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Subject Name:Multinational Management 1)A Co. has been a domestic-only company, now, it has just decided to...

Subject Name:Multinational Management

1)A Co. has been a domestic-only company, now, it has just decided to enter the international market. According to the theory introduced at this lesson, usually, it will     .  
A.Export Department
B.International Division
C.retain its basic organizational structure.
D.Foreign Subsidiary
2)are the structural building blocks for running multinational operations.
A.Export departments
B.Minireplica subsidiaries
C.Transnational subsidiaries
D.Foreign subsidiaries
3)B Co. entered the international market 2 years ago. At present, it has accumulated a certain number of talents with international trade expertise, but it is not particularly sufficient.
What organizational structure do you think B Co. should adopt now?
A.Transnational subsidiary
B.Export department
C.Foreign subsidiary
D.Minireplica subsidiary
4)Generally, for the MNCs which adopt export department, the domestic departments are very willing to provide the export department with the products.
A.True

B.False
5)Most subsidiaries of MNCs are either pure minireplica subsidiaries or pure transnational subsidiaries.
A.True
B.False

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Multinational Management

Q 1)  A Company has been a domestic-only company, now, it has just decided to enter the international market. According to the theory introduced at this lesson, usually, it will

ANS- B. International devision

Explanation-

A. Export Deoartment

the department of the business concerned with the export of the business goods and services.

B . International Devision

A form of organization under which a special devision of the company is responsible for the marketion of all the firms product throughout the world

C. Retain its basic organizational structure-

Organizational structure refers to how individual and team work within an organization are coordinated. To achieve organizational goals and objectives, individual work needs to be coordinated and managed

D. Foreign subsidiary

  A foreign subsidiary company is a partially or even a wholly owned company which is a part of another large corporation. This large corporation must have its headquarters in another country. The foreign subsidiary company work as per the laws the country in which they are located

Q 2)  the structural building blocks for running multinational operations.

ANS- Foreign subsidiaries

Explanation-

A. Export Deoartment

the department of the business concerned with the export of the business goods and services.

B. Minireplica subsidiaries

A minireplica subsidiary is a foreign subsidy that is a scaled down version of the parent company. Technology and products stay the same, but the operational capacity is much smaller than that of the parent company

C. Transnational Subsidiaries

The terms "transnational" and "borderless corporation" describe a multinational corporation. While headquartered in one country, these types of business have a global reach, with offices and production facilities in multiple countries

D. Foreign subsidiary

  A foreign subsidiary company is a partially or even a wholly owned company which is a part of another large corporation. This large corporation must have its headquarters in another country. The foreign subsidiary company work as per the laws the country in which they are located

3 ) B Company entered the international market 2 years ago. At present, it has accumulated a certain number of talents with international trade expertise, but it is not particularly sufficient.
What organizational structure do you think B Comoany should adopt now?

ANS.- A. Transnational subsidiary

4)Generally, for the MNCs which adopt export department, the domestic departments are very willing to provide the export department with the products

ANS- B. FALSE

5)Most subsidiaries of MNCs are either pure minireplica subsidiaries or pure transnational subsidiaries

ANS- A. FALSE

Most subsidiaries are neither pure minireplicas nor pure transnationals subsidiaries


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