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Chapter 11 - International Strategies

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Question 1

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International strategies are an example of ________ strategies.
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  • corporate
  • business
  • functional
  • operational

Question 2

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Which one of the following is not a potential source of economies of scope for firms pursuing international strategies?
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  • to develop new core competencies
  • to manage corporate risk
  • to control countertrade
  • to gain access to low-cost factors of production

Question 3

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Different ________ standards can require a firm pursuing international opportunities to change its current products or services to sell them into a nondomestic market.
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  • financial
  • operational
  • fiscal
  • physical

Question 4

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Japanese retail distribution has historically been much more ________ than the system that exists in the United States or Western Europe.
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  • closely held
  • fragmented
  • consolidated
  • open

Question 5

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Embargoes are an example of
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  • quotas.
  • tariffs.
  • nontariff barriers.
  • subsidies.

Question 6

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Countervailing duties are an example of
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  • quotas.
  • nontariff barriers acquisition.
  • tariffs.
  • countertrade.

Question 7

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Variable levies are an example of
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  • quotas.
  • tariffs.
  • nontariff barriers.
  • countertrade.

Question 8

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________ currencies are currencies that are traded, and thus have value, on international money markets.
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  • Soft
  • Variable
  • Operational
  • Hard

Question 9

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The second stage in the product life cycle is the ________ stage.
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  • introduction
  • growth
  • maturity
  • decline

Question 10

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Which one of the following is not a determinant of the ability of a firm to learn from its international operations?
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  • the intent to learn
  • the transparency of business partners
  • receptivity to learning
  • the resources for learning

Question 11

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________ requires a firm to modify or abandon traditional ways of engaging in business.
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  • Unlearning
  • Learning
  • Relearning
  • Absorbing

Question 12

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________ can help firms be successful in addressing the local needs of nondomestic customers, thereby increasing demand for a firm's current products or services.
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  • Globalization
  • Internationalization
  • Target responsiveness
  • Local responsiveness

Question 13

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A ________ strategy exploits all the advantages of both international integration and local responsiveness.
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  • corporate
  • multinational
  • transnational
  • global

Question 14

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Hedging is a way to counter the ________ risks of doing business in foreign markets.
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  • political
  • financial
  • cultural
  • business

Question 15

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Broad changes in the political situation in a foreign country is an example of political risk that affects the international strategies at the ________ level.
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  • macro
  • micro
  • functional
  • cultural

Question 16

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Improvements in the ________ infrastructure of business are one of the important contributors to the growth in the number of firms pursuing international strategies.
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  • pecuniary
  • cultural
  • technological
  • corporate

Question 17

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The ability to develop detailed local knowledge of nondomestic markets may require firms to have management teams with a great deal of ________ experience.
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  • foreign
  • technical
  • corporate
  • functional

Question 18

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Even if direct duplication of a firm's international strategies is ________, ________ might still exist that limit the ability of that strategy to generate sustained competitive advantages.
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  • costly; substitutes
  • inexpensive; substitutes
  • costly; fragmentation
  • inexpensive; fragmentation

Question 19

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A firm implements a(n) ________ strategy when it diversifies its business operations across country boundaries.
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  • functional
  • operational
  • international
  • transnational

Question 20

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Exporting is a form of
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  • intermediate market governance.
  • hierarchical governance.
  • vertical governance.
  • market governance.

Question 21

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Which one of the following is an example of the hierarchical governance option for firms pursuing international strategies?
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  • mergers
  • exporting
  • licensing
  • joint ventures

Question 22

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Acquisitions are an example of the ________ governance option for firms pursuing international strategies.
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  • market
  • hierarchical
  • corporate
  • intermediate market

Question 23

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Strategic alliances fall within the ________ governance option for firms pursuing international strategies.
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  • corporate
  • market
  • intermediate market
  • hierarchical

Question 24

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In a ________, strategic and operational decisions are delegated to divisions/country companies.
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  • transnational structure
  • decentralized federation
  • coordinated federation
  • centralized hub

Question 25

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Which one of the following is not a structural option for firms pursuing international strategies?
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  • corporate federation
  • decentralized federation
  • transnational structure
  • centralized hub

Question 26

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Which one of the following structural options combines a high level of both global integration and local responsiveness?
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  • centralized hub
  • decentralized hub
  • transnational structure
  • coordinated federation

Question 27

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In many ways, the transnational structure is similar to the
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  • coordinated federation.
  • centralized hub.
  • decentralized federation.
  • decentralized hub.

