Exam 10: Strategizing, Structuring, and Learningaround the World

Advocates of subsidiary initiatives argue that they may inject a much-needed spirit of entrepreneurship throughout a larger bureaucratic MNE.

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Question 61

Mega Global Corporation has centralized all of its global operations. The firm's manager in Lower Slobovia would like to see more decentralization. Her complaint: "We are the experts on what needs to be done in this country but we have to get approval from people who have no idea as to what is going on here. That makes neither sense nor dollars." Evaluate her statement.

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Question 62

Which of the following is a customer-focused dimension?

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Question 63

The integration-responsiveness framework for dealing with pressures focuses on:

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Question 64

Four strategic choices for MNEs do NOT include:

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Question 65

Institutional factors that affect MNEs include:

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Question 66

The text makes the point that multinational strategy and structure have a reciprocal relationship. What are the three arguments the text makes in support of this statement?

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Question 67

Strategy drives structure: a misfit, such as combining a global strategy with a geographic area structure, may have grave performance consequences.

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Question 68

Subsidiary initiatives are inconsistent with corporate-wide goals.

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Question 69

In a transnational MNE, the role of subsidiaries is to adapt and leverage parent company competencies.

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Question 70

Knowledge management uses "centers of excellence" in which type of MNE?

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Question 71

Customer-focused dimensions cut across all three existing mainstream dimensions.

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Question 72

In knowledge management, when the role of foreign subsidiaries is make differentiated contributions that are integrated in worldwide operations, the MNE is following a:

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Question 73

What are the two sides of external formal institutions, and how do they affect the rules of the game?

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Question 74

Transnational strategy aims to capture "the best of both worlds" by endeavoring to be both cost efficient and locally responsive.

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Question 75

When it comes to the relationship between multinational strategy and structure, it is:

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Question 76

Industrial-products firms tend to adopt geographic area divisions, and consumer-goods companies often rely on global product divisions.

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Question 77

Unique to international competition are the pressures for local responsiveness, which are reflected in:

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Question 78

Duplicating home country-based competencies in foreign countries is known as localization.

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Question 79

When it comes to multinational enterprises, host countries:

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Advocates of subsidiary initiatives argue that they may inject a much-needed spirit of entrepreneurship throughout a larger bureaucratic MNE.

Which of the following is a customer-focused dimension?

The integration-responsiveness framework for dealing with pressures focuses on:

Four strategic choices for MNEs do NOT include:

Institutional factors that affect MNEs include:

The text makes the point that multinational strategy and structure have a reciprocal relationship. What are the three arguments the text makes in support of this statement?

Strategy drives structure: a misfit, such as combining a global strategy with a geographic area structure, may have grave performance consequences.

Subsidiary initiatives are inconsistent with corporate-wide goals.

In a transnational MNE, the role of subsidiaries is to adapt and leverage parent company competencies.

Knowledge management uses "centers of excellence" in which type of MNE?

Customer-focused dimensions cut across all three existing mainstream dimensions.

In knowledge management, when the role of foreign subsidiaries is make differentiated contributions that are integrated in worldwide operations, the MNE is following a:

What are the two sides of external formal institutions, and how do they affect the rules of the game?

Transnational strategy aims to capture "the best of both worlds" by endeavoring to be both cost efficient and locally responsive.

When it comes to the relationship between multinational strategy and structure, it is:

Industrial-products firms tend to adopt geographic area divisions, and consumer-goods companies often rely on global product divisions.

Unique to international competition are the pressures for local responsiveness, which are reflected in:

Duplicating home country-based competencies in foreign countries is known as localization.

When it comes to multinational enterprises, host countries:

Strategizing Around the Globe

Managing Industry Competition

Leveraging Resources and Capabilities

Emphasizing Institutions, Cultures, and Ethics

Growing and Internationalizingthe Entrepreneurial Firm

Entering Foreign Markets

Making Strategic Alliancee and Networks Work

Managing Global Competitive Dynamics

Diversifying, Acquiring, and Restructuring

Governing the Corporation Around the World

Strategizing With Corporate Social Responsibility

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Exam 10: Strategizing, Structuring, and Learningaround the World

Advocates of subsidiary initiatives argue that they may inject a much-needed spirit of entrepreneurship throughout a larger bureaucratic MNE.

Which of the following is a customer-focused dimension?

The integration-responsiveness framework for dealing with pressures focuses on:

Four strategic choices for MNEs do NOT include:

Institutional factors that affect MNEs include:

The text makes the point that multinational strategy and structure have a reciprocal relationship. What are the three arguments the text makes in support of this statement?

Strategy drives structure: a misfit, such as combining a global strategy with a geographic area structure, may have grave performance consequences.

Subsidiary initiatives are inconsistent with corporate-wide goals.

In a transnational MNE, the role of subsidiaries is to adapt and leverage parent company competencies.

Knowledge management uses "centers of excellence" in which type of MNE?

Customer-focused dimensions cut across all three existing mainstream dimensions.

In knowledge management, when the role of foreign subsidiaries is make differentiated contributions that are integrated in worldwide operations, the MNE is following a:

What are the two sides of external formal institutions, and how do they affect the rules of the game?

Transnational strategy aims to capture "the best of both worlds" by endeavoring to be both cost efficient and locally responsive.

When it comes to the relationship between multinational strategy and structure, it is:

Industrial-products firms tend to adopt geographic area divisions, and consumer-goods companies often rely on global product divisions.

Unique to international competition are the pressures for local responsiveness, which are reflected in:

Duplicating home country-based competencies in foreign countries is known as localization.

When it comes to multinational enterprises, host countries:​

Strategizing Around the Globe

Managing Industry Competition

Leveraging Resources and Capabilities

Emphasizing Institutions, Cultures, and Ethics

Growing and Internationalizingthe Entrepreneurial Firm

Entering Foreign Markets

Making Strategic Alliancee and Networks Work

Managing Global Competitive Dynamics

Diversifying, Acquiring, and Restructuring

Governing the Corporation Around the World

Strategizing With Corporate Social Responsibility

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When it comes to multinational enterprises, host countries: