A) The integration of markets is forcing companies that wish to remain successful to apply a domestic strategy.
B) At present, companies have the option of remaining domestic or going multinational due to the separation of markets.
C) Integration of markets is forcing companies that wish to remain successful not only to become multinationals but also to take a global perspective.
D) A multidomestic strategy, as a competitive strategy, is inherently more vulnerable to risk than a domestic strategy or a global strategy.
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A) Some countries publish census reports only in their native language.
B) Data contained in a census are uniform across all countries.
C) Census reports are the most reliable sources for securing in-depth demographic information.
D) All countries take a census once in every five years.
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A) legal risk.
B) political uncertainty.
C) economic risk.
D) cultural misunderstanding.
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A) Structure
B) Culture
C) People
D) Management processes
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A) defensive
B) guerilla
C) offensive
D) niche
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A) It emphasizes cultural differences across countries.
B) It emphasizes universal consumer needs and wants rather than differences.
C) It competes on a market-by-market basis.
D) Each of its international subsidiaries operates independently.
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A) Manufacturers have lesser control over distribution when they select agents and distributors located in foreign markets.
B) Both agents and distributors perform dissimilar functions, and agents assume title to the manufacturers' products, while wholesalers do not.
C) If manufacturers establish their own foreign branch, they greatly increase control over their global distribution systems.
D) Manufacturers become less directly involved in the global distribution system when they select agents and distributors located in foreign markets.
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A) Exporting is the least common strategic approach for a company making its first foray into the international marketplace.
B) Exporting involves the cost of establishing manufacturing operations in the host country.
C) Exporting firms are not required to pay import duties or face trade barriers.
D) Exporting helps a firm achieve experience-curve and location economies.
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A) They promote global business across different continents.
B) They can be a huge roadblock for a multinational firm.
C) They help companies in nations with political uncertainties to go overseas.
D) They do not promote self-sufficiency.
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A) All nations take censuses and publish their census reports in English.
B) Data contained in a census do not vary from country to country.
C) Data contained in a census often omit items of interest to researchers.
D) Since a market researcher does not encounter problems in using census data, it is considered the best source of demographic information.
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A) Import liberalization
B) Export incentives
C) Import quotas
D) Complementary import policy
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A) help determine whether there is an unsatisfied need for a new product.
B) cannot be used by companies entering in developing countries.
C) is typically used to determine the supply chain dynamics.
D) helps in understanding the difference between vertical and horizontal integration.
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A) Demand conditions
B) Company strategy, structure, and rivalry
C) Related and supporting industries
D) Factor conditions
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A) Vertical integration
B) Benchmarking
C) Sales promotions
D) Strategic alliances
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A) Exchange controls and ownership restrictions
B) Export restrictions
C) Import restrictions
D) Cultural misunderstandings
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A) The procuring costs involved will be low.
B) Census data cannot be obtained from the Internet, as per U.S. law.
C) Demographic data is always published in English.
D) The time required will be significant.
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A) To increase long-term growth and profit prospects
B) To prevent global consolidation
C) To preempt competitors' from opening similar stores
D) To avoid being locked out of markets by arriving too late
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A) will find it easier to preempt competitors' global moves.
B) can maximize their potential to achieve economies of scale.
C) are more susceptible to foreign incursions.
D) are more likely to have diminished operating costs.
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A) structure
B) culture
C) heuristics
D) mnemonics
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A) All countries have census data.
B) All foreign nations must include an income-based question on their census.
C) Data contained in a census vary from country to country.
D) All nations publish their census reports in English.
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