Exam 15: Managing Global Systems

You are working for a global electronic parts manufacturing company with divisions in Taiwan,Malaysia,Australia,and Germany,that has embarked on developing a global enterprise system.To ensure that overseas divisions comply with the new system,they are considering a cooptation strategy in which they will permit each country unit the opportunity to develop one transnational application first in its home territory,and then throughout the world.What are the benefits and drawbacks to this approach? Are there any other solutions for the company's cooptation strategy?

Global business drivers can be divided into two groups: general cultural factors and specific business factors.

In terms of global business strategy and structure,a multinational company will use a policy of:

Which of the following statements about connectivity in relation to global systems is not true?

Internet-based VPNs provide the same level of quick and predictable response as private networks.

In international companies,English has become a kind of standard business language.

Transnational centers of excellence do all of the following except:

Which of the following methods of encouraging local users to support global systems should be avoided as much as possible?

While private networks have guaranteed service levels and better security than the Internet,the Internet is the primary foundation for global corporate networks when lower security and service levels are acceptable.

A company that controls finances in the home country and decentralizes production,sales,and marketing operations to other countries is using a ________ strategy.

Which of the following statements about transnational firms is not true?

Most large companies with overseas operations have inherited:

In a multinational strategy,financial management is centralized while production and sales are decentralized.

Which of the following statements about networked systems is not true?

Particularism is a concept based on accepting a shared global culture and the penetration of domestic markets by foreign goods and services.

Which of the following is an emerging pattern of system configuration for multinational companies?

Which of the following is not an important technology issue to consider when developing an international information system?

Which of the following industries is most affected by globalization?

Which of the following statements about transborder data flow is not true?

Final assembly of Apple's iPhone occurs in which of the following locations?