Which method of entering the global marketplace involves active ownership of a foreign company and faces the greatest potential risk?

Correct answer: Direct foreign investment.

Explanation

This question requires students to compare different market entry strategies and identify the one with the highest associated risk.

Other questions

Question 1

What is the primary focus of having a 'global vision' in business, as described in section 3.1?

Question 2

What was the total U.S. trade deficit in 2016, according to section 3.1?

Question 3

What is the key difference between balance of trade and balance of payments as explained in section 3.1?

Question 4

According to the principle of comparative advantage discussed in section 3.2, what should a country do?

Question 5

What is the definition of outsourcing as provided in section 3.2?

Question 6

Which of the following is listed in section 3.3 as a 'nontariff barrier' to trade?

Question 7

What is the practice of 'dumping' in international trade, according to section 3.4?

Question 8

What was the primary achievement of the Uruguay Round of trade negotiations, as mentioned in section 3.4?

Question 9

What is the primary role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in fostering global trade, according to section 3.4?

Question 10

What does the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), ratified in 1993, encompass?

Question 11

According to section 3.5, the European Union's single market is credited with creating how many new jobs and generating how much new wealth?

Question 12

What is defined as the 'least complicated and least risky' way for a company to enter the global market, according to section 3.6?

Question 13

What is countertrade, as described in section 3.6?

Question 14

What is the difference between expropriation and confiscation in a hostile political climate, as explained in section 3.7?

Question 15

What is the definition of a multinational corporation according to section 3.8?

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT listed as an advantage of multinational corporations in section 3.8?

Question 17

Which two countries are highlighted in section 3.9 as emerging economic powerhouses that are impacting global business?

Question 18

What is a key difference in how China's and India's economic growth have been driven, according to section 3.9?

Question 19

How is a trade deficit defined in section 3.1?

Question 20

What is the principle of absolute advantage, as explained in section 3.2?

Question 21

What is a primary argument against the use of tariffs, according to section 3.3?

Question 22

What is the purpose of an embargo as a nontariff barrier?

Question 23

What is the purpose of the World Bank, as described in section 3.4?

Question 24

A 'preferential tariff' is best described as which of the following?

Question 25

In the context of entering the global marketplace, what is 'licensing'?

Question 26

What is the primary advantage of contract manufacturing as a global market entry strategy?

Question 28

According to section 3.7, what is 'nationalism' in the context of international business?

Question 29

What is the basic purpose of infrastructure in relation to a country's economic development?

Question 30

What fundamental reason for the growth in world trade is identified in section 3.9 under 'Market Expansion'?

Question 31

According to section 3.1, what was the approximate U.S. balance of payments deficit in 2016?

Question 32

What is the effect of a currency 'devaluation' on a nation's exports?

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT listed as a benefit of globalization in section 3.2?

Question 34

What is the primary function of the World Trade Organization (WTO)?

Question 35

The Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA), passed in 2005, includes the United States and which other group of countries?

Question 36

In a franchising agreement, what is the role of the 'licensee'?

Question 37

What is a primary advantage of a joint venture for entering a global market?

Question 38

How much of all international trade involves countertrade, according to the U.S. Commerce Department estimate in section 3.6?

Question 39

Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural difference that can be a barrier to international trade, as mentioned in section 3.7?

Question 40

According to section 3.8, the sales of which two multinational corporations are larger than the GDP of all but a few nations?

Question 41

What is a key trend in 'Resource Acquisition' for companies going global, as described in section 3.9?

Question 42

Since 1950, what has been the typical state of the U.S. balance of payments, according to section 3.1?

Question 43

According to section 3.2, approximately how many U.S. jobs were outsourced in 2015?

Question 44

What is the goal of buy-national regulations?

Question 45

What is a 'free-trade zone' as defined in section 3.5?

Question 46

What significant fine did the European Union levy against Google for its antitrust behavior, as mentioned in section 3.5?

Question 47

Which statement best reflects the change in U.S.-Mexican trade since NAFTA came into effect?

Question 48

What is a primary negative consequence of global trade that people fear, according to section 3.2?

Question 49

What is the primary characteristic of Mercosur, as described in section 3.5?

Question 50

About what percentage of U.S. manufactured exports are shipped by the 250 largest companies?