Question :
31.All of the following characteristics that distinguish the transnational organization : 1302607
31.All of the following are characteristics that distinguish the transnational organization from other global organization forms except:
a.assets and resources are dispersed worldwide into highly specialized operations that are linked together through interdependent relationships.
b.structures are stable.
c.subsidiary managers initiate strategy and innovations that become strategy for the corporation as a whole.
d.unification and coordination are achieved primarily through corporate culture, shared vision and values, and management style rather than through formal structures and systems.
32.The transnational model is characterized by:
a.using shared vision and values to achieve coordination in this horizontal structure.
b.being one step short of the matrix in exploiting both global and local advantages for the corporation as well as multiple interrelated competitive issues.
c.has a single headquarters and a single center of control for each country and for each product line.
d.there is no single corporate headquarters, but there is a clear hierarchical responsibility.
33.Thomas Friedman outlines 10 forces that flattened the world, which he calls Flatteners. Many of these forces are directly or indirectly related to advanced tecnhology, including all of the following except:
a.work flow software.
b.supply-chaining.
c.power distance.
d.the “steroids.”
34.In the _____ stage of international development, the company is domestically oriented, but managers are aware of the global environment and may want to consider initial foreign investment.
a.international
b.domestic
c.multinational
d.global
35.Nestle SA gets most of its sales from outside the “home” country of Switzerland, and its employees are spread all over the world. The CEO is Belgian, and the chairman was born in Austria, and more than half of the company’s managers are non-Swiss. Nestle has hundreds of brands and has production facilities or other operations in almost every country in the world. Nestle is in the _____ stage of international development.
a.multinational
b.international
c.domestic
d.global
36.A _____ strategy means that competition in each country is handled independently of competition in other countries.
a.globalization
b.focused
c.multidomestic
d.joint venture
37.Wheras the _____ divisions are typically organized along functional or product lines, the _____ division is organized according to geographic interests.
a.transnational; multidomestic
b.multidomestic; transnational
c.domestic; international
d.international; domestic
38.The _____ structure divides the world into geographic reasons.
a.global geographic
b.global matrix
c.global product
d.international
39.Which of the following is not a benefit that results from inter-unit collaboration?
a.Cost savings
b.Better decision making
c.Greater revenues
d.Decreased innovation
40.Which of the following is not true regarding approaches to coordination and control?
a.European countries take a decentralized approach
b.Japanese countries take a decentralized approach
c.The United States uses formalization
d.Chinese companies take a traditional approach
