The Cell Phone Divisions of Toshiba,Sharp,and Other Japanese Companies Prospered

question 54

Multiple Choice

The cell phone divisions of Toshiba,Sharp,and other Japanese companies prospered by focusing on the domestic market.When handset sales in Japan slowed a few years ago,the Japanese companies realized that Nokia,Motorola,and Samsung already dominated key world markets.Atsutoshi Nishida,president of Toshiba,noted,"We were thinking only about Japan.We really missed our chance." This example illustrates:

• A) geocentric orientation.
• B) regiocentric orientation.
• C) polycentric orientation.
• D) ethnocentric orientation.
• E) poor globalization orientation.

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Definitions:

Conduction Deafness

A form of hearing loss that occurs due to problems in transferring sound waves from the outer ear to the inner ear.

Auditory Nervous System

The part of the nervous system responsible for hearing; it includes both the peripheral components, like the ear, and the central components, like the brain's auditory pathways.

Stimuli

External factors or changes in the environment that elicit physical or behavioral responses from organisms.

Parent

describes a caregiver of a child, who may be a biological, adoptive, step, or foster figure responsible for the child's upbringing.