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1. The degree to which headquarters' practices and goals are transferable most likely depends on whether ________.
the production system is standardized
the organization is product- or service-oriented
financial performance reports show a positive trend in growth over the past several years
top managers are from the head office, the host country, or a third country
2. Which of the following on the surface is mostly likely described as an adhesion contract?
a. a contract between a developer and a construction management firm
b. a marriage contract
c. a contract to purchase a song from iTunes
d. a contract to buy your neighbour’s car
3. The focus of Selina Inc., an MNC producing a range of products that can be marketed through common channels to similar customers worldwide, is marketing. Its aim is to become an insider in every country it operates. Which of the following organizational forms is most likely to be favored by Selina's management?
a global functional structure
a global geographic structure
a domestic structure plus foreign subsidiary
a domestic structure plus export department
4. To be effective, firms reorganizing into a domestic structure plus foreign subsidiary in one or more countries should ________.
refrain from exporting
allow a great deal of autonomy to subsidiary managers
stop investing in domestic businesses
categorically ignore niche markets
5. Diana's, an Illinois-based cosmetics company, manufactures a wide range of natural cosmetics and skin-care products. The company has international divisions located in Singapore and London. The top management at Diana's is currently considering making a change to the company's organizational structure. Which of the following, if true, best supports the argument that Diana's should change its organizational structure?
Employee attrition is low at Diana's.
Employees at Diana's complain that they are too bogged down with administrative tasks to focus on creating new products and concepts.
Diana's exports its products to the emerging markets in Asia and Africa.
The labor union consisting of Diana's full-time employees successfully negotiated a hike in their annual compensation with management a few months ago.