Question 1

The value creation activities of a firm are categorized as

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A)  primary activities and support activities.
B)  strategic activities and functional activities.
C)  ancillary functions and tertiary functions.
D)  primary activities and core activities.
E)  goal-oriented activities and organizational activities.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a strategic alliance?

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A)  Entering into a strategic alliance makes it difficult for a firm to enter into a foreign market.
B)  As a result of strategic alliance,fixed costs of developing new products tend to increase.
C)  Strategic alliance gives competitors a low-cost route to new technology and markets.
D)  Firms that enter into a strategic alliance with a foreign firm tend to face higher trade barriers.
E)  Strategic alliance always leads to a loss to either of the firms involved.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 3

In general,the more value customers place on a firm's products

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A)  the lesser the profitability of the firm.
B)  the higher the competitive pressure from other firms.
C)  the lesser the quality of the product.
D)  the lesser the consumer surplus for those products.
E)  the higher the price the firm can charge for those products.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 4

A cooperative agreement between potential or actual competitors is called a(n)

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A)  tactical union.
B)  strategic alliance.
C)  political affiliation.
D)  economic association.
E)  nationalization.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Which of the following conditions is most favorable to reap gains from global scale economies?

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A)  low demand for local responsiveness
B)  high pressures for cost reduction
C)  lack of universal needs
D)  national differences in accepted business practices
E)  high pressure to delegate production to domestic subsidiariesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Which of the following strategies is a firm most likely to pursue when it simultaneously faces both strong cost pressures and strong pressures for local responsiveness?

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A)  global standardization strategy
B)  localization strategy
C)  international strategy
D)  transnational strategy
E)  nationalization strategyF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

What constitutes an organizational structure?

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Organizational structure consists of thr...

Question 8

A strategy that focuses primarily on increasing the attractiveness of a product is referred to as a low-cost strategy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Location economies are the economies that arise from performing a value creation activity in the optimal location for that activity,wherever in the world that might be.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A company can increase its growth rate by taking goods or services developed at home and selling them internationally.The returns from such a strategy are likely to be greater if

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A)  the product is already being offered by local companies in the nations that the company enters.
B)  the product is a generic product that requires little differentiation.
C)  indigenous competitors in the nations that the company enters lack comparable products.
D)  there is a high inflation in the nations that the company enters.
E)  the product is perceived to be very costly in the home country of the company.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

According to Michael Porter,what are the two basic strategies for creating value and attaining a competitive advantage in an industry?

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A)  differentiation and low-cost
B)  value creation and generalization
C)  one-size-fits-all and zero-sum
D)  comparison and standardization
E)  profitability and strategic fitF) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 12

Which of the following refers to systematic reductions in production costs that have been observed to occur over the life of a product?

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A)  experience curve
B)  learning effects
C)  location economies
D)  efficiency slope
E)  economies of scaleF) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 13

Describe the localization strategy.

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A localization strategy focuses on incre...

Question 14

What are strategic alliances?

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Strategic alliances are cooperative agre...

Question 15

Successful global expansion requires the transfer of core competencies to foreign markets where indigenous competitors lack them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Firms that compete in the global marketplace typically face two types of competitive pressure

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A)  pressures for increasing investment and pressures to minimize consumer surplus.
B)  pressures for labor skill enhancement and pressures to minimize economies of scale.
C)  pressures for cost reductions and pressures to be locally responsive.
D)  pressures for global promotions and pressures to move down the efficiency frontier.
E)  pressures for product standardization and pressures to move up the experience curve.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Maintaining the company infrastructure is a support activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is true of a firm that pursues a global standardization strategy?

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A)  It ensures that it pursues a high-cost strategy on a global scale.
B)  It has its production,marketing,and R&D activities in only one optimum location.
C)  It tries to customize its products to local conditions.
D)  It has shorter production runs.
E)  It reaps maximum benefits from economies of scale and learning effects.F) C) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 19

An international strategy involves taking products first produced for their domestic market and selling them internationally with only minimal local customization.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The appropriateness of the strategy that a firm chooses to use in an international market varies with the extent of pressures for

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A)  quality improvement and product standardization.
B)  customer surplus and quality improvements.
C)  customer surplus and product standardization.
D)  cost reductions and local responsiveness.
E)  product standardization and cost reductions.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Exam 12: The Strategy of International Business

Which of the following is a disadvantage of a strategic alliance?

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The appropriateness of the strategy that a firm chooses to use in an international market varies with the extent of pressures for

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The value creation activities of a firm are categorized as

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Which of the following conditions is most favorable to reap gains from global scale economies?

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An international strategy involves taking products first produced for their domestic market and selling them internationally with only minimal local customization.

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Firms that compete in the global marketplace typically face two types of competitive pressure

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Which of the following strategies is a firm most likely to pursue when it simultaneously faces both strong cost pressures and strong pressures for local responsiveness?

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Successful global expansion requires the transfer of core competencies to foreign markets where indigenous competitors lack them.

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A cooperative agreement between potential or actual competitors is called a(n)

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What are strategic alliances?

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Maintaining the company infrastructure is a support activity.

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In general,the more value customers place on a firm's products

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A strategy that focuses primarily on increasing the attractiveness of a product is referred to as a low-cost strategy.

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According to Michael Porter,what are the two basic strategies for creating value and attaining a competitive advantage in an industry?

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A company can increase its growth rate by taking goods or services developed at home and selling them internationally.The returns from such a strategy are likely to be greater if

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Location economies are the economies that arise from performing a value creation activity in the optimal location for that activity,wherever in the world that might be.

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Which of the following is true of a firm that pursues a global standardization strategy?

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What constitutes an organizational structure?

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