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International Management

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






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






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






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






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






6. Social needs are...






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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?






13. 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






14. Work-motivation theories can be broken down into two general categories which are...






15. A structural arrangement in which domestic divisions are given worldwide responsibility for product groups is referred to as a...






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






18. The theory that focuses on how individuals go about setting goals and responding to them and the overall impact of this process on motivation is...






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






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






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






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






23. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






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






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






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






27. According to this theory - a great deal of creative potential basically goes untapped and if these abilities can be tapped - workers will provide much higher quantity and quality of output.






28. When market liberalization is delayed...






29. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






30. These leaders are visionary agents with a sense of mission - who are capable of motivating their followers to accept new goals and new ways of doing things.






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






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






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






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






35. MNCs may use ____________ to evaluate political risk






36. As a general statement - most evidence indicates that European managers tend to use this approach to leadership.






37. The two-factor theory of motivation holds that two sets of factors influence job satisfaction. These are...






38. The seizure of businesses by a host country with little - if any - compensation to the owners is referred to as...






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






40. 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.






41. This is an agreement in which two or more partners own and control an overseas business.






42. The return to one's home country from an overseas management assignment is referred to as...






43. This strategy is appropriate when the need for national responsiveness is low and the need for globalization integration is high.






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






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






46. The output control in which profit responsibility is shared with product and geographic units is characteristic of a...






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






48. An organizational strategy and the accompanying techniques that result in the delivery of high-quality products or services to customers is referred to as...






49. A legal system that requires workers and their managers to discuss major decisions is referred to as....






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







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