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International Management

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. _______ investments involve the production of goods or services that are the same as those produced at home.






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






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






4. 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...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






16. 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?






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






18. Not a quality needed to be a servant leader






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






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






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






22. MNCs may use ____________ to evaluate political risk






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






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






25. 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...






26. 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






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






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






29. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.