Which of the following is most likely to prove detrimental to democrac

QUESTION

Which of the following is most likely to prove detrimental to democracy and international business?

A. Emergence of increasingly prosperous middle and working classes

B. Development of new information and communication technologies

C. Dominance of a universal civilization which leads to the establishment of a more harmonious world

D. Transformation of nations from centrally planned command economies to market-based economies

E. Emergence of different civilizations, each of which has its own value systems and ideology

ANSWER

E
If Huntington’s views are even partly correct, they have important implications for international business. They suggest many countries may be increasingly difficult places in which to do business, either because they are shot through with violent conflicts or because they are part of a civilization that is in conflict with an enterprise’s home country.