Exam 13: Strategizing,structuring,and Learning Around the World

The global account structure and solutions-based structure are two of the primary customer-focused dimensions of an MNE.

The international division structure is an organizational structure typically set up when a firm first engages in a home replication strategy.

When MNEs adopt a localization strategy,the interdependence on knowledge management is high.

____ is the informal benefits individuals and organizations derive from their networks.

The home replication strategy duplicates home country-based competencies in foreign countries.

The _____ strategy focuses on development and distribution of standardized products worldwide to reap maximum benefits from low-cost advantages.

The _____ structure is appropriate for a localization strategy.

Which are the two primary pressures MNEs confront? 

Which of the following may be a hindrance to successful knowledge management? 

The geographic area structure is appropriate for a transnational strategy.

Cost pressures often push MNEs to adapt locally.

A localization strategy is effective when differences among national and regional markets are clear,and pressures for cost reductions are low.

Flow of knowledge is limited in the home replication strategy.

Which strategy is organizationally complex and most difficult to implement? 

Management of MNE structure,learning,and innovation needs to take into account VRIO.

Explicit knowledge is codifiable.

Summarize the advantages and disadvantages of the transnational strategy.

In a transnational strategy,the flow of knowledge is unidirectional.