ADMS 4900 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Intellectual Capital, Tacit Knowledge, Human Capital
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The primary costs of FDI to host countries are:
Loss of sovereignty and patriotism | ||
Adverse effects on competition and exports | ||
Capital outflow | ||
Loss of sovereignty, adverse effects on competition, and capital outflow |
____ suggests that FDI, unrestricted by government intervention, will enable countries to tap into their absolute or comparative advantage by specializing in the production of certain goods or services.
The radical view | ||
The free market view | ||
Pragmatic nationalism | ||
Expropriation |
What are the benefits of FDI to home countries?
Repatriated earnings from profits from FDI. | ||
Increased exports of components and services to host countries. | ||
Learning via FDI from operations abroad. | ||
All of these answers |
When one firm enters a foreign country through FDI, its rivals are likely to follow by undertaking additional FDI in a host country to:
Create knowledge spillover | ||
Discover a new market for its goods | ||
Overcome and combat market failure through FDI | ||
Acquire location advantages or neutralize the first moverâs location advantages |
Most countries practice:
Pragmatic nationalism | ||
Free market based FDI | ||
Government embracing radical view | ||
French patriotism |
FDI may be viewed as a reflection of firm motivation to extend firm-specific capabilities abroad and their responses to overcome imperfections and failures.
True | ||
False |
Most countries practice a totally "free market" view.
True | ||
False |
8. Outsourcing is the process of turning over an organizational activity to an outside supplier, located in a foreign country, which will perform it on behalf of the local firm.
True | ||
False |
Financial, physical, and technological resources and capabilities are all tangible assets.
True | ||
False |
A firm's resources and capabilities are tangible assets a firm uses to choose and implement its strategies.
True | ||
False |
An example of low power distance would be when subordinates address their bosses on a first-name basis.
True | ||
False |
Benchmarking is an assessment as to whether a firm has resources and capabilities to perform a particular activity in a manner superior to competitors.
True | ||
False |
A country with low-masculinity has a more subtle differentiation between the gender roles.
True | ||
False |
Setting up subsidiaries abroad so the work can be performed in-house but in the foreign location is also called captive sourcing.
True | ||
False |
Managers in low uncertainty avoidance countries rely more on experience and training than managers in high uncertainty avoidance countries who rely more on rules.
True | ||
False |
Informal institutions include laws, regulations, and rules.
True | ||
False |
The United States is often classified as a collective society.
True | ||
False |
A pure market economy characterized by the "invisible hand" of market forces is noted by
John Stuart Mill | ||
Adam Smith | ||
Aristotle | ||
Amatya Zen |
Culture is defined in the text as:
The communication between members of similar location. | ||
The collective programming of the mind, which distinguishes the members of one group or category of people from another. | ||
The main component of formal institutions. | ||
The attitudes and behaviors characteristic of a particular social group or organization. |
When an expat employee returns to her or his current employer but the employer does not provide attractive opportunities, she/he often may be hired by a competitor firm. Why?
Competitor firms are also interested in globalizing their business. | ||
Former expats bring instant expertise and experience. | ||
Competing firms will pay a higher premium for expertise. | ||
All of these answers |
The government taking a "hands-off approach" is known as:
Laissez faire | ||
Command economy | ||
Mixed economy | ||
Liberal approach |
Expatriate managers make ideal candidates for top management positions.
True | ||
False |
____ are defined as rights associated with the ownership of intellectual property.
Patents | ||
Copyrights | ||
Trademarks | ||
Intellectual property rights |
In a collective society:
Family units are highly valued. | ||
Being an entrepreneur is a popular mindset | ||
Being different than your neighbor is important. | ||
Outsiders are easily trusted. |
Which of the following definitions best defines an expatriate manager?
A manager who works outside his or her native country | ||
A manager of great expertise | ||
An ex-manager rehired for advisory purposes | ||
None of these answers |
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The philosophical position known as constructivism viewsknowledge as a human construction. The various perspectives withinconstructivism are based on the premise that knowledge is not partof an objective, external reality that is separate from theindividual. Instead, human knowledge, whether the bodies of contentin public disciplines (such as mathematics or sociology) orknowledge of the individual learner, is a human construction. References: | Does knowledge exist outside of, or separate from, theindividual who knows? Constructivists hold that human knowledge,whether the bodies of content in public disciplines (such asmathematics or sociology) or knowledge of the individual learner,is a human construction (Gredler, 2001).
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The technological tools available today for creatingcomputer-based learning materials are incredibly more powerful thanthose introduced just a few years ago. We can make our own movieswith camcorders in our homes; we can publish our own books. Soonteachers and students will be able to use computer-video technologyto produce their own learning materials. All it takes is time,know-how, and some funds. References: | Frick (1991) suggested that teachers and students would becapable of using computer-video technology to make learningresources. Furthermore, Frick's observation regarding tools forcreating learning materials that leverage computers that are a lotmore powerful than technology used just a few years back remainstrue over a decade later.
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No matter how kindly voters treat the panderer in the votingbooth, the public overwhelmingly believes that candidates will sayone thing to get elected and then ignore their pledges once inoffice. This lack of sincerity, to the extent that happens, reducespublic confidence in government. Candidates should say what theybelieve. At the same time, the public should demand that candidatesspeak frankly and truthfully about issues of concern, and it mustunderstand that once a person is elected and looks at the fact inmuch greater detail, changes in attitude do and should occur. References: | The relationship between voters and candidates is a complicatedone. For example, the vast majority of the public is convinced thatcandidates will promise anything to be elected and then pay noattention to their promises once elected (Simon, 2003). Such astate of affairs sets low expectations for those running foroffice. |
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Overall findings revealed that the technology skills ofpreservice teachers participating in this study were relativelylow, while providing a basis upon which to identify prerequisiteskills and instructional objectives for teaching technology skillsand integration practices. In planning experiences fortechnology-rich teacher education programs, curriculum designerscould consider some skills as prerequisite, such as wordprocessing, basic computer operation skills, e-mail, and skillsassociated with the World Wide Web. Reference 1
Reference 2 | Low computer proficiency may negatively affect the use oftechnology in schools (Inan & Lowther, 2010) To addresspotentially low technology skills among preservice teachers,teacher educators could consider some skills as prerequisite, suchas word processing, basic computer operation skills, e-mail, andskills associated with the World Wide Web. However, this approachwould require instructional options for students who lack suchskills. |
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Educational processes and systems are complex, and any attemptto measure them, especially at this level of aggregation, can onlylead to broad and general discussions. However, we contend thatthis discussion is necessary. Further, attempting to measure globalprocesses in education may provide another puzzle piece totheoreticians as well as national and local policy-makers, who areworking at understanding and, in the latter case, steeringeducational systems. References: | In attempting to study and direct the future of complexeducational systems, theoreticians and policy-makers may findaggregated measures of global processes in education useful despitelimitations that may be associated with these measures (Rutkowski& Rutkowski, 2009). References: |
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