Exam 8: Organization Structure and Control Systems

To be effective,an organizational structure should ________.

Which of the following is true with regard to indirect coordinating mechanisms?

The MIS adequacy in foreign affiliates is a sticky problem for headquarters managers in their attempt to maintain efficient coordination of activities and consolidation of results.

Why is it difficult for managers to evaluate and compare performance across subsidiaries? How can managers overcome these difficulties?

Historically,a firm reorganizes as it internationalizes to ________.

List the typical ways in which firms organize their international activities.

Which of the following refers to a financial variable in MNC reports that complicates financial statements and performance evaluations?

The degree to which headquarters' practices and goals are transferable most likely depends on whether ________.

The noncomparability of performance data across countries ________.

By transitioning to formats such as interorganizational networks,companies are abandoning traditional structures and switching to more rigid organizational structures.

In which of the following is a firm's foreign operations integrated into the activities and responsibilities of each department to gain operative specialization and economies of scale?

To address the globalization-localization dilemma,firms that have evolved through the multinational form and the global company seek the advantages of ________ in the pursuit of transnational capability.

________ refers to an organization running its operations and opening subsidiaries worldwide right from the beginning.

Which of the following is true of Ueno and Sekaran's study of Japanese and U.S.firms with regard to monitoring and reporting systems?

Two major variables in choosing the structure and design of an organization are the opportunities and need for differentiation and integration.

According to the ________ model,as the company becomes larger,more complex,and more sophisticated in its approach to world markets,it may evolve into a transnational corporation.

A strategic business unit (SBU)is a self-contained business with its own functional departments and accounting systems.

At persistent signs of ineffective work,a company should ________.

Why are global companies increasingly abandoning rigid structures? How are they adapting to the changing global environment?

Global functional structures are primarily used by large firms with highly decentralized systems.