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International Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. The process of providing goods and services in accord with a plan of action is...






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






3. 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.






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






5. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






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






7. 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.






8. 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






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






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






11. Not a quality needed to be a servant leader






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. 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...






27. MNCs may use ____________ to evaluate political risk






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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...






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. When market liberalization is delayed...






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






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






47. 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?






48. 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.






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






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