Top 250+ Solved Management of International Business MCQ Questions Answer
Q. What is the main reason why organizations enter alliances?
a. To find out how the other organization works, and copy it
b. To obtain synergies between other organizations' resources and their own
c. To increase their capacity to learn
d. Because they have not enough cash to acquire the other organization
Q. Which of the following is NOT an important element to look for when selecting an alliance partner?
a. Very similar culture and resources
b. Compatible expectations and objectives
c. They should have as much to lose as you do if the alliance fails
d. Resources that complement your own
Q. When there is a fit between the goals of the organization and the goals of individuals, this is known as:
a. Goal fit
b. Goal congruence
c. Goal hierarchy fit
d. Goal coordination
Q. Which of the following is correct?
a. An organization's structure would be expected to evolve as it grew larger and more diverse
b. Every organization starts out with a simple structure, then moves to a functional structure before becoming divisionalized
c. Network structures are superior to functional ones
d. Organizational performance will suffer if the structure is not stable
Q. The shape or format of reporting and decision making relationships can be defined as theorganizational:
a. Span of control
b. Architecture
c. Hierarchy
d. Chain of command
Q. The main components of an organization's architecture are structural hierarchy, values andbelief systems, contracts and relationships and (two more):
a. Control systems and ways of working
b. Information infrastructure and power structures
c. Control systems and power structures
d. Control systems and information infrastructure
Q. A 'vertical architecture' is one which:
a. Has a tall hierarchy
b. Has many layers of management
c. Extends beyond the boundaries of legal ownership
d. Is very bureaucratic
Q. Organizational structures and systems can be judged using five dimensions (ABCDE) to assess whether they are achieving an appropriate balance. These five dimensions are Autonomy, Bureaucracy, Cultural Control, Decentralization and:
a. Equal Opportunities
b. Economic Incentives
c. Equality and Diversity
d. Evidence of Learning
Q. Employees who work in an autonomous fashion are:
a. Given freedom to make decisions
b. Closely monitored
c. Heavily influenced by organizational culture
d. Motivated by non-financial rewards
Q. Bureaucracy is sometimes seen as a negative thing but it has some benefits for organizations. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of bureaucracy?
a. It can make information easier to share
b. It can reduce errors
c. It can increase organizational flexibility
d. It can ensure that stakeholders are treated consistently
Q. Successful business relationships tend to:
a. Combine relational contracts - to build trust in the long term - with transactional contracts to cover specific situations
b. Depend upon tightly written legal contracts that take account of every potential problem or issue
c. Rely upon firms being able to trust their employees and partners
d. Be treated as finite games that both partners know will end sooner or later
Q. Goffee and Jones use two variables to classify organizational cultures. These are:
a. Sociability and Synergy
b. Cohesion and Synergy
c. Sociability and Solidarity
d. Solidarity and Cohesion
Q. Hyperglobalization is a process of globalization which —
a. emphasizes the rise of regionalism
b. emphasizes the rise of nation states
c. emphasizes the rise of the TNC and decline of the nation state
d. emphasizes the decline of the TNC
Q. Economic globalization is characterized by —
a. rise of regionalism
b. international migration
c. cross-cultural flows of ideas
d. international trade and investment flows
Q. Cultural homogeneity refers to —
a. cross-cultural movements
b. inter-cultural movements
c. adaptation to the local culture
d. cultural uniformity