Chapter 17: Governing and Managing International and Global Organizations

Test Bank

Multiple Choice

1. The end of the ______ removed political barriers to nonprofit organizations, which had been viewed as threats by repressive governments.

A. Cold War

B. Korean War

C. World War II

D. Vietnam War

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Chapter Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. The establishment of ______ areas in the 1990s led to greater economic integration across national boundaries.

A. socialist

B. free trade

C. nonprofit

D. democratic

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Chapter Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Which type of international organization has government members, but maintains an independent status as well?

A. dual

B. private sector

C. nongovernmental

D. transnational hybrid

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Chapter Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. Although the term has different meanings in different parts of the world, what we call a nonprofit in the United States is elsewhere referred to as a ______ organization.

A. charitable

B. transnational

C. nongovernmental

D. government-operated

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. Some scholars refer to the collection of organizations that reside between government and the private sector as the ______ sector.

A. hybrid

B. global

C. public

D. civil society

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. What term is used to identify organizations that place decision-making in the hands of individuals from multiple countries?

A. global

B. diverse

C. worldwide

D. multinational

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. American national nonprofits are largely ______.

A. global

B. subsidized

C. multiplied

D. national

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. Which type of organization has programs in other countries, but maintains a focus on its home country?

A. global

B. nonprofit

C. international

D. autonomous

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. What type of international nongovernmental organization (INGO) promotes a cause on a multinational basis?

A. global

B. advocacy

C. operational

D. cause-related

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

10. According to Johns Hopkins research, the largest number of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) provide ______.

A. food

B. books

C. services

D. medicines

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

11. What type of international nongovernmental organization’s (INGO) primary purpose is to design and implement economic development projects?

A. advocacy

B. operational

C. development

D. implementation

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

12. Which organization announced 17 Sustainable Development Goals for 2030?

A. United Nations

B. U.S. State Department

C. Australian government

D. Canadian border patrol

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

13. According to Koenig, at which stage of evolution do international organizations evolve?

A. 1st

B. 2nd

C. 3rd

D. 4th

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

14. What are the funds immigrants send directly to their home countries called?

A. remittances

B. transmittals

C. gifts-in-kind

D. fatherland payments

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Giving

Difficulty Level: Easy

15. What is the largest foundation located in the United States?

A. Ford Foundation

B. J. Paul Getty Trust

C. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

D. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Giving

Difficulty Level: Easy

16. Global fund-raising requires a presence of ______.

A. volunteers

B. surplus wealth

C. health organizations

D. agricultural products

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Global Fundraising

Difficulty Level: Easy

17. Incentives for philanthropy in the United States have become less attractive as a result of the ______.

A. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

A. Financial Choice Act of 2017

C. Global Food Security Act of 2016

D. Edward Kennedy Serve America Act of 2009

Learning Objective 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Global Fundraising

Difficulty Level: Easy

18. The ______ has greatly increased the ability of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to reach potential donors.

A. Internet

B. World Bank

C. United Nations

D. World Trade Organization

Learning Objective 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Global Fundraising

Difficulty Level: Easy

19. According to Thomas, what is the most important regional difference that nongovernmental organization (NGO) managers must accommodate?

A. politics

B. religions

C. legal systems

D. external environments

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Nonprofit Governance and Management

Difficulty Level: Easy

20. A current trend for nongovernmental organizations is that regional chapters are seeking ______.

A. consolidation

B. greater autonomy

C. budget-trimming measures

D. decentralized power structures

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Nonprofit Governance and Management

Difficulty Level: Easy

21. According to Koenig, the larger an organization’s international presence is, the more ______ it should be when looking at options for its operations.

A. rigid

B. flexible

C. focused

D. tolerant

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Structuring International NGOs

Difficulty Level: Easy

22. The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy reported American philanthropy directed to internal programs totaled ______ billion in 2016.

