Exam 6: Designing Organizations for the International Environment

The international stage of international development means that exporting is taken seriously and that the company deals with the competitive issues of each country separately.

A joint venture is a separate entity created with two or more active firms as sponsors.

In what stage does a specific division replace the export department, requiring the need to hire specialists to handle sales, service, and warehousing abroad?

Which statement best describes Mandel-Campbell's description of Canada's approach to competing globally?

Which model reflects the ultimate in both organizational complexity, with many diverse units, and organizational coordination, with mechanisms for integrating the varied parts?

Which of the following, if present to a high degree, means that people accept inequality among institutions, organizations, and people?

Which type of international strategic alliance, if any, would you recommend for a business that wanted to gain entry into China? Explain the reasons behind your choice.

The product-based structure works best when a division handles products that are technologically similar and can be standardized for marketing around the world.

In many instances, companies will need to respond to both global and local opportunities simultaneously, in which case the global matrix structure can be used.

In what stage of the international evolution of a company are the worldwide geographic or product structures most likely to appear?

Which component of the global organizational challenge is being faced by an organization that has to create a structure to operate in numerous countries that differ in economic development, language, political systems and government regulations, cultural norms and values, and infrastructure?

European companies tend to have international units that have a high level of independence.

Which term refers to the number and variety of products and services a company offers, as well as the number and variety of regions, countries, and markets it serves?

In parts of Mexico, laundry detergent is used to wash dishes, not clothes, which is an example of the need for a multidomestic strategy.

Chart 6.2 -Refer to Chart 6.2. Which structure is shown?

Which of the following is a characteristic of the global matrix organizational structure?

List the reasons most organizations tap only a fraction of the potential available from the cross-border transfer of knowledge.

A growing number of global consumers are rejecting the notion of homogenized products and services, and calling for greater response to local preferences.

Building a global presence expands an organization's scale of operations, enabling it to realize economies of scale.

Lawrence Incorporated used global teams as part of its internationalization, enabling them to be more locally responsive to different regional markets, consumer preferences, and political and legal systems. Which of the following issues did this structure address?