Question 28

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In a coordinated federation structure, shared activities and other cross-divisional/cross-country economies of scope are managed by the
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  • country unit.
  • corporate center.
  • local unit.
  • country manager.

Question 29

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The role of corporate headquarters in a ________ is to constantly scan business operations across different countries for resources and capabilities that might be a source of competitive advantage for other divisions/country companies in the firm.
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  • centralized hub
  • coordinated federation
  • decentralized federation
  • transnational structure

Question 30

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Firms that seek to maximize their local responsiveness will tend to choose a ________ structure
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  • transnational
  • centralized hub
  • decentralized federation
  • coordinated federation

Question 31

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Firms that seek to maximize international integration in their operations will typically opt for ________ structures.
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  • decentralized federation
  • coordinated federation
  • centralized hub
  • transnational

Question 32

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Firms that seek to balance the need for local responsiveness and international integration will typically choose
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  • centralized federations
  • transnational structures
  • decentralized federations
  • matrix structures

Question 33

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Firms that attempt to optimize both local responsiveness and international integration will choose a ________ organizational structure.
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  • centralized hub
  • transnational
  • coordinated federation
  • decentralized federation

Question 34

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Firms that have been successful in adopting the transnational structure include
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  • Sony.
  • Disney.
  • Ford.
  • Nokia.

Question 35

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Toyota is an example of a firm that uses the ________ structure.
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  • centralized hub
  • transnational
  • decentralized federation
  • coordinated federation

Question 36

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General Electric (GE) uses a ________ structure to manage its global operations.
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  • transnational
  • centralized hub
  • decentralized federation
  • coordinated federation

Question 37

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In a ________ structure, corporate staff functions are generally limited to the collection of accounting and other performance information from divisions/country companies and to reporting this aggregate information to appropriate government officials and to the financial markets.
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  • transnational
  • decentralized federation
  • centralized hub
  • coordinated federation

Question 38

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In a ________ structure, operational decisions are delegated to division general managers/country presidents, but broader strategic decisions are made at corporate headquarters.
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  • transnational
  • centralized hub
  • coordinated federation
  • decentralized federation

Question 39

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Firms pursuing an international strategy have ________ basic organizational structural alternatives.
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  • 3
  • 5
  • 4
  • 2

Question 40

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There are relatively few examples of pure ________ in today's economy.
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  • decentralized federations
  • transnational structures
  • centralized hubs
  • coordinated federations

Question 41

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An important economy of scope for Agrestal in pursuing international opportunities is
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  • technology.
  • access to raw materials.
  • organizational learning.
  • synergy.

Question 42

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Agrestal's use of licensing in certain countries is an example of ________ governance organizing option.
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  • market
  • corporate
  • hierarchical
  • intermediate market

Question 43

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When Agrestal (along with other companies) was asked to leave a foreign country in the 1990s, it was a victim of
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  • corporate risk.
  • cultural risk.
  • political risk.
  • financial risk.

Question 44

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What Agrestal did in Brazil was an example of
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  • hedging.
  • countertrade.
  • diversification.
  • strategizing.

Question 45

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Agrestal's use of hedging is a way for the company to guard against ________ risks.
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  • political
  • market
  • business
  • financial

Question 46

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Agrestal's organizational structure is most likely the ________ structure.
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  • centralized hub
  • transnational
  • decentralized federation
  • coordinated federation

Question 47

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From its organization structure, it appears that Agrestal is attempting to maximize ________ in its operations.
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  • local responsiveness
  • strategic coordination
  • operational coordination
  • international integration

Question 48

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To optimize both local responsiveness and international integration, Agrestal has to move to a ________ structure.
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  • matrix
  • transnational
  • operational
  • coordinated federation
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