CSU BUS4426 Business Management – Collectivism is

BUS 4426 Columbia Southern University Business Management Multiple Choice Questions

1. Collectivism is:

the political method for counting votes during elections.

the political philosophy that views the needs or goals of society as a whole as more important than individual desires.

the way organizations buy contract human resource services.

the method of collecting votes in third world countries.

1. A political system can be evaluated along two dimensions. One is the right of citizens under the government rules and laws; the other is:

dealing with political, social, and business organizations that promote business and social growth, ultimately helping different political parties.

based on environmental concerns and interaction with surrounding countries.

focused on individuals or the broader collective.

how the government focuses on the environment and preserving natural resources.

1. Modern socialism philosophies draw on all but which one of the following:

Karl Marx.

 Friedrich Engels.

Stalin.

Vladimir Illyich Lenin.

1.Totalitarianism refers to a political system:

in which everyone sees events the same way because there is no diversity within the culture.

in which there is only one representative party which exhibits control over the facets of political and human life.

a system which refers to being only one approved church in the entire country.

 that allows the ruling party to take precedence in the newspapers.

1. Socialism is a moderate form of collectivism:

in which there is government ownership of institutions, and profit is not the ultimate goal of the company.

and teaches people how to socialize in a variety of settings so that no one person becomes too egotistical.

 in which individuals come together and decide how to vote before an election.

and helps people in school focus on learning more than grades.

1. Macro-political analysis involves:

analyzing all the political parties in a country whether they are large or small.

 analyzing the major political decisions likely to affect all enterprises in the country.

using algebraic equations to determine the party most likely to win elections so that companies can side with the ruling party.

following all major political parties in a country so that you are always in, with the minor parties.

 1. _________ laws are laws that prompt a nation to hold majority interest in an operation.

Indigenization

Expropriation

Social

Operational

1. Political risk is:

the unanticipated likelihood that a business’s foreign investment will be constrained by a host of government’s policy.

speaking out against the main ruling party in an area no matter what country you live in.

when a company wants to create a product that the ruling political party does not like.

determined by a specific algebraic formula that everyone can calculate.

1. Techniques that help an overseas operation become part of a host country’s infrastructure are known as:

protective and defensive techniques.

vertical investment.

integrative techniques.

horizontal investment.

1. Conglomerate investments are:

 a type of high-risk investment in which goods or services produced are not similar to those produced at home.

pooled investors from the host country that work in the MNC management system.

a group of investors from the host government that oversees the MNC management system.

a type of low-risk investment where the goods and services are the same as those produced in the host country.

 

If a high-tech firm wanted to set up operations in India, what steps might it take to ensure that the subsidiary would not be expropriated? Identify and describe three strategies that would be particularly helpful. How might proactive political strategies help protect firms from future changes in the political environment?

Your response must be at least 200 words in length.

 In what ways do different ideologies and political systems influence the environment in which multinational corporations (MNCs) operate? Would these challenges be less for those operating in the European Union than for those in Russia or China?

 Your response must be at least 200 words in length.