Exam 14: Direct Investment and Collaborative Strategies

In collaborative arrangements,when one partner cedes control to another partner,it is no longer responsible for problems.

What are the various types of collaborative arrangement options available to international businesses? How can firms most effectively manage international collaborative arrangements?

Which of the following is an example of an exclusive license agreement?

Internal tension may develop within a company as it changes an international operating mode because some managers gain responsibility and others lose it.

Governments sometimes prohibit foreign acquisitions because they fear market dominance by foreign enterprises.

Appropriability theory describes a firm's desire to deny rivals access to its competitive resources.

An agreement for the use of a trademark and assistance with business operations is known as a cross-licensing agreement.

The more partners in a joint venture,the more complex the management of the arrangement will be.

A U.S. firm with a production facility in Brazil uses its own personnel to handle almost all activities because their outsourcing would be too costly and inefficient. Its internalization will most likely lead to cost savings because the firm can avoid ________.

A U.S. firm owns 100% of its production facility in Brazil,thus is most likely using a ________ strategy.

For the provider,management contracts offer the advantage of ________.

All of the following are important when establishing and managing a collaborative agreement EXCEPT ________.

Dependencia theory holds that ________.

An argument for limiting foreign control of key industries is that decisions made abroad can have adverse effects on the local economy.

Collaborative agreements allow companies to specialize more in those activities that best fit their competencies.

All of the following are arguments for permitting foreign control of key industries EXCEPT which one?

All of the following are ways that Coca-Cola has been attempting to increase its global sales EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following firms would most likely be involved in a turnkey operation?

In a short essay,discuss how transportation,trade restrictions,domestic capacity,and country-of-origin affect companies' decisions about modes of operating internationally.

Hotel chains are large providers of international management services through collaborative operations. All of the following are reasons for this EXCEPT which one?