International Management
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Course Introduction
International Management examines the strategies, structures, and operations of organizations that conduct business across borders. The course explores the complexities of managing in diverse cultural, economic, and legal environments, emphasizing topics such as global strategy, cross-cultural communication, leadership in multicultural teams, international human resource management, and global supply chain coordination. Students will analyze case studies and real-world scenarios to develop skills necessary to address challenges faced by companies in the global marketplace, preparing them to make informed decisions as international managers.
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International Management Culture Strategy and Behavior 9th Edition by Fred Luthans
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Chapter 1: Globalization and International Linkages
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Q1) Chaebols are large, family-held conglomerates in:
A)Thailand
B)Japan
C)South Korea
D)China
Answer: C
Q2) The term used to indicate the amount invested in property, plant, and equipment in another country is:
A)Exporting
B)Foreign direct investment
C)Importing
D)Trade imperfection
Answer: B
Q3) The report of the Goldman Sachs global economics team estimated that the economies of the four BRIC nations will surpass the collective economies of the G7 nations by 2032.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: The Political, Legal, and Technological Environment
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Q1) Over the next decade, the merging of the Internet and wireless technology will radically change the ways in which people:
A)Spend
B)Socialize
C)Communicate
D)Invest
Answer: C
Q2) Governmental power in a democracy is limited by:
A)The accountability of the elected representatives to the general public
B)Individual freedom-such as freedom of expression and assembly
C)The police force which is independent of the state
D)Limiting the number of terms for which a representative may be elected
Answer: A
Q3) Low-paid workers in India and Asian countries now are being given subcontracted work such as:
A)Insurance jobs
B)Auto industry jobs
C)Labor-intensive hardware development
D)Code-writing jobs
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Sustainability
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Q1) Kantian philosophical traditions focus on core, individual behaviors and actions and how they express and form individual character.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Understanding the ethical perspective of another country is of little help when it comes to an MNC making practical decisions that will benefit its shareholders.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Which of the following statements about the "antibribing" legislation is incorrect?
A)It outlaws the practice of bribing foreign government officials
B)It outlaws most payments to political party leaders
C)Its provisions are much narrower than U.S. negotiators wanted
D)It is a step in the direction of a more ethical and level playing field in global business
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: The Meanings and Dimensions of Culture
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Q1) Even though there are distinctions among organization cultures, research shows that managers from different countries often have:
A)Same organization policies
B)Value similarities
C)Class similarities
D)Similar political views
Q2) Paternalism, measured by a manager's involvement in both personal and off-the-job problems of subordinates is very important in:
A)The United States
B)Australia
C)Japan
D)France
Q3) Describe the term culture.Is culture one thing or are there many dimensions to culture?
Q4) Increasingly, individual rewards are an accepted norm in countries across the globe.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is GLOBE? Discuss its cultural dimensions.
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Chapter 5: Managing Across Cultures
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Q1) Samsung outsources the majority of its production processes.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Manufacturing internally has given Apple the ability to maintain oversight of its employee's wages and hours, allowing the company to largely avoid public relations nightmares and accusations of human rights violations.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In Japan, compensation levels are determined by using skill, ability, and performance.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Russians view contracts as binding only if they continue to be mutually beneficial.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the difference between parochialism and simplification.
Q6) Discuss the cultural highlights to be kept in mind regarding the French while doing business in France.
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Chapter 6: Organizational Cultures and Diversity
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Q1) A widely held belief that has not been found to be accurate is that organizational culture:
A)Tends to erase the impact of national culture
B)Tends to be affected by national culture
C)Cannot easily change the cultural values employees bring to the workplace
D)Is different in different subsidiaries
Q2) Which of the following sets of characteristics is typical of French negotiators?
A)Look for a meeting of people, social competence is very important, persuasion through emotional appeal is employed
B)Trust is developed on the basis of frequent and warm interpersonal contact and transaction
C)A contract is viewed as a long-lasting relationship, socialization always precedes negotiations, which are characterized by an exchange of grand ideas and general principles, social competence is very important
D)Look for a meeting of minds, intellectual competence is very important, and a contract is viewed as a well-reasoned transaction
Q3) One main benefit of diversity is the generation of more and better ideas.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Cross-Cultural and Negotiation
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Q1) Which of the following places would be the best neutral site for a Chilean firm carrying on negotiations with a German firm?
A)Santiago
B)Munich
C)Berlin
D)New York City
Q2) Integrative negotiation:
A)Occurs when two parties with opposing goals compete over a set value
B)Involves cooperation between the two groups to integrate interests, create value and invest in the agreement
C)Focuses on the individual relationships and is based on a short-term interaction
D)Is sometimes called a win-lose situation
Q3) The primary purpose of subordinate-initiated _____ communication is to provide feedback, ask questions or obtain assistance from higher-level management.
