The national context of a society is made up of
The national cultures and social institutions of that society
A complex of positions, roles, norms, and values organizing relatively stable patters of human resources to sustain viable social structures refers to which of the following?
according to the model discussed in the text,the national context does which of the following
influences business environment and help create induced factor conditions.
An economic system where production activities are decentralized to private owners who carry out these activities to make a profit is known as
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding the experiences countries go through as they undertake market transitions from socialism
more workers have to be hired as companies find that they are understaffed.
A society that is characterized by dominance of the manufacturing or secondary sectors is an
Which of the following statements is true regarding post-industrailzed societies?
Post industrial societies tend to emphasize quality of life over economic achievement.
Which of the following are key social institutions that are the most likely to influence
Which of the following systems encourage the pursuit of collective goals such as social equality and solidarity.
According to the text, which of the following statements regarding workers in formerly socialist economies is NOT TRUE
Workers in formerly socialist economies are very trusting of each other
Which of the following societies tend to determine occupations based on ascription (family background) and social status?
Which of the following four religions are practiced by 71% of the worlds population
christianity, Hinduism, islam, buddhism
Which of the following religion has strict gender roles and also prohibits multinationals from paying or receiving interest on transactions
Which religion is considered to be timeless and eternal as it not based on a single founder or event?
Which of the following religion is based on the idea that craving and desires produce suffering but that it is also possible to reach a stage where there is no longer any suffering?
The cultural and economic changes that occur because of how production is organized and distributed in society refers to which concept?
In industrial societies, occupational placement is based on universalistic criteria such as
A multinational manager carefully considers the list of festival that are celebrated in a country in order to allow for holidays for his/her employees. Which social institution is most likely being considered here?
Pre industrial societies tend to have
Poor infrastructure and support
An increased emphasis on quality of life over achievement oriented norms is typical of
Post-Industrial societies
In which of the following societies would people most likely prefer non-monetary incentives?
High rankings on the materialist index of some countries (Hungary, India, Brazil) suggest that individuals in these countries are
When industrialization is inward oriented, local industries are promoted to satisfy the
Domestic market and preserve foreign exchange
When industrialization is outward oriented, foreign exchange is
Encouraged and exporting is promoted
The famous german sociologist, max weber, argued that the protestant work ethic
Led to the emergence of capitalism in Western Europe
When industrialization is outward oriented, foreign exchange is
encouraged and exporting is promoted.
The famous German Sociologist, Max Weber, argued that the Protestant work ethic
Led to the emergence of capitalism in Western Europe
One important issue relevant to multinationals, is the extent to which educational systems encourage students to
Passively accept what is taught
When multinationals pay low wages or use child labor, they often receive
According to the text, all of the following statements regarding education and educational systems around the world are TRUE expect
The focus of educational systems around he world are fairly similar in terms of whether these systems emphasize academic or vocational aspects.
The educational attainment scores
Reflect the mean years of schooling of people in any society
Which of the following is not one implication of educational systems as they apply to multinationals?
In societies with high social inequality, resources are controlled by
When a society expects that while men should work outside and women ideal stay at home, this exhibits which of the following features?
Strict division of society by gender
Postindustrial societies are typically characterized by the dominance of
The degree to which people have privileged access to resources and positions within societies
is an indication of social inequality
Which of the following statements about the GINI index is FALSE?
Is scaled so that 100 represents no inequality while 0 represents perfect inequality.
The movement from a socialist economy to a free market economy is also known as wit of the following
The index of economic freedom may be used by multinationals to understand the nature of
governmental intervention
Which of the following has important implications for multinationals?
all of the above (Religion, educational and economic systems, industrialization and inequality)