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International Management

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






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






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






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






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






6. Not a quality needed to be a servant leader






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






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






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






10. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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...






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






18. MNCs utilize Export maximums for generating...






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






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






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






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






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






24. Positive organizational scholarship does not include...






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






26. Social needs are...






27. 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.






28. 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






29. 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...






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






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






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






33. 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...






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






50. When market liberalization is delayed...







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