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International Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. As far as __________ are concerned - European firms are as centralized than American firms






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






3. 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.






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






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






6. 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...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. When market liberalization is delayed...






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






22. 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...






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






24. Not a quality needed to be a servant leader






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






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






27. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






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






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






30. Social needs are...






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






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






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






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






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






37. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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