Which of the Following Is an Example of a Cross-Border

question 67

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a cross-border alliance?

• A) Facebook took over WhatsApp for $19 billion in February 2014.
• B) Hyundai Motor Company plans to open a new manufacturing plant in the Czech Republic.
• C) The insurance company Geico is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
• D) Renault-Nissan sells more than one in ten cars worldwide.
• E) Carrefour, a French grocery chain, established a new wholly-owned venture in Poland.

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Definitions:

Selectively Exaggerated

The deliberate overstatement or amplification of certain aspects while minimizing or ignoring others for specific impacts.

Machismo

A cultural attitude or behavior marked by strong or aggressive masculine pride.

Complex and Distorted

Describes situations or information that are complicated and not presented in a clear, accurate manner.

Ethnocentric Intergroup Attribution

The tendency to attribute positive behaviors and outcomes to one's own group and negative behaviors and outcomes to other groups based on ethnic or cultural biases.