Question 13

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Small firms typically start their international involvement by establishing international divisions.

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False

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Question 14

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Organizing to facilitate a globalization strategy does not involve rationalization.

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True

False

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Question 15

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Feelings of alienation due to the loss of contact with family, friends, and daily life speed up the resocialization process.

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True

False

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Question 16

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Managers around the world have similar needs but show differing levels of satisfaction of those needs derived from their jobs.

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True

False

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Question 17

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Research indicates that correspondence through e-mails is the best way to kick off a virtual team project.

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True

False

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Question 18

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

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True

False

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Question 19

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In general, decentralized decision making is common for functions such as finance, and research and development that are organized for the entire corporation, whereas other functions such as production, marketing, and sales are more appropriately centralized.

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True

False

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Question 20

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To maximize the long-term use of their global cadre, companies need to make sure that the foreign assignment and the reintegration process are positive experiences.

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True

False

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Question 21

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SoftCorp and TechGig, upcoming software companies in San Diego, have decided to create a new and independent telecommunications company, ST-source. Each parent firm has agreed to have 50 percent equity in the new company. This is an example of a(n) ________.

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e-business

subsidiary

franchise

joint venture

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Question 22

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No matter what the stage of internationalization, a firm's structural choices always involve

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low standardization procedures

integration and differentiation

vertical job specialization

mass marketing and niche marketing

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Question 23

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Jeff Richards works for an American MNC. For more than 10 years, Jeff was posted in the company's subsidiary in Ghana. Upon returning to his home country a few months ago, Jeff reported that his international experience had substantially enhanced his skills of making decisions with less information and more uncertainty about the outcome. In this instance, Jeff alludes to which of the following acquired skills?

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tolerance for ambiguity

technical skills

managerial skills

multiple perspectives

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Question 24

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The term ________ describes a collection of managers in or from several countries who must rely on group collaboration if each member is to experience optimum success and goal achievement.

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global management team

niche management team

niche management team

strategic management team

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Question 25

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Which of the following is NOT one of the typical reward categories in the United States?

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job content

cultural

financial

social status

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Question 26

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Historically, a firm reorganizes as it internationalizes to ________.

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inhibit organizational change

curb competition

boost domestic competition

accommodate new strategies