A)Lateral
B)Horizontal
C)Upward
D)Downward
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Chapter 8: Strategy Formulation and Implementation
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Q1) It is not true that the Internet
A)as a medium has removed certain entry barriers that have historically restricted quick market entry.
B)clearly provides one of the easiest and most efficient methods of becoming global quickly.
C)provides a business with lower costs and a more diverse customer base than building-based businesses.
D)business experiences more problems than "bricks and mortar" business during times of financial crises.
Q2) When the need for national responsiveness is high and the need for global integration is also high, this strategy is appropriate.
A)Transnational
B)Globalization
C)International
D)Multi-domestic
Q3) External resource analysis helps the firm to evaluate its current financial strengths and weaknesses.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Entry Strategies and Organizational Structures
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Q1) A structural arrangement that handles all international operations out of a division created for this purpose is referred to as a(n):
A)Worldwide organizational structure
B)Global matrix structure
C)International division structure
D)Overseas network structure
Q2) In most companies, mutual adjustment is achieved by assigning people to a specific project and having them meet face-to-face and work out a plan of action of designing the new product.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The assignment of jobs so that individuals are given a particular function to perform and tend to stay within the confines of this area is referred to as:
A)Diagonal specialization
B)Parallel specialization
C)Vertical specialization
D)Horizontal specialization
Q4) Explain the transnational network structure.What are its three subcomponents?
Q5) Explain alliances and joint ventures.
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Chapter 10: Managing Political Risk, Government Relations, and Alliances
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Q1) What is expropriation risk?
Q2) In some instances, it is not clear whether macro or micro political risk is at work.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The economies of China, Russia, India, and Vietnam present _____ political risk for MNCs.
A)Macro
B)Micro
C)Proactive
D)Relative
Q4) Over the past two decades, political risk has become:
A)An area closely watched by developing countries, but virtually ignored by developed countries
B)A vital area for MNCs to manage
C)A much less pervasive and minor threat facing international management
D)Virtually obsolete for international firms as a result of controls imposed by the UNO
Q5) Explain the role of host governments in alliances.
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Q6) What are some of the advantages of international strategic alliances?
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Chapter 11: Management Decision and Control
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Q1) In domestic situations, when competition increases, management will:
A)Integrate product or service lines
B)Centralize authority
C)Decentralize authority
D)Diversify product and service lines
Q2) The internal control process differs from the external control in that the internal control:
A)Encourages harmony, responsiveness, and sensibility
B)Focuses on the self, function, one's own group, and one's own organization
C)Proves to be comfortable with waves, shifts, and cycles, which are regarded as "natural"
D)Has a flexible attitude, willing to compromise and keep the peace
Q3) In Japan, what should be done is called _____, while what one really feels, which may be quite different is _____.
A)Tatemae; honne
B)Honne; ringisei
C)Honne; tatemae
D)Ringisei; tatemae
Q4) Discuss the relevance of the various performance measures that are used for control purposes.
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Chapter 12: Motivation Across Cultures
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Q1) What are the differences between job context factors and job content factors?
Q2) The two-factor theory of motivation holds that two sets of factors influence job satisfaction.These are:
A)Inducement, subsistence
B)Advancement, responsibility
C)Hygiene, motivators
D)Recognition, rewards
Q3) Geert Hofstede and others have suggested that need-satisfaction profiles are a very useful way of addressing motivation.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Achievement motivation theory is associated with the work of Harvard psychologist:
A)Geert Hofstede
B)Abraham Maslow
C)Frederick Herzberg
D)David McClelland
Q5) Managers everywhere avoid using rewards to motivate their personnel.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Leadership Across Cultures
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Q1) All of the following are relevant to leadership examined in the now classic Haire, Ghiselli, and Porter study except:
A)Communication skills
B)Capacity for leadership and initiative
C)Sharing information and objectives
D)Participation
Q2) Japan is well known for its paternalistic approach to leadership.
A)True
B)False
Q3) This manager believes that, if people are committed to the goals, they will exercise self-direction and self-control.
A)Theory X
B)Theory Z
C)Theory Y
D)Theory A
Q4) British managers tend to use a highly _____ leadership approach.
A)Authoritarian
B)Participative
C)Paternalistic
D)Autocratic
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Chapter 14: Human Resource Selection and Development
Across Cultures
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Q1) An ethnocentric MNC puts host-office people in charge of key international management positions.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Factors used to choose personnel for international assignments are referred to as:
A)Global placement criteria
B)International selection criteria
C)Global selection heuristics
D)International recruitment and selection heuristics
Q3) The two most common selection procedures used by MNCs are:
A)Assessment centers and tests
B)References and interviews
C)Application forms and assessment centers
D)Tests and interviews
Q4) Identify the criteria that would influence a multinational corporation in the selection of an individual for an international assignment.
Q5) Home-country nationals are local managers who are hired by the MNC.
A)True
B)False
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