The Authors Describe the Multinational Phase of Globalization for a Firm

question 32

Multiple Choice

The authors describe the multinational phase of globalization for a firm as one characterized by the:

• A) ownership of assets and enterprises in foreign countries.
• B) potential for international competitors or suppliers even though all accounts are with domestic firms and are denominated in dollars.
• C) imports from foreign suppliers and exports to foreign buyers.
• D) requirement that all employees be multilingual.

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Definitions:

Sexual Selection

A type of natural selection that arises through preference by one sex for certain characteristics in individuals of the other sex.

Reproductive Success

The passing of genes onto the next generation in a way that they too can pass those genes on, a crucial component of natural selection and evolutionary fitness.

Direct Food Benefit

Direct Food Benefit refers to the immediate advantage obtained from consuming food, including nutritional intake necessary for survival, growth, and health maintenance.

Sexual Cannibalism

A behavior in which one mating partner (typically the female) consumes the other after or during mating.