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International Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. 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.






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






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






4. An approach to developing an expatriate compensation package that involves giving the expat a predetermined amount of money and letting the individual make his/her own decisions regarding how to spend it is referred to as the...






5. Not a quality needed to be a servant leader






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






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






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






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






10. 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?






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






17. 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...






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






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






20. 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.






21. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






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






23. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






24. To motivate employees - especially in foreign countries with high individualism companies tend to offer...






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






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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...






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






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






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






41. 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...






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






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






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






45. MNCs may use ____________ to evaluate political risk






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. Social needs are...