Question 1

What are the main forces that drive MNEs such as Nokia, the mobile communications company, to innovate and learn on a global scale?

Accepted Answer

A)   Economic and political forces.
B)   Political and social forces.
C)   Social and informational forces.
D)   Technological and informational forces. D

Question 2

A transnational industry is characterized by _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   low national responsiveness and low global integration
B)   low national responsiveness and high global integration
C)   high national responsiveness and low global integration
D)   high national responsiveness and high global integration D

Question 3

Global integration and coordination forces encountered by MNEs include economies of scale, government demands, and the expanding spiral of globalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The three conflicting environmental forces that MNEs encounter are cross-border integration and coordination, national differentiation and responsiveness, and worldwide innovation and learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A transnational industry is characterized by moderate national responsiveness and moderate global integration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the emerging international environment, most industries can be categorized as multinational, global or international.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Local responsiveness forces encountered by MNEs include cultural differences, government demands and economies of scope.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

MNEs from emerging markets seem to be more poorly equipped to compete in other emerging markets when compared to their counterparts from developed markets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The pressures that drive book publishers such as McGraw-Hill to integrate and coordinate their activities across national boundaries are primarily _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Economic
B)   political
C)   social
D)   organizational

Question 10

Philips, a multinational electronics corporation based in the Netherlands and diversified in the consumer electronics, domestic appliance, lighting, medical systems and medical technology industries would encounter the following forces of local responsiveness:

Accepted Answer

A)   Cultural differences, government demands, and economies of scope
B)   Cultural differences, government demands and factor costs
C)   Cultural differences, government demands, and local competitors
D)   Cultural differences, government demands, and increasingly liberalized trade environments

Question 11

A multinational industry is characterized by ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   low national responsiveness and low global integration
B)   low national responsiveness and high global integration
C)   high national responsiveness and low global integration
D)   high national responsiveness and high global integration

Question 12

Worldwide innovation and learning forces that are encountered by MNEs are driven by factor costs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A firm's decision with respect to whether it should adopt a global, multinational or international strategy should be made without any consideration of the industry in which the firm operates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The search for global competitiveness is a major source of conflict between MNEs and host governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Briefly describe the global integration and coordination forces encountered by MNEs.

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Briefly describe the local differentiation and responsiveness forces encountered by Samsung, a multinational electronics and home appliances manufacturer and retailer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly describe the local differentiation and responsiveness...

Question 17

Explain (1) what is meant by 'global chess' and (2) why companies that are adept at playing global chess have an advantage over their competitors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain (1) what is meant by 'global...

Question 18

Apple is a U.S. MNE. Briefly describe three conflicting sets of external demands that its international operations might face.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Apple is a U.S. MNE. Briefly describe...

Question 19

A multinational industry is characterized by low national responsiveness and high global integration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A global industry is characterized by low national responsiveness and high global integration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Understanding the International Context: Responding to Conflicting Environmental Forces

What are the main forces that drive MNEs such as Nokia, the mobile communications company, to innovate and learn on a global scale?

A transnational industry is characterized by _____________.

Global integration and coordination forces encountered by MNEs include economies of scale, government demands, and the expanding spiral of globalization.

The three conflicting environmental forces that MNEs encounter are cross-border integration and coordination, national differentiation and responsiveness, and worldwide innovation and learning.

A transnational industry is characterized by moderate national responsiveness and moderate global integration.

In the emerging international environment, most industries can be categorized as multinational, global or international.

Local responsiveness forces encountered by MNEs include cultural differences, government demands and economies of scope.

MNEs from emerging markets seem to be more poorly equipped to compete in other emerging markets when compared to their counterparts from developed markets.

The pressures that drive book publishers such as McGraw-Hill to integrate and coordinate their activities across national boundaries are primarily _________.

Philips, a multinational electronics corporation based in the Netherlands and diversified in the consumer electronics, domestic appliance, lighting, medical systems and medical technology industries would encounter the following forces of local responsiveness:

A multinational industry is characterized by ____________.

Worldwide innovation and learning forces that are encountered by MNEs are driven by factor costs.

A firm's decision with respect to whether it should adopt a global, multinational or international strategy should be made without any consideration of the industry in which the firm operates.

The search for global competitiveness is a major source of conflict between MNEs and host governments.

Briefly describe the global integration and coordination forces encountered by MNEs.

Briefly describe the local differentiation and responsiveness forces encountered by Samsung, a multinational electronics and home appliances manufacturer and retailer.

Explain (1) what is meant by 'global chess' and (2) why companies that are adept at playing global chess have an advantage over their competitors.

Apple is a U.S. MNE. Briefly describe three conflicting sets of external demands that its international operations might face.

A multinational industry is characterized by low national responsiveness and high global integration.

A global industry is characterized by low national responsiveness and high global integration.