89. For an international business, which of the following is most likely to be an outcome of protectionism and
nationalism in a host-country?
90. The appropriateness of the strategy that a firm chooses to use in an international market varies with the
extent of pressures for:
91. Firms that pursue which of the following strategies focus on increasing profitability and profit growth by
reaping the cost reductions that come from economies of scale, learning effects, and location economies?
92. Which of the following is true of a firm that pursues a global standardization strategy?
93. A firm is most likely to pursue a global standardization strategy when:
94. Which of the following strategies is most likely to be pursued by a firm when there are strong pressures for
cost reductions and demands for local responsiveness are minimal?
95. Which of the following strategies focuses on increasing profitability by customizing the firm’s goods or
services so that they provide a good match to tastes and preferences in different national markets?
96. Which of the following is true of a localization strategy?
97. A global car manufacturer wants to start production in China. While catering to local responsiveness, what
can the firm do to get scale economies?
98. 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?
99. Which of the following is an observation made by researchers Bartlett and Ghoshal regarding modern
multinational enterprises?
100. Firms that pursue which of the following strategies differentiate their product offering across geographic
markets to account for local differences?
101. Which of the following is true of a transnational strategy?
102. Firms that pursue which of the following strategies take products first produced for their domestic market
and sell them across various markets with only minimal local customization?
103. Xerox had a monopoly on photocopiers for several years as the technology underlying the photocopier was
protected by strong patents. As it served a universal need, this favorable position led Xerox to pursue a(n):
104. Mayer Life Systems, a manufacturer of surgical and medical appliances, invented and patented a new
dialysis machine that radically reduced maintenance and operational issues. Responding to a global demand, it
decided to sell the machines manufactured at its plant in the United States to various markets across the globe.
Since the product features provided by Mayer were not provided by any other competitor, Mayer did not feel
any pressure for cost reductions. Which of the following strategies is most likely being pursued by Mayer?
105. Which of the following statements is true about an international strategy?
106. Which of the following refers to a cooperative agreement between potential or actual competitors?
107. Which of the following allows two or more firms to share the fixed costs (and associated risks) of
developing new products or processes?
108. Which of the following is a disadvantage of a strategic alliance?
109. One of the principal risks associated with a strategic alliance is that:
110. Managing an alliance successfully requires building interpersonal relationships between the firms’
managers, or what is sometimes referred to as:
111. Discuss the significance of value creation. According to Michael Porter, what are the two primary
strategies for creating value?
112. What are operations of a firm? How can operations be categorized?
113. What constitutes an organizational structure?
114. What are the different ways in which a firm can benefit from global expansion?
115. What are core competencies? What are their advantages?
116. What is an experience curve? What is its strategic significance?
117. What are the sources of economies of scales?
118. What are the different types of competitive pressures that firms competing in a global marketplace face?
How can firms respond to such pressures?
119. What are the sources of pressures for local responsiveness?
120. Describe the global standardization strategy.
121. Describe the localization strategy.
122. How do firms respond to low cost pressures and low pressures for local responsiveness?
123. What are strategic alliances?
124. What are the advantages of strategic alliances?
125. What are the disadvantages of strategic alliances?
