Advantages of autonomous foreign subsidiaries include:
Question 29 options:
Freedom to operate as independent
Integration with all other subsidiaries
Diverse product line
Technological developments
Geographic diversity
Decentralized MNCs:
Question 31 options:
Give more autonomy to their foreign subsidiaries
Have top managers at the headquarters make most decisions
Exert tighter control over various parts of the firm
Closely coordinate subsidiaries activities
Have subsidiaries with limited decision making authority
The degree of autonomy granted to a subsidiary is determined by:
Question 32 options:
Nature of the decision
Type of technology employed
Characteristics of product and industry
All of the above
None of the above
A culture that uses explicit information in communication and social interaction is considered:
Question 33 options:
Low context culture
Interpersonal
Cultural heterogeneity
Traditional
No correct answer
A firm that views foreign markets as an extension of the domestic market is:
Question 34 options:
Ethnocentric
Geocentric
Polycentric
Global
Outward looking
In monochronic culture such the U.S.:
Question 35 options:
Punctuality is emphasized
People spend their time according to the dictates of the events
Time is perceived as having no beginning and no ending
Attention is devoted to people not time
Unscheduled interruptions are common
Variation in the distribution of power among the members of the society is:
Question 36 options:
Individualistic
Expressiveness
Non-verbal behavior
Collectivist
Power distance
What theory of leadership has the best potential for application in cross-cultural settings?
Question 41 options:
Situational
Exploitative
Authoritarian
Position power
No correct answer
