Exam 13: Country Evaluation and Selection

Which of the following describes a company's strategy of moving first to those countries where local competitors are most likely to catch up to the firm's innovative advantage?

U.S.companies generally put earlier and more emphasis on countries where they perceive it's easier to operate.

All of the following have been predicted to occur in the future as the result of advances in global communications EXCEPT which one?

The more a company needs to alter its products and ways of doing business to be successful abroad,the more it should rely on a diversification strategy for entering foreign markets.

What problems are common with the published data available about different countries?

In terms of political risk,it is most accurate to state that high risk ________.

The crowding of a foreign market to prevent competitors' advantages is known as ________.

Comparing countries in international business is LEAST useful for determining the ________.

Unlike grids,matrices do not require managers to determine weights for factors that indicate risk.

The lower survival rate of foreign companies in comparison to local firms for many years after they begin operations is known as ________.

In a diversification strategy for international expansion,a company would move ________.

Which of the following is the LEAST likely reason that inaccuracies appear in published information about countries?

Carrefour has been more successful than Walmart in Europe,whereas Walmart has been more successful than Carrefour in the United States.What is the most likely reason for these results?

Elison Enterprises is planning international geographic expansion.A manager at Elison has been given the task of scanning for locations primarily to ________.

A go/no-go decision means ________.

Although capital intensity is growing in most industries,labor compensation remains a significant cost for most companies.

Which of the following best explains why foreign subsidiary managers are often reluctant to propose divestments in the countries where they are working?

Which of the following most accurately compares the techniques of scanning versus detailed analysis of countries?

U.S.companies generally put earlier and more sales-seeking emphasis on countries ________.

What is scanning? What opportunities and risks are most relevant to scanning?