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International Management

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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. When market liberalization is delayed...






13. 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...






14. MNCs may use ____________ to evaluate political risk






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






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






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






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






27. 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






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






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






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






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






32. 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...






33. Not a quality needed to be a servant leader






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






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






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






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






39. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






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






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






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






43. 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?






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. 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...






49. 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.






50. 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...






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