Strategizing, Structuring, and Innovating Around the World -10

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Because knowledge management is central to how well a firm functions, it is important to know that knowledge is:

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harder to transfer and learn if it is implicit.

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Which of the following is a key idea regarding the reciprocal relationship between strategies and structures within MNEs? Options: The fit between strategies and structures is crucial., The relationship is typically one way., Strategies and structures are static., A good strategy cancels the effect of a bad structure.

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The fit between strategies and structures is crucial.

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Which of the following is TRUE regarding institutional factors that affect MNEs? Host-country governments encourage MNEs to operate in their own comfort zones so that they succeed. The external relationship with the home-country is generally guided by an informal, rather than formal, framework. The external relationship with the host-country is generally dominated by a formal, rather than informal, framework. Organizational charts are part of the formal structures that govern MNEs internally.

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Organizational charts are part of the formal structures that govern MNEs internally.

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Subsidiary initiatives that are not consistent with corporate-wide goals:

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lead to potential chaos.

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For MNEs pursuing a home-replication strategy, knowledge management:

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occurs in a one-way flow from center to subsidiaries.

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When faced with the complexity and cost of value-added customer-focused dimensions, the textbook suggests that you:

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simplify.

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A limited absorptive capacity leads to:

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a tendency to block inflows of knowledge.

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What is the most appropriate structure for a multidomestic strategy? Options: International division, Geographic area, Flexible matrix, Global matrix

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Geographic area

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A main advantage of a home replication strategy is that it:

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is relatively easy to implement.

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Which of the following is a solution rather than a problem in knowledge management?
Open innovation, Knowledge leakage, "Not invented here" syndrome, "Knowledge is power" approach

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Open innovation