Question 1

What is cultural control? Why is it the favored control mechanism for transnational-network structures?

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Answers will vary but should reflect stu

Question 2

All of the following statements are true about product structures EXCEPT

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A)  The product structure is the most efficient of all structures. 
B)  Product organizations must still perform some functional tasks of a business. 
C)  The structure builds a department or subunit around a product . 
D)  Managers choose product structures when they believe that a product or a group of products is sufficiently unique to require focused efforts on one type of product or service. 
A)  The product structure is the most efficient of all structures. 
B)  Product organizations must still perform some functional tasks of a business. 
C)  The structure builds a department or subunit around a product . 
D)  Managers choose product structures when they believe that a product or a group of products is sufficiently unique to require focused efforts on one type of product or service.

Question 3

Compare and contrast bureaucratic control with output control.

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Question 4

All of the following are TRUE about product structures EXCEPT

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A)  Product structure organizations must still perform functional tasks of a business. 
B)  In product structures,functional areas are concentrated in separate subunits. 
C)  Product structures are required when products or service are sufficiently unique to require different functional support. 
D)  All of the above are true. 
A)  Product structure organizations must still perform functional tasks of a business. 
B)  In product structures,functional areas are concentrated in separate subunits. 
C)  Product structures are required when products or service are sufficiently unique to require different functional support. 
D)  All of the above are true.

Question 5

Organizations that are designed with mixtures of structures that are the best to implement their strategies are

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A)  Product structures. 
B)  Geographic structures. 
C)  Hybrid structures. 
D)  Functional structures. 
A)  Product structures. 
B)  Geographic structures. 
C)  Hybrid structures. 
D)  Functional structures.

Question 6

__________ help link the organization vertically,up and down the organizational hierarchy.

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A)  Coordination systems 
B)  Dispersed subunits 
C)  Control systems 
D)  Subunits 
A)  Coordination systems 
B)  Dispersed subunits 
C)  Control systems 
D)  Subunits

Question 7

The manner in which organizations structure subunits and use coordination and control mechanisms to achieve their strategic goals is the

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A)  Organizational structure. 
B)  Organizational culture. 
C)  Degree of formalization. 
D)  Organizational design. 
A)  Organizational structure. 
B)  Organizational culture. 
C)  Degree of formalization. 
D)  Organizational design.

Question 8

The structure adopted by companies in the early stage of internationalization is usually

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A)  Replica. 
B)  Network. 
C)  Export department. 
D)  Transnational subsidiary. 
A)  Replica. 
B)  Network. 
C)  Export department. 
D)  Transnational subsidiary.

Question 9

One of the major reasons why companies choose a functional structure is because

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A)  It allows adapting products to country tastes. 
B)  It enables responding to the needs of different types of customers. 
C)  It helps balance the strategy with the organization design. 
D)  It helps achieve efficiency. 
A)  It allows adapting products to country tastes. 
B)  It enables responding to the needs of different types of customers. 
C)  It helps balance the strategy with the organization design. 
D)  It helps achieve efficiency.

Question 10

What are some advantages of a worldwide product structure over a worldwide geographic structure? What type of company would most likely choose each type?

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Question 11

The worldwide geographic structure is usually considered best to implement a _____ strategy.

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A)  Multidomestic or regional 
B)  Transnational 
C)  International 
D)  Indirect exporting 
A)  Multidomestic or regional 
B)  Transnational 
C)  International 
D)  Indirect exporting

Question 12

All of the following statements are true about the functional structure EXCEPT

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A)  In the functional structure,departments perform separate business functions such as marketing or manufacturing. 
B)  The functional structure is the simplest of organizations. 
C)  In small organizations,the functional structure is the least efficient of all structures. 
D)  Because functional subunits are separated from each other,coordination among the units can be difficult. 
A)  In the functional structure,departments perform separate business functions such as marketing or manufacturing. 
B)  The functional structure is the simplest of organizations. 
C)  In small organizations,the functional structure is the least efficient of all structures. 
D)  Because functional subunits are separated from each other,coordination among the units can be difficult.

Question 13

Which of the following are considered to be the structural building blocks for running a multinational?

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A)  International division 
B)  Metanational 
C)  Mini replica 
D)  Foreign subsidiaries 
A)  International division 
B)  Metanational 
C)  Mini replica 
D)  Foreign subsidiaries

Question 14

Which of the following structures best support strategies that emphasize global products and rationalization?

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A)  The functional structure 
B)  The matrix structure 
C)  The geographic structure 
D)  The product structure 
A)  The functional structure 
B)  The matrix structure 
C)  The geographic structure 
D)  The product structure

Question 15

Which of the following control systems uses the organizational culture to control behaviors and attitudes of employees?

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A)  Cultural control systems 
B)  Decision-making control systems 
C)  Bureaucratic control systems 
D)  Output control systems 
A)  Cultural control systems 
B)  Decision-making control systems 
C)  Bureaucratic control systems 
D)  Output control systems

Question 16

Output control systems

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A)  Focus on managing behaviors,not outcomes,within the organization. 
B)  Represent the level in the organizational hierarchy where managers have the authority to make decisions. 
C)  Assess the performance of a unit based on results,not on the processes used to achieve those results. 
D)  Use the organizational culture to control the output and attitudes of employees. 
A)  Focus on managing behaviors,not outcomes,within the organization. 
B)  Represent the level in the organizational hierarchy where managers have the authority to make decisions. 
C)  Assess the performance of a unit based on results,not on the processes used to achieve those results. 
D)  Use the organizational culture to control the output and attitudes of employees.

