Exam 11: Coordination, implementation, and Control

The concentrating of control and strategic decision making at headquarters is referred to as:

International divisions best serve firms with few products that do not vary significantly in terms of their environmental sensitivity and with international sales and profits that are still quite insignificant compared with those of the domestic divisions.

A(n)________ is a highly competent firm located in a strategically critical market.

The country role of ________ may exist in smaller,less-established markets in which corporate commitment to market development is less.

An organizational structure in which product divisions are responsible for all manufacturing and marketing is called a________ structure.

Intranets lead to increased productivity because there is no longer a time lag between an idea and the information needed to assess and implement it.

Describe the four different roles for country organizations.

Philips focused its marketing efforts in the North American market on less-expensive items instead of the up-market products that have made the company's reputation worldwide.This is an example of the best practices approach.

________ refers to a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication.

An implementor is a country organization with a distinctive competence,such as product development.

The matrix structure,with its inherent complexity,may decrease the reaction time of a company---a potential advantage when competitive conditions require quick responses.

A process that integrates a company's information assets into a single accessible system using Internet-based technologies such as e-mail,news groups,and the World Wide Web is called a(n)________.

The more the firm becomes involved in foreign markets,the less quickly the export department structure will become obsolete.

In today's environment,the global business entity can be successful only if it is able to transmit ________and ________ in real time.

A(n)________ is defined as an organizational unit that incorporates a set of capabilities that have been identified as an important source of value creation with the explicit intention that these capabilities be leveraged by and/or disseminated by other parts of the firm.

Which of the following is NOT a type of global organizational structure?

________ refers to an individual,group,division,unit,organization,or community,which are willing and able to think globally and act locally.

Define and describe the six basic types of global structures available.

At Levi Strauss & Co.,employees from various locations around the world can join an electronic discussion group,watch the latest Levi's commercials,or comment on the latest business programs or plans.These employees are using a(n)________.

The ________ is a situation that arises when an international marketer has a low-competence subsidiary-or none at all-in a highly strategic market.