Global Management and Organizational Structures

Question 31-40

31) According to Carly Florina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard.. D) connecting.

32) An important leadership task involves articulating (except).. C) status.

33) In addition to "selling" their visions, top management.. C) a cadre of globally oriented managers.

34) Yong Nam, CEO of LG, recently.. C) impede information sharing.

35) The ability to speak foreign languages.. A) There are 200 million Chinese children

36) Indra K. Nooyi is chief executive.. B) PepsiCo (USA).

37) Inge G. Thulin is chief executive .. B) 3M (USA).

38) Which of the following has an American woman as the chief executive.. B) PepsiCo (USA)

39) Brazilian Carlos Ghosn is chief executive.. A) Nissan Motor (Japan).

40) Howard Stringer, a native of the United Kingdom.. D) Sony (Japan).

Question 41-50

41) When Brazilian Carlos Ghosn was installed.. C) speed and commitment.

42) According to Prahalad and Hamel, a core competence.. C) it is easy for competitors to imitate.

43) Organizations in order to be globally successful must.. C) competencies.

44) Joseph Tripodi is Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer.. D) Coca-Cola(US)

45) According to David Whitwam, former CEO of Whirlpool.. A) adept at exchanging ideas.

46) Which of the following is the best organization structure for global M.. E) There is no single "best" structure.

47) In the fast changing, competitive environment (except).. E) to deliver success.

48) In today's dynamic global competitive environment.. B) flexibility, efficiency, and responsiveness.

49) Which global marketing expert recommends an organization design based.. B) Kenichi Ohmae

50) Management writers often use terms like ___ to describe.. C) chimneys

Question 51-60

51) Sony's Blu-ray DVD format has gained widespread.. B) declining

52) As a company's initial international business involvement.. B) international division structure.

53) Which of the following does not contribute to the establishment of an international division.. D) Management lacks desire to scan the globe for opportunities and threats.

54) Hershey rolled out a new line of condensed-milk candies.. E) China.

55) A company with headquarters in the United States.. E) regional management center.

56) A company with headquarters in Europe.. E) regional management center.

57) The advantages that a regional management center can offer.. C) considerable cost saving.

58) One of the potential drawbacks of a regional M.. B) the cost can be prohibitive.

59) Under the geographical and product division structures.. B) simply another geographic market.

60) The organization design in which an employee reports.. A) matrix structure.

Question 61-70

61) Boeing has reorganized its commercial transport.. D) provide customer contacts.

62) Which form of organization design is capable of integrating geographic knowledge.. A) matrix structure

63) Having established that the matrix is appropriate.. B) product knowledge and know-how.

64) Which global company has dissolved its matrix structure.. D) ABB

65) The key to successful matrix management.. D) resolve conflicts and achieve

66) Which of the following does not belong in a list of mass.. D) outsource from supplier specialists

67) Which of the following does not describe the Toyota Production.. C) fixed setup time

68) Employee ability is emphasized in a lean production.. D) decision making.

69) Concepts such as "assembler value chains" and "downstream.. A) lean production.

70) Which of the following is not the way U.S. auto mass.. E) lack of employee teamwork

Question 71-80

71) Which of the following assumptions does not belong in a list of characteristics.. D) maximize backwards integration

72) The differences between lean producers and U.S. mass producers.. E) managers.

73) In contrast to the lean producers, U.S. mass producers.. E) employee teamwork.

74) Primary stakeholders include all of the following except.. C) media.

75) Secondary shareholders include all of the following except.. B) employees.

76) In developing countries, globalization's opponents.. E) all of the above

77) Lessons that are learned from Starbucks' company's.. D) appreciate the value of the NGOs dependence.

78) In a socially responsible firm, employees perform (except).. E) develop their own core ideologies on moral principles.

79) Nike came under fire from critics.. E) corporate social responsibility.

80) The universal concerns for global companies.. D) human rights, labor, and the environment.