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1. In companies that adopt the ________ model of organizational structure, functions are centralized where it makes sense to do so, but a great deal of decision making also takes place at the local level.
A) multinational B) international C) global D) transnational E) intranational
2. In the integration-responsiveness grid the
A) vertical axis measures employee satisfaction and the horizontal axis measures management credibility. B) vertical axis measures pressures for global systems capacity and the horizontal axis measures pressures for local financial success. C) vertical axis measures pressures for global integration and the horizontal axis measures pressures for local responsiveness. D) horizontal axis measures financial viability and the vertical axis measures employee satisfaction. E) horizontal axis measures pressures for local interaction and the vertical axis measures pressures for global responsiveness.
3. Which of the following is true of the multinational approach to international competition?
A) The system lowers manufacturing costs by eliminating duplication of effort. B) The subsidiaries depend completely on the parent company for new products. C) The companies have centralized manufacturing facilities. D) The subsidiaries are completely under the control of the parent company. E) The parent company allows the subsidiaries to respond to local conditions.
4. In a seasonal forecast, the average seasonal factors represent
(a) the average multiplicative factor that a data series is distant from 0
(b) the average additive factor that a data series is distant from 0.
(c) the average multiplicative factor that a data series is distant from the mean of the data.
(d) the average additive factor that a data series is distant from the mean of the data.