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International Management

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






2. 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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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...






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






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






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






15. 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.






16. MNCs may use ____________ to evaluate political risk






17. 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...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Social needs are...






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






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






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






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






34. 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?






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






41. Not a quality needed to be a servant leader






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






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






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






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






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






47. When market liberalization is delayed...






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






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






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







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