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International Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A multinational structural arrangement that combines elements of function - product and geographic designs - while relying on a network arrangement to link worldwide subsidiaries is referred to as a...






2. These leaders expect everyone to work hard; in turn - the employees will be guaranteed employment and given security benefits such as medical and retirement programs.






3. In a ____ investment - the goods or services produced are NOT similar to those produced at home.






4. The theory behind_____ is quite simple. The MNC works to maintain a stronger bargaining power position than that of the host country.






5. A structural arrangement that handles all international operations out of a division created for this purpose is referred to as a...






6. In work motivation - factors internally controlled - such as responsibility - achievement and the work itself are referred to as...






7. The objectives of the foreign operation and the ___________ are similar






8. Salary under Herzberg's theory is...






9. MNCs may use ____________ to evaluate political risk






10. Which of the following leaders takes action or intervenes in situations only when standards are NOT met?






11. As an organizational characteristic - _____ is the assigning of individuals to specific - well-defined tasks.






12. Kaizen is a Japanese term that means...






13. Controls that use reports and other written forms of communication to control operations are...






14. The process of providing goods and services in accord with a plan of action is...






15. _______ investments involve the production of goods or services that are the same as those produced at home.






16. Most research in international human resource management has been _____ - because these theories examine motivation in more general terms and are more useful in creating a composite picture of employee motivation in a particular country or region.






17. Price controls - financing restrictions - export commitments - taxes and local-sourcing requirements are examples of...






18. ________ are designed to tap specialized expertise or other resources in the company's worldwide subsidiaries.






19. One of the most important foci in _____ is the market and includes the role of all potential competitors and the relationships surrounding those competitors - such as affiliation with one another or the connection between the company and its custome






20. A global functional division structure is used primarily by...






21. These agreements typically require payment of a fee upfront and then a percentage of the revenues.






22. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






23. An individual from a host-country or a third-country national who is assigned to work in the home country is a...






24. The external control process differs from the internal control in that the external control...






25. The adjustment model of the selection procedure for international assignments would include...






26. A key success factor is a factor that is necessary for a firm to compete effectively in a...






27. Over the past decade political risk has become...






28. As far as __________ are concerned - European firms are as centralized than American firms






29. Although a number of approaches to decision-making are used around the world - the overall trend currently is toward...






30. When market liberalization is delayed...






31. Training programs are useful in preparing people for overseas assignments for many reasons. These reasons can be put into two general categories which are...






32. When the need for national responsiveness is low and the need for global integration is also low - which of the following strategies would be appropriate?






33. In general - some evidence suggests that testing is...






34. Typically - MNCs utilizing this approach to strategic planning use a country-centered or multi-domestic strategy.






35. These MNCs do all of their training at their headquarters.






36. In recent years_______ risk analysis has become of increasing concern to MNCs because of the growing number of countries that are finding their economies in trouble as in Southeast Asia or even worse - unable to make the transition to a market-drive






37. ______ risk issues often take forms such as industry regulation - taxes on specific types of business activity and various restrictive local laws.






38. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






39. Expatriate salaries typically are set according to the base pay of...






40. This certification is becoming a necessary prerequisite to doing business in the EU and also is increasingly used as a screening criterion for bidding on contracts or getting business in the United States and other parts of the world.






41. _____________ do not encourage the use of centralized decision-making






42. Which type of leadership is popular in many technologically advanced countries?






43. _____ are local managers who are hired by the MNC.






44. According to Bass - the most effective leaders were characterized by four interrelated factors. These are...






45. William Ouchi's theory of leadership - which combines Japanese and U.S. assumptions and approaches to leader behavior is referred to as...






46. A structure under which global operations are organized on a geographic rather than a product basis is referred to as a...






47. MNCs attempt to manage political risk through a quantification process - to derive an overall rating of the degree of political risk in a given jurisdiction. However they can't quite quantify...






48. Which of the following MNCs places local nationals in key positions and allows these managers to appoint and develop their own people?






49. The top-ranking goal for professional technical personnel from various countries is...






50. The first assumption about the motivation process is that it is...