国际商务导论练习题1-3章

Chapter 1 Business Culture and Globalization
Ⅰ. Explain the terms
1.international business
2.exporting
3.importing
4.management contract
5.international investment
6.foreign direct investment
7.foreign indirect investment
8.licensing
9.franchising
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks
1.International business activities include__________ and __________, ____________,
______________, _______________, ______________,etc.
2._____________________(MNC) or __________________(MNE) is a term used to describe a
firm that manages production or delivers services in more than one country.
3.Globalization of market refers to the __________ of separate national markets into one global
market.
4.Globalization of production refers to the sourcing of goods or services in locations all over the
world with the purpose of _____________ cost and making ___________use of ___________, ___________, land and _________ in different countries.
5.Over the past decades, a number of important global institutions have been established,
including ___________________________________, _______________________________, ________________________and ______________________.
6. During the post-World-War-Ⅱperiod, significant changes took place in two key areas:
_______________________ and _____________________________, which were the main causes and drives of globalization.
Ⅲ.Answer the questions
1.Could you list the differences between international business and domestic business?
2.Why do we learn international business?
3.Could you list any global institutions?
Ⅳ.Key Terms on Page 15
Chapter 2 Differences in Cultures
Ⅰ. Explain the terms
1.culture
2.group
3.social mobility
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks
1._________determine the basic principles of culture by providing the context within which a
society’s norms are established and justified, while __________ refers to the social regulations that dominate people’s actions toward one another.
2.The fundamental elements of culture include __________________, __________,
____________and ______________.
3.Basic to every society is its social structure, the overall framework that determines the role of
____________within the society, the stratification of the society and ________________ within the society.
nguage not only enables people to communicate with each other, but also __________ the
way people perceive the world.
5. A country’s formal system of public and private education is an important _____________ and
_______________ of the cultural values of its society.
6.Culture is not a constant, it __________ over time.
Ⅲ.Answer the questions
1.What are the main elements we need to consider when describing culture?
2.What’s your understanding of the definition and importance of culture?
3.How do you understand cultural change?
Ⅳ.Key Terms on Page 36
Chapter 3 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Ⅰ. Explain the terms
1.business ethics
2.social responsibility
3.ethical dilemmas
Ⅱ. Fill in the blanks
1.In the international business setting, the most common ethical issues involve employment
practices in relation to ________________ and _______________, _______________ with regard to the multinational operating in a country whose government tramples on basic human rights, environmental pollution and ______________.
2.______________ refer to situations in which none of the available alternatives seems ethically
acceptable.
3.Business generally adopt one of the four different basic approaches to social responsibility,
including _____________________, _______________________, ____________________, ___________________________.
Ⅲ.Answer the questions
1.What are the root causes of unethical bahavir?
2.What is the definition of social responsibility?
3.What are the four stances taken by businesses in realizing their social responsibility?
Ⅳ.Key Terms on Page 59
Ⅴ.Supplementary Vocabulary：
peer pressure sponsorship
subcontractor continuum
personal ethics
give bribe to do sth
cut corner
underperformer
evade responsibility
be accused of
infant formulas
breast milk
milk powder
create profits
obey the law
be bound to
launch promotion
be heavily promoted
donation。