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International Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Work-motivation theories can be broken down into two general categories which are...






2. 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.






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






4. 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...






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






6. 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






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






8. 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...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






29. 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






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






31. When market liberalization is delayed...






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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?






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






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






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






40. Social needs are...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






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