Exam 4: Developing a Transnational Organization: Managing Integration, Responsiveness, and Flexibility

The key capabilities of national responsiveness,learning and transfer of home country knowledge abroad,and global-scale efficiency are mutually exclusive.That is,having one capability inhibits the concurrent possession of others.

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Question 21

An organization's corporate values and shared beliefs do not influence the way its members act.

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Question 22

Isatis Co.has successfully transitioned from a global strategy to a transnational strategy.Which of the following describes the likely configuration of assets and capabilities that now most likely prevails at Isatis?

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Question 23

Examples of micro-structural tools include cross-unit teams,task forces,or committees.

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Question 24

What is the key lesson behind the metaphor that develops a transnational organization model based on a framework related to anatomy,physiology,and psychology?

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Question 25

MNEs that adopted a centralized hub organizational model were able to develop competitive advantage through their ability to transfer knowledge and expertise and adapt it to markets worldwide.

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Question 26

Which of the following statements regarding knowledge diffusion is correct?

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Question 27

Briefly discuss the characteristics of the decentralized federation organizational model.

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Question 28

Summit Corp.is transitioning from a multinational strategy to a transnational strategy.It would probably be more effective and less costly if the company commenced its accompanying organizational transition by focusing on changing employees' attitudes and mentalities,than it would be if it led its efforts by engaging in structural change.

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Question 29

Which of the following is not a core characteristic of the coordinated federation structure?

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Question 30

In companies with the decentralized federation model,the degree of control and coordination exercised by the headquarters is greater than it is in companies with the coordinated federation organizational model.

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Question 31

The CEO of AgiTec Co.has decided to transition his firm into a transnational organization.What advice would you give to the company about a change process that could avoid the undesirable outcomes that have often been associated with traditional processes of complex organizational change?

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The key capabilities of national responsiveness,learning and transfer of home country knowledge abroad,and global-scale efficiency are mutually exclusive.That is,having one capability inhibits the concurrent possession of others.

An organization's corporate values and shared beliefs do not influence the way its members act.

Isatis Co.has successfully transitioned from a global strategy to a transnational strategy.Which of the following describes the likely configuration of assets and capabilities that now most likely prevails at Isatis?

Examples of micro-structural tools include cross-unit teams,task forces,or committees.

What is the key lesson behind the metaphor that develops a transnational organization model based on a framework related to anatomy,physiology,and psychology?

MNEs that adopted a centralized hub organizational model were able to develop competitive advantage through their ability to transfer knowledge and expertise and adapt it to markets worldwide.

Which of the following statements regarding knowledge diffusion is correct?

Briefly discuss the characteristics of the decentralized federation organizational model.

Which of the following is not a core characteristic of the coordinated federation structure?

In companies with the decentralized federation model,the degree of control and coordination exercised by the headquarters is greater than it is in companies with the coordinated federation organizational model.

The CEO of AgiTec Co.has decided to transition his firm into a transnational organization.What advice would you give to the company about a change process that could avoid the undesirable outcomes that have often been associated with traditional processes of complex organizational change?

Expanding abroad: Motivations, means, and mentalities

Understanding the international context: Responding to conflicting environmental forces

Developing Transnational Strategies: Building Layers of Competitive Advantage

Creating Worldwide Innovation and Learning: Exploiting Cross-Border Knowledge Management

Engaging in Cross-Border Collaboration: Managing across Corporate Boundaries

Implementing the Strategy: Building Multidimensional Capabilities

The Future of the Transnational: An Evolving Global Role

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