D) licensing
Question 2Suppose you are busy working on a special report for your boss, and the deadline is fast approaching.
You ask your associate, Bill, who is not involved in the project, to help you get the job done, and he agrees to, although the project has nothing to do with his department or his work. Bill's behavior is an example of
A) win-lose bargaining.
B) cooperation.
C) prosocial behavior.
D) organizational citizenship behavior.
Question 3Joint ventures are a type of ________.
A) license
B) franchise
C) foreign subsidiary
D) strategic alliance
Question 4Natalya operates a retail store in Romania. She buys consumer electronics from vendors in China and Japan to sell in her store. Natalya is engaging in ________,
A) global sourcing
B) licensing
C) importing
D) franchising
Question 5________ is the tendency for people to help others on the job, even when they will not benefit personally from assisting them.
A) Transcendentalism
B) Prosocial behavior
C) Integrative bargaining
D) Collateral cooperation
Question 6Theodore and James decide to enter into an agreement with a firm in Europe allowing them to use the rights to their software, brand name, and software specifications in return for a lump sum payment.
The firm is a service organization that plans to use the software to assist its customers. Their agreement is a(n) ________.
A) export agreement
B) licensing agreement
C) franchise agreement
D) import agreement
Question 7Melanie would like to become a part of the global retail community. Which of the following options should Melanie consider as her first step?
A) She should engage in global sourcing.
B) She should engage in licensing.
C) She should engage in franchising.
D) She should develop strategic alliances with foreign companies.
Question 8Which of the following types of global organizations reflects the geocentric attitude?
A) multidomestic corporation
B) transnational organization
C) global company
D) regional organization
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