A. $10

B. $14

C. $16

D. $22

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Giving

Difficulty Level: Easy

23. Until recently, China required fund-raising organizations to ______.

A. pay taxes

B. hire government workers

C. obtain a government sponsor

D. pay interest on financial gifts

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Giving

Difficulty Level: Easy

24. Which foreign country has successfully used face-to-face street solicitations for fund-raising?

A. China

B. Japan

C. Ethiopia

D. Australia

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Global Fundraising

Difficulty Level: Easy

25. GlobalGiving’s headquarters is located in ______,

A. Japan

B. Mexico

C. Great Britain

D. the United States

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Global Fundraising

Difficulty Level: Easy

26. According to Cagney and Ross, which country has had great success in achieving large mass attendance at fund-raising events?

A. Mexico

B. Ethiopia

C. Germany

D. Argentina

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Global Fundraising

Difficulty Level: Easy

27. According to Thomas, which three cultural characteristics are manifestations of a nation’s culture?

A. rituals, religions, history

B. economic, legal, political

C. norms, boundaries, familial

D. languages, traditions, and values

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Managing Across Cultures

Difficulty Level: Easy

28. Who developed the International Classification of Nonprofit Organizations index?

A. World Bank

B. Johns Hopkins

C. Wise Giving Alliance

D. Rockefeller Foundation

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Chapter Summary

Difficulty Level: Easy

29. International philanthropy flowing from Western Europe has ______ in recent years.

A. grown rapidly

B. greatly decreased

C. increased slightly

D. remained stagnant

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Chapter Summary

Difficulty Level: Easy

True/False

1. The U.S. nonprofit sector is the largest in the world.

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Chapter Introduction

Difficulty Level: Easy

2. The term used to define nonprofit organizations in other parts of the world is “nongovernmental organizations.”

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

3. Greenpeace is an example of an international nongovernmental organization (INGO).

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

4. An international organization is governed within and maintains a focus on its home country.

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

5. A global organization may place decision-making in the hands of individuals from multiple countries.

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

6. International philanthropy allows many tax incentives for charitable giving.

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Philanthropy and Fundraising

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. A common obstacle in international fund-raising is cultural differences.

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Philanthropy and Fundraising

Difficulty Level: Easy

8. In international governance, a disadvantage of holding open elections is that they limit the size of the board of directors.

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Governing International and Global Organizations

Difficulty Level: Medium

9. A challenge for international organizations is managing the relationships between national offices and chapters.

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Structuring International NGOs

Difficulty Level: Easy

Short Answer

1. Explain why international nongovernmental organizations are sometimes said to be transnational.

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Medium

2. Examine Koenig’s continuum of nonprofit evolution and provide an example of an organization at each stage.

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Medium

3. Investigate the research efforts of the Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project.

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Hard

4. Determine how the World Bank categorizes international nongovernmental organizations (INGOs).

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Hard

5. Identify obstacles fund-raising and philanthropy face in many nations.

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: International Philanthropy and Fundraising

Difficulty Level: Hard

6. Identify examples of highly successful U.S.-style fund-raising campaigns conducted in foreign countries.

Learning Objective: 17-2: Summarize trends in international philanthropy and fundraising.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: International Philanthropy and Fundraising

Difficulty Level: Easy

7. Explain the most common approach for governing international and global organizations as described by Koenig.

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Governing International and Global Organizations

Difficulty Level: Medium

8. Identify the types of skills managers international organizations need to successfully accomplish their missions.

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location: Governing International and Global Organizations

Difficulty Level: Easy

9. Diagram a model for managing a global nongovernmental organization.

Learning Objective: 17-4: Identify unique considerations in managing international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Governing International and Global Organizations

Difficulty Level: Hard

10. Research the United Nations Association’s Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 and prepare a list identifying how you would prioritize the goals.

Learning Objective: 17-1: Define various types of international organizations.

Cognitive Domain: Analysis

Answer Location: Definitions and Scope of International Organizations

Difficulty Level: Hard