Question 1

One of the major reasons why companies choose a functional structure is because

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A) It allows adapting products to country tastes. 
B) It enables responding to the needs of different types of customers. 
C) It helps balance the strategy with the organization design. 
D) It helps achieve efficiency. 
A) It allows adapting products to country tastes. 
B) It enables responding to the needs of different types of customers. 
C) It helps balance the strategy with the organization design. 
D) It helps achieve efficiency. D

Question 2

Subunits of a multinational company located in other countries than the parent company's headquarters is known as

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A) Functional divisions. 
B) Foreign functional divisions. 
C) Foreign subsidiaries. 
D) International minireplica. 
A) Functional divisions. 
B) Foreign functional divisions. 
C) Foreign subsidiaries. 
D) International minireplica. C

Question 3

What is cultural control? Why is it the favored control mechanism for transnational-network structures?

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Answers will vary but should reflect students' understanding of key concepts: Cultural control systems use the organizational culture to control employees' behavior and attitudes.Strong organizational cultures develop shared norms,values,beliefs,and traditions among workers.Such cultures encourage high levels of commitment and support for the organization.Workers and managers understand management goals and direct their efforts in support of them.Cultural control is the favored control mechanism for transnational network structures.Although transnational organizations use bureaucratic and outputcontrol mechanisms,the uncertainties and complexities of the international environment make these relatively formal mechanisms less effective than culture.

Question 4

The type of control system favored by the transnational is

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A) Bureaucratic. 
B) Output. 
C) Cultural. 
D) Decision making. 
A) Bureaucratic. 
B) Output. 
C) Cultural. 
D) Decision making.

Question 5

All of the following statements are true about the worldwide matrix structure EXCEPT

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A) To balance the benefits produced by geographic and product structures and to coordinate a mixture of product and geographic subunits, some multinationals create a worldwide matrix structure. 
B) Unlike most hybrid organizations, the worldwide matrix structure is a symmetrical organization. 
C) It has unequal lines of authority for product groups and for geographic divisions. 
D) The matrix structure works well only when there are near equal demands from the environment for local adaptation and for product standardization with its associated economies of scale. 
A) To balance the benefits produced by geographic and product structures and to coordinate a mixture of product and geographic subunits, some multinationals create a worldwide matrix structure. 
B) Unlike most hybrid organizations, the worldwide matrix structure is a symmetrical organization. 
C) It has unequal lines of authority for product groups and for geographic divisions. 
D) The matrix structure works well only when there are near equal demands from the environment for local adaptation and for product standardization with its associated economies of scale.

Question 6

A permanent unit of the organization designed to focus the efforts of different subunits on particular problems is a

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A) Task force. 
B) Full-time integrator. 
C) Liaison. 
D) Team. 
A) Task force. 
B) Full-time integrator. 
C) Liaison. 
D) Team.

Question 7

All of the following are TRUE about product structures EXCEPT

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A) Product structure organizations must still perform functional tasks of a business. 
B) In product structures, functional areas are concentrated in separate subunits. 
C) Product structures are required when products or service are sufficiently unique to require different functional support. 
D) All of the above are true. 
A) Product structure organizations must still perform functional tasks of a business. 
B) In product structures, functional areas are concentrated in separate subunits. 
C) Product structures are required when products or service are sufficiently unique to require different functional support. 
D) All of the above are true.

Question 8

The functional structure is considered most efficient when

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A) An organization gets too large. 
B) When customers need special functions. 
C) When the organization is in the mature phase of the life cycle. 
D) When organizations have few products. 
A) An organization gets too large. 
B) When customers need special functions. 
C) When the organization is in the mature phase of the life cycle. 
D) When organizations have few products.

Question 9

The basic issue (s)that need to be considered for organizational design are

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A) Division of work. 
B) Coordination. 
C) Control. 
D) All of the above 
A) Division of work. 
B) Coordination. 
C) Control. 
D) All of the above

Question 10

Compare and contrast bureaucratic control with output control.

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Answers will vary but should demonstrate

Question 11

The most balanced structural solution to the national responsiveness versus global efficiency dilemma is

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A) The transnational network structure. 
B) The worldwide product structure. 
C) Worldwide geographic structure. 
D) The matrix structure. 
A) The transnational network structure. 
B) The worldwide product structure. 
C) Worldwide geographic structure. 
D) The matrix structure.

Question 12

Temporary groups created to solve a particular organizational problem such as entering a new market are

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A) Teams. 
B) Liaisons. 
C) Taskforces. 
D) Full time integrators. 
A) Teams. 
B) Liaisons. 
C) Taskforces. 
D) Full time integrators.

Question 13

Adopting strategies that include both concerns for local adaptation needs and concern for the economic and product development benefits of globalization is possible with the

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A) Worldwide product structure. 
B) Worldwide geographic structure. 
C) Hybrid structure. 
D) None of the above 
A) Worldwide product structure. 
B) Worldwide geographic structure. 
C) Hybrid structure. 
D) None of the above

Question 14

What is a minireplica subsidiary? How is a minireplica subsidiary different from a transnational subsidiary?

