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International Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. As far as __________ are concerned - European firms are as centralized than American firms






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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?






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






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






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






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






10. 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...






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






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






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






14. 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...






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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...






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






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






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






26. Social needs are...






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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






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






46. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






47. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






48. When market liberalization is delayed...






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






50. 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.