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International Management

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






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






3. MNCs may use ____________ to evaluate political risk






4. 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






5. When market liberalization is delayed...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Not a quality needed to be a servant leader






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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?






40. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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...






47. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






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






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






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







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