Final Exam Flashcards
Which of the following is a proactive motivation to go international?
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Competitive pressures
Unique products
Overproduction
Excess capacity
Unique products
The strongest proactive incentive to become involved in international marketing is _____.
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to avoid taxation
to control overproduction
the profit advantage
creation of excess capacity
the profit advantage
A company that starts exporting its products or services within two years of its establishment is called a(n) _____.
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innate exporter
accidental exporter
export management company
trading company
innate exporter
Under a _____ agreement, one firm permits another to use its intellectual property in exchange for royalty.
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personal contract purchase
franchising
hire purchase
licensing
licensing
Which of the following costs is covered under the licensing agreement?
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Switching costs
Sunk costs
Fixed costs
Transfer costs
Transfer costs
Which of the following costs is covered under the licensing agreement?
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Switching costs
Sunk costs
Fixed costs
Transfer costs
Transfer costs
In _____, a parent company grants an independent entity the right to do business in a specified manner that includes the right to sell the parent company’s products and use its name, along with its production, preparation, and marketing techniques.
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leasing
a joint venture
hire purchasing
franchising
franchising
Which of the following is a key impediment to international franchising?
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The protection of the total business system that a franchise offers
The franchisee’s concern about increased risks upon implementing a proven concept
Increased outflow of foreign exchange from recipient nations
The government’s concern regarding replacement of export jobs
The protection of the total business system that a franchise offers
The United Nations defines _____ as “enterprises which own or control production or service facilities outside the country in which they are based.”
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trading companies
multinational corporations
shell corporations
export management companies
multinational corporations
_____ incentives are specific tax measures designed to attract the foreign investor.
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Financial
Fiscal
Nonfiscal
Nonfinancial
Fiscal
_____ incentives consist of guaranteed government purchases; special protection from competition through tariffs, import quotas, and local content requirements; and investments in infrastructure facilities.
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Financial
Fiscal
Nonfiscal
Nonfinancial
Nonfinancial
Which of the following best describes the product or service a company offers for sale?
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A pertinent formation of space and time
A complex combination of tangible and intangible elements
A tangible benefit
An intangible offering
A complex combination of tangible and intangible elements
After-sale services and warranties are the _____ elements of a product.
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intangible
augmented
core
packaging
augmented
Which of the following is a product characteristic that affects product-adaptation decisions?
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Country of origin
Market opportunity
Purchase patterns
Culture
Country of origin
Which of the following is a company consideration that affects product-adaptation decisions?
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Competitive offerings
Method of operation
Durability
Market opportunity
Market opportunity
What is the first step in the product development process?
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Process development
Feedback
Idea generation
Scale-up
Idea generation
Services cannot be stored because of their _____.
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tangibility
perishability
consistency
market transparency
perishability
_____ contradicts a firm’s desire to standardize its offering.
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Customer interaction
Service consistency
Imperishability
Market transparency
Customer interaction
The time of production of a service is very close to the time of consumption. This requires _____.
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tangibility
constant maintenance of service capacity
close customer involvement
more market transparency
close customer involvement
Services are often custom made because of _____.
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market transparency
close interaction with customers
tangibility
high imperishability
close interaction with customers
To offer a service in real time, the firm requires _____.
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market transparency
regulatory practices
positive quality perception
service consistency
service consistency
If the details of the service are clear, comparable, and available to all interested parties, the seller of the service is said to have provided _____.
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service consistency
market transparency
service capacity
imperishability
market transparency
A weather news service either reaches its audience quickly or rapidly loses its value. Which of the following characteristics of a service does this illustrate?
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Market transparencyarket transparency
Intangibility
Perishability
Heterogeneity
Perishability
_____ services are comprised of telecommunications, insurance, banking, and logistics.
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Media
Accounting
Agricultural
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Which of the following is an example of infrastructural services?
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Teaching
House cleaning
Radio
Logistics
Logistics
A(n) _____ occurs if imports are greater than exports.
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trade surplus
trade deficit
currency crisis
export surplus
trade deficit