Top 250+ Solved Management of International Business MCQ Questions Answer
Q. What do you mean by the term “holding company” is:
a. organization with a balanced portfolio of individual businesses
b. decentralized organization with a small head office that organizes finance for the subsidiaries
c. centralized organization with a small head office that helps subsidiaries develop and finance their strategies
d. decentralized organization with a large head office that offers a broad range of advice and services to subsidiaries
Q. A firm with a functional director for 6 areas with an area director for 3 functions. There, staff at each area will be reporting to 2 bosses. This firm has which type of structure?
a. Project structure
b. Matrix structure
c. Divisionalized structure
d. Front-back structure
Q. Organization structure that is a functional or divisional structure but at the same time also includes project teams for dealing with specific issues is called:
a. An M-form structure
b. A front-back structure
c. A networked structure
d. A hybrid structure
Q. Organization whose structure is divided into two main parts - one dealing with product groups and one dealing with customer segments is called:
a. A front-back structure
b. A product-customer structure
c. A back to back structure
d. A matrix structure
Q. Choose the right sentence
a. 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. Format of reporting and for decision making relationships can be defined as the organizational:
a. Span of control
b. Architecture
c. Hierarchy
d. Chain of command
Q. Main component of Organization's architecture are structural hierarchy, values and belief 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. ‘Vertical architecture' is the one which has:
a. Has a tall hierarchy
b. Has many layers of management
c. Extends beyond the boundaries of legal ownership
d. Is very bureaucratic
Q. Five dimensions are used to judge Organizational structures and systems (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. Those Organizations that are relatively good at developing some relevant capabilities to respond to a changing context are known as:
a. Knowing organizations
b. Stretch organizations
c. Learning organizations
d. Absorptive organizations
Q. When a firm seeks the benefits of global integration and local adaptation, it is best described as which type of strategy?
a. Transnational
b. Global
c. Multi-national
d. Global-local
Q. A strategic decision can be distinguished from other types of decisions by three factors,these are magnitude, time-scale and:
a. Commitment
b. Riskiness
c. Impact
d. Longevity
Q. 'Influence' is defined as the ability to ____________ someone to something they would not otherwise have done.
a. Intimidate
b. Force
c. Order
d. Persuade
Q. The authors believe there are three tests that can be applied to judge whether a strategy is 'good'. These are:
a. Fit, distinctiveness, sustainability
b. Fit, internal resources, external environment
c. Distinctiveness, internal resources, fit
d. Sustainability, distinctiveness, external environment
Q. According to Porter, dealing with the paradox of premature commitment versus not enough commitment involves some kind of:
a. Trade-off
b. Lock-in
c. Lock-out
d. Diversification