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International Management

Subject : business-skills
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1. The objectives of the foreign operation and the ___________ are similar






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






15. Social needs are...






16. 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...






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






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






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






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






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






22. 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...






23. 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...






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






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






26. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






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






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






34. When market liberalization is delayed...






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






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






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






38. 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.






39. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






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






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






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






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






44. Not a quality needed to be a servant leader






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






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






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






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






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






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