全球营销-基坎-第六版-第五章题库-答案

Global Marketing, 6e (Keegan/Green)

Chapter 5 The Political, Legal, and Regulatory Environments

1) When Barack Obama was sworn in as the president of the United States, he inherited a situation that had confounded his predecessors for half a century. America's complex relationship with Cuba illustrates the impact the political, legal, and regulatory environments can have on international trade and global marketing activities.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 136

2) In Europe, the inpidual EU countries are giving up the right to set their own product standards, and are making other sacrifices in exchange for improved market access.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 137-138

3) Political risk is the possibility of a change in a country's political environment or government policy that would positively affect a company's ability to operate effectively and profitably. Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 138-139

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4) It is estimated that 90 percent of the foreign cigarettes sold in China are smuggled in. Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 141

5) When cars cross borders from France to Switzerland or from France to Great Britain, they contain several bottles of wine, due to high excise and VAT can also encourage legal cross-border shopping.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 142

6) It has been estimated that tax minimization of foreign companies doing business in the United Sates cost the government $3 billion each year.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 142

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7) The various forms of asset seizure represent the ultimate threat that a government can direct toward a company.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 143

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8) If a foreign company is taken over by the host country government and some form of compensation is paid, "confiscation" has occurred.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 143

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9) If a foreign company is taken over by the host country government and some form of compensation is paid, "expropriation" has occurred.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 143

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10) If a foreign country decides to take over banking business from private banks to benefit public and pays adequate payment then it is referred to as nationalization.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 143

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11) Nationalization, expropriation, and confiscation are approved by international law as a legitimate exercise of government power as long as the act satisfies a "public purpose." Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 144

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12) When a foreign country expropriates an American corporation, the U.S. court can get involved in arbitration.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 144

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13) A 'civil-law country' is one in which the legal system reflects the structural concepts and principles of the Roman Empire in the sixth century.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 146

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14) Louisiana is the only state that has not fully adopted the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) since its laws are heavily influenced by the French civil code.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 3 Page Ref: 146

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15) India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Korea, and Japan have common-law jurisdictions.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 147

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16) "Sharia" and "haram" are important concepts in civil-code laws, which are commonly practiced in Middle Eastern countries.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 147-148

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17) The requirement that all restaurants declare that the meat is "halal" is based on Islamic Laws. Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 147-148

18) If a foreign company only has a sign board in any state in the United States then that company is subject to the jurisdiction of U.S. courts.

Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 148

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19) A trademark gives the inventor of a product the exclusive legal right to make, use, and sell an invention for a specific period of time.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 148-149

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20) To establish ownership of a written, recorded, performed, or filmed creative work, it is necessary to apply for and be granted a patent.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 148-153

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21) Patents and trademarks that are registered in the United States are protected in all countries of the world.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 148-153

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22) A patent is a distinctive motto that a manufacturer affixes to a particular product or package to distinguish it from goods produced by other manufacturers.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 1 Page Ref: 148-153

23) A U.S. company wishing to obtain foreign patent rights must apply to the Paris Union within one year of filing in the United States or risk a permanent loss of patent rights abroad. Answer: TRUE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 148-153

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24) The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) requires companies to file separate applications in all signatory countries.

Answer: FALSE

Diff: 2 Page Ref: 148-153

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