Chapter 11 - International Strategies

International strategies are an example of ________ strategies.

Which one of the following is not a potential source of economies of scope for firms pursuing international strategies?

Different ________ standards can require a firm pursuing international opportunities to change its current products or services to sell them into a nondomestic market.

Japanese retail distribution has historically been much more ________ than the system that exists in the United States or Western Europe.

Embargoes are an example of

Countervailing duties are an example of

Variable levies are an example of

________ currencies are currencies that are traded, and thus have value, on international money markets.

The second stage in the product life cycle is the ________ stage.

Which one of the following is not a determinant of the ability of a firm to learn from its international operations?

________ requires a firm to modify or abandon traditional ways of engaging in business.

________ can help firms be successful in addressing the local needs of nondomestic customers, thereby increasing demand for a firm's current products or services.

A ________ strategy exploits all the advantages of both international integration and local responsiveness.

Hedging is a way to counter the ________ risks of doing business in foreign markets.

Broad changes in the political situation in a foreign country is an example of political risk that affects the international strategies at the ________ level.

Improvements in the ________ infrastructure of business are one of the important contributors to the growth in the number of firms pursuing international strategies.

The ability to develop detailed local knowledge of nondomestic markets may require firms to have management teams with a great deal of ________ experience.

Even if direct duplication of a firm's international strategies is ________, ________ might still exist that limit the ability of that strategy to generate sustained competitive advantages.

A firm implements a(n) ________ strategy when it diversifies its business operations across country boundaries.

Exporting is a form of

Which one of the following is an example of the hierarchical governance option for firms pursuing international strategies?

Acquisitions are an example of the ________ governance option for firms pursuing international strategies.

Strategic alliances fall within the ________ governance option for firms pursuing international strategies.

In a ________, strategic and operational decisions are delegated to divisions/country companies.

Which one of the following is not a structural option for firms pursuing international strategies?

Which one of the following structural options combines a high level of both global integration and local responsiveness?

In many ways, the transnational structure is similar to the

In a coordinated federation structure, shared activities and other cross-divisional/cross-country economies of scope are managed by the

The role of corporate headquarters in a ________ is to constantly scan business operations across different countries for resources and capabilities that might be a source of competitive advantage for other divisions/country companies in the firm.

Firms that seek to maximize their local responsiveness will tend to choose a ________ structure

Firms that seek to maximize international integration in their operations will typically opt for ________ structures.

Firms that seek to balance the need for local responsiveness and international integration will typically choose

Firms that attempt to optimize both local responsiveness and international integration will choose a ________ organizational structure.

Firms that have been successful in adopting the transnational structure include

Toyota is an example of a firm that uses the ________ structure.

General Electric (GE) uses a ________ structure to manage its global operations.

In a ________ structure, corporate staff functions are generally limited to the collection of accounting and other performance information from divisions/country companies and to reporting this aggregate information to appropriate government officials and to the financial markets.

In a ________ structure, operational decisions are delegated to division general managers/country presidents, but broader strategic decisions are made at corporate headquarters.

Firms pursuing an international strategy have ________ basic organizational structural alternatives.

There are relatively few examples of pure ________ in today's economy.

An important economy of scope for Agrestal in pursuing international opportunities is

Agrestal's use of licensing in certain countries is an example of ________ governance organizing option.

When Agrestal (along with other companies) was asked to leave a foreign country in the 1990s, it was a victim of

What Agrestal did in Brazil was an example of

Agrestal's use of hedging is a way for the company to guard against ________ risks.

Agrestal's organizational structure is most likely the ________ structure.

From its organization structure, it appears that Agrestal is attempting to maximize ________ in its operations.

To optimize both local responsiveness and international integration, Agrestal has to move to a ________ structure.