Chapter 1 Introduction
1. The choice of foreign location, at times, generates unique benefits for the organization, referred to as:
- global efficiency.
- location advantages.
- local responsiveness.
- foreign direct investment.
- entrepreneurship.
2. Google locates its computer-server farms, the technological backbone of its massive Internet services, close to _____ that produce hydroelectric power because it is one of the cheapest sources of electricity.
- solar power stations
- urban centers
- dams
- wind farms
- thermal power stations
3. _____ is the organization, or agency, through which a political unit exercises its authority, controls and administers public policy, and directs and controls the actions of its members or subjects.
- The government
- NGO
- The World Social Forum
- The World Economic Forum
- Rotary International
4. The _____ is an agreement signed by the governments of the United States, Canada, and Mexico to create a trade bloc in North America to reduce or eliminate tariffs among the member countries and thus facilitate trade.
- G-3 Free Trade Agreement
- Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership
- Central American Integration System
- North American Free Trade Agreement
- Pacific Accord
5. The Kyoto Protocol is an agreement aimed at:
- reducing poverty by 2050.
- eliminating tariff barriers in agricultural products.
- merging the economies of East Asia.
- combating global warming among participating countries.
- ensuring inclusive economic growth for all member countries.
6. The _____ is an agreement between participating governments and companies to eliminate child labor in the production of soccer balls in Pakistan.
- Atlanta Agreement
- Cancun Agreement
- Aarhus Convention
- Alpine Convention
- Bonn Agreement
7. _____ include(s) any nonprofit, voluntary citizens’ groups that are organized on a local, national, or international level.
- The International Monetary Fund
- Government organizations
- Nongovernmental organizations
- The World Economic Forum
- The World Trade Organization
8. Globalization actually fostered the development of NGOs because:
- governments sponsored NGO activity to undermine rival countries.
- international social activism became much more profitable.
c. many problems could not be solved within a single nation.
- economic colonization undermined the authority of the national governments.
- international social activism became much more visible.
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Solution: Chapter 1 Introduction