Question

Real Country Boots was surprised when its marketing campaign featuring a cowboy fell flat in some South American countries but prospered in the United States. They later determined that a cowboy was considered “just another job” in parts of South America so it held little appeal to consumers. In this instance, the company used what aspect of aesthetics incorrectly?

		Nonverbal communication
		folklore
		art
		gift-giving

Relatively inexpensive international communication enables firms to "body shop," that is, transmit computer-oriented tasks worldwide to a cheap but skilled labor force. This is an example of a ________ driver of international business activity.

• technological

• cost

• political technological

• market

Shondra grew up in eastern Europe but moved to New York after college. Compared to her friends that stayed in Europe, she enjoys much more freedom with her time and is able to enjoy leisure activities and be active in her career. Which of Hofstede’s dimensions does this demonstrate?

• uncertainty avoidance

• masculinity vs. femininity

• indulgence vs. restraint
• pragmatic vs. normative

Peterson Soft Drink Corp. imports fruit flavors for use in its products. The company pays $0.86 per pound on every shipment. Which type of tariff does the company pay?

		specific
		ad valorem
		compound
		countervailing

Please answer all 4.

Answer 1

1. According to the given scenario, the firm has used the folklore aspect of aesthetics incorrectly .

Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. These include oral traditions such as tales, proverbs and jokes.

They include material culture, ranging from traditional building styles to handmade toys common to the group. Folklore also includes customary lore, the forms and rituals of celebrations such as Christmas and weddings, folk dances and initiation rites. Each one of these, either singly or in combination, is considered a folklore artifact.

2. Relatively inexpensive international communication enables firms to "body shop," that is, transmit computer-oriented tasks worldwide to a cheap but skilled labor force. This is an example of a _technological_ driver of international business activity.

Because offshoring services activities by firms was enables because of technological advancement.

3. Indulgence vs. restraint.

The Indulgence dimension is a relatively new dimension to the model. This dimension is defined as the extent to which people try to control their desires and impulses, based on the way they were raised. Relatively weak control is called Indulgence and relatively strong control is called Restraint. Cultures can, therefore, be described as Indulgent or Restrained. Indulgence stands for a society that allows relatively free gratification of basic and natural human drives related to enjoying life and having fun. Restraint stands for a society that suppresses gratification of needs and regulates it by means of strict social norms.

4. The correct option is D. (Specific tariff)

Specific tax that is given as a fixed rate for each unit of a good or service, rather than based on its value.