Questions from Globalization

Q: You are the CEO of a major U.S. apparel

You are the CEO of a major U.S. apparel company that contracts work to garment manufacturers abroad. Employees of the contractors report 20-hour workdays, pay lower than the minimum wage, overcrowded...

Q: You are executive director of Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA),

You are executive director of Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA), an organization designed to assist market research practitioners. As part of their membership agreement, QRCA members...

Q: 1. The international product life cycle theory says that a company

1. The international product life cycle theory says that a company will begin by exporting its product and later undertake “what” as the product moves through its life cycle? 2. List the three stages...

Q: 1. What is the main thrust of new trade theory?

1. What is the main thrust of new trade theory? 2. The economic and strategic advantage gained by being the first company to enter an industry is called what?

Q: 1. The national competitive advantage theory states that a nation’s competitiveness

1. The national competitive advantage theory states that a nation’s competitiveness in an industry depends on the capacity of the industry to do what? 2. The four main components of the Porter diamond...

Q: Research Project. Imagine that you and several of your classmates own

Research Project. Imagine that you and several of your classmates own a company that manufactures cheap sunglasses. To lower production costs, you choose to move your factory from your developed count...

Q: 1. Evidence suggests that globalization can help developing nations boost incomes

1. Evidence suggests that globalization can help developing nations boost incomes for their poorest citizens in what part of the debate over inequality? 2. In the debate over inequality between nation...

Q: 1. What is the value of goods and services that all

1. What is the value of goods and services that all nations of the world export every year? 2. A business that has direct investments in the form of marketing or manufacturing subsidiaries abroad in m...

Q: 1. In the debate over jobs and wages, opponents of

1. In the debate over jobs and wages, opponents of globalization say that it does what? 2. In the debate over jobs and wages, supporters of globalization say that it does what?

Q: You are chief operating officer of a U.S.-based

You are chief operating officer of a U.S.-based telecommunications firm considering a joint venture inside China with a Chinese firm. The consultant you hired to help you through the negotiations has...