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Answers will vary but should demonstrate

Question 15

What are hybrid structures? What are the costs and benefits of having a hybrid structure?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but should demonstrate

Question 16

What are control systems? Pick two control systems and describe how they work.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary but should demonstrate

Question 17

Which of the following are considered to be the structural building blocks for running a multinational?

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A) International division 
B) Metanational 
C) Mini replica 
D) Foreign subsidiaries 
A) International division 
B) Metanational 
C) Mini replica 
D) Foreign subsidiaries

Question 18

Which of the following control systems focuses on managing behaviors of employees rather than outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A) Bureaucratic control systems 
B) Budgets and standard operating procedures 
C) Cultural control systems 
D) None of the above 
A) Bureaucratic control systems 
B) Budgets and standard operating procedures 
C) Cultural control systems 
D) None of the above

Question 19

All of the following statements are true about the functional structure EXCEPT

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A) In the functional structure, departments perform separate business functions such as marketing or manufacturing. 
B) The functional structure is the simplest of organizations. 
C) In small organizations, the functional structure is the least efficient of all structures. 
D) Because functional subunits are separated from each other, coordination among the units can be difficult. 
A) In the functional structure, departments perform separate business functions such as marketing or manufacturing. 
B) The functional structure is the simplest of organizations. 
C) In small organizations, the functional structure is the least efficient of all structures. 
D) Because functional subunits are separated from each other, coordination among the units can be difficult.

Question 20

The least efficient of the following structural options is

Accepted Answer

A) Product structure. 
B) Functional structure. 
C) Vertical structure. 
D) Graphic structure. 
A) Product structure. 
B) Functional structure. 
C) Vertical structure. 
D) Graphic structure.

One of the major reasons why companies choose a functional structure is because

Subunits of a multinational company located in other countries than the parent company's headquarters is known as

What is cultural control? Why is it the favored control mechanism for transnational-network structures?

The type of control system favored by the transnational is

All of the following statements are true about the worldwide matrix structure EXCEPT

A permanent unit of the organization designed to focus the efforts of different subunits on particular problems is a

All of the following are TRUE about product structures EXCEPT

The functional structure is considered most efficient when

The basic issue (s)that need to be considered for organizational design are

Compare and contrast bureaucratic control with output control.

The most balanced structural solution to the national responsiveness versus global efficiency dilemma is

Temporary groups created to solve a particular organizational problem such as entering a new market are

Adopting strategies that include both concerns for local adaptation needs and concern for the economic and product development benefits of globalization is possible with the

What is a minireplica subsidiary? How is a minireplica subsidiary different from a transnational subsidiary?

What are hybrid structures? What are the costs and benefits of having a hybrid structure?

What are control systems? Pick two control systems and describe how they work.

Which of the following are considered to be the structural building blocks for running a multinational?

Which of the following control systems focuses on managing behaviors of employees rather than outcomes?

All of the following statements are true about the functional structure EXCEPT

The least efficient of the following structural options is

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Exam 8: Organizational Design for Multinational Companies

One of the major reasons why companies choose a functional structure is because

Subunits of a multinational company located in other countries than the parent company's headquarters is known as

What is cultural control? Why is it the favored control mechanism for transnational-network structures?

The type of control system favored by the transnational is

All of the following statements are true about the worldwide matrix structure EXCEPT

A permanent unit of the organization designed to focus the efforts of different subunits on particular problems is a

All of the following are TRUE about product structures EXCEPT

The functional structure is considered most efficient when

The basic issue (s)that need to be considered for organizational design are

Compare and contrast bureaucratic control with output control.

The most balanced structural solution to the national responsiveness versus global efficiency dilemma is

Temporary groups created to solve a particular organizational problem such as entering a new market are

Adopting strategies that include both concerns for local adaptation needs and concern for the economic and product development benefits of globalization is possible with the

What is a minireplica subsidiary? How is a minireplica subsidiary different from a transnational subsidiary?

What are hybrid structures? What are the costs and benefits of having a hybrid structure?

What are control systems? Pick two control systems and describe how they work.

Which of the following are considered to be the structural building blocks for running a multinational?

Which of the following control systems focuses on managing behaviors of employees rather than outcomes?

All of the following statements are true about the functional structure EXCEPT

The least efficient of the following structural options is

Multinational Management in a Changing World

Culture and Multinational Management

The Institutional Context of Multinational Management

Managing Ethical and Social Responsibility Challenges in Multinational Companies

Strategic Management in the Multinational Company: Content and Formulation

Multinational and Entry-Mode Strategies: Content and Formulation

Small Businesses and International Entrepreneurship

International Strategic Alliances: Management and Design

Multinational E-Commerce: Strategies and Structures

International Human Resource Management

Hrm in the Local Context: Knowing When and How to Adapt

International Negotiation and Cross-Cultural Communication

Motivation in Multinational Companies

Leadership and Management Behavior in Multinational Companies

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