In: Operations Management
9.Which company is an example of Transnational organization?(1 Point)
Vodafone
Adidas
Microsoft
10.Good stakeholder relationship ............................(1 Point)
can lead to satisfaction decrease
can decrease the employee commitment
can lead to global failure
can lead to desirable organizational outcomes
11.What is retrenchment strategy ?(1 Point)
, the organization becomes its own distributor.
managers cut costs and restructure organizational operations
the organization becomes its own supplier
is a short-run strategy used for minor performance problems
12.middle managers ..................................(1 Point)
make decisions about directions
manage other managers
direct daily activities of employees
manage activities of a work team
9. The transnational company here is Vodafone as it has the widest physical presence. Adidas is a much lower presence through different legal structures whereas Microsoft and Facebook are more digital in presence.
10. Good stakeholder relationship is associated with beneficial outcomes for an organization. Failure, decrease in satisfaction, decrease in employee commitment are all negative outcomes. Hence the correct option is the last one "can lead to desirable organizational outcomes"
11. A retrenchment strategy is used when an organization wants to cut costs and and reach a more stable position financially in overall business operations. Hence the correct option here is the second one "managers cut costs and restructure organizational operations"
12. Middle managers are usually placed in the middle of an organizational hierarchy and usually supervise people who manage work teams and also individual contributors. The best fitting option here is the second one "manage other managers "