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International Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. Which of the following leaders takes action or intervenes in situations only when standards are NOT met?






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






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






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






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






7. 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...






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






9. 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...






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






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






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






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






14. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. When market liberalization is delayed...






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






23. Social needs are...






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






30. 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?






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






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






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






34. 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...






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






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






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






38. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






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






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






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






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






43. MNCs may use ____________ to evaluate political risk






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






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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