Question 17

Which of the following control systems focuses on managing behaviors of employees rather than outcomes?

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A)  Bureaucratic control systems 
B)  Budgets and standard operating procedures 
C)  Cultural control systems 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Bureaucratic control systems 
B)  Budgets and standard operating procedures 
C)  Cultural control systems 
D)  None of the above

Question 18

Knowledge that usually resides within employees and is dependent on the organization's culture and context is

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A)  Explicit knowledge. 
B)  Knowledge management. 
C)  Tacit knowledge. 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Explicit knowledge. 
B)  Knowledge management. 
C)  Tacit knowledge. 
D)  None of the above

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT one of the questions asked when designing an organization?

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A)  How should work be divided among the organization's subunits? 
B)  How should the work be coordinated among the various subunits? 
C)  How should the work of the various subunits be controlled? 
D)  How many subunits should the multinational have? 
A)  How should work be divided among the organization's subunits? 
B)  How should the work be coordinated among the various subunits? 
C)  How should the work of the various subunits be controlled? 
D)  How many subunits should the multinational have?

Question 20

Subunits of a multinational company located in other countries than the parent company's headquarters is known as

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A)  Functional divisions. 
B)  Foreign functional divisions. 
C)  Foreign subsidiaries. 
D)  International minireplica. 
A)  Functional divisions. 
B)  Foreign functional divisions. 
C)  Foreign subsidiaries. 
D)  International minireplica.

What is cultural control? Why is it the favored control mechanism for transnational-network structures?

All of the following statements are true about product structures EXCEPT

Compare and contrast bureaucratic control with output control.

All of the following are TRUE about product structures EXCEPT

Organizations that are designed with mixtures of structures that are the best to implement their strategies are

__________ help link the organization vertically,up and down the organizational hierarchy.

The manner in which organizations structure subunits and use coordination and control mechanisms to achieve their strategic goals is the

The structure adopted by companies in the early stage of internationalization is usually

One of the major reasons why companies choose a functional structure is because

What are some advantages of a worldwide product structure over a worldwide geographic structure? What type of company would most likely choose each type?

The worldwide geographic structure is usually considered best to implement a _____ strategy.

All of the following statements are true about the functional structure EXCEPT

Which of the following are considered to be the structural building blocks for running a multinational?

Which of the following structures best support strategies that emphasize global products and rationalization?

Which of the following control systems uses the organizational culture to control behaviors and attitudes of employees?

Output control systems

Which of the following control systems focuses on managing behaviors of employees rather than outcomes?

Knowledge that usually resides within employees and is dependent on the organization's culture and context is

Which of the following is NOT one of the questions asked when designing an organization?

Subunits of a multinational company located in other countries than the parent company's headquarters is known as

Multinational Management in a Changing World

Culture and Multinational Management

The Institutional Context of Multinational Management

Managing Ethical and Social Responsibility Challenges in Multinational Companies

Strategic Management in the Multinational Company: Content and Formulation

Multinational and Entry-Mode Strategies: Content and Formulation

Small Businesses and International Entrepreneurship:

International Strategic Alliances: Management and Design

Multinational E-Commerce: Strategies and Structures

International Human Resource Management

Hrm in the Local Context: Knowing When and How to Adapt

International Negotiation and Cross-Cultural Communication

Motivation in Multinational Companies

Leadership and Management Behavior in Multinational Companies

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Exam 8: Organizational Design for Multinational Companies

What is cultural control? Why is it the favored control mechanism for transnational-network structures?

All of the following statements are true about product structures EXCEPT

Compare and contrast bureaucratic control with output control.

All of the following are TRUE about product structures EXCEPT

Organizations that are designed with mixtures of structures that are the best to implement their strategies are

__________ help link the organization vertically,up and down the organizational hierarchy.

The manner in which organizations structure subunits and use coordination and control mechanisms to achieve their strategic goals is the

The structure adopted by companies in the early stage of internationalization is usually

One of the major reasons why companies choose a functional structure is because

What are some advantages of a worldwide product structure over a worldwide geographic structure? What type of company would most likely choose each type?

The worldwide geographic structure is usually considered best to implement a _____ strategy.

All of the following statements are true about the functional structure EXCEPT

Which of the following are considered to be the structural building blocks for running a multinational?

Which of the following structures best support strategies that emphasize global products and rationalization?

Which of the following control systems uses the organizational culture to control behaviors and attitudes of employees?

Output control systems

Which of the following control systems focuses on managing behaviors of employees rather than outcomes?

Knowledge that usually resides within employees and is dependent on the organization's culture and context is

Which of the following is NOT one of the questions asked when designing an organization?

Subunits of a multinational company located in other countries than the parent company's headquarters is known as

Multinational Management in a Changing World

Culture and Multinational Management

The Institutional Context of Multinational Management

Managing Ethical and Social Responsibility Challenges in Multinational Companies

Strategic Management in the Multinational Company: Content and Formulation

Multinational and Entry-Mode Strategies: Content and Formulation

Small Businesses and International Entrepreneurship:

International Strategic Alliances: Management and Design

Multinational E-Commerce: Strategies and Structures

International Human Resource Management

Hrm in the Local Context: Knowing When and How to Adapt

International Negotiation and Cross-Cultural Communication

Motivation in Multinational Companies

Leadership and Management Behavior in Multinational Companies

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