| Online Exam 8 |
| Question 1 |
A force in the environment to which businesses must respond and that influences the direction of the business is called a business:
Question options:
|
| driver. |
|
| threat. |
|
| process. |
|
| matrix. |
| Question 2 | |
International information systems refer to:
Question options:
|
| systems that talk to one another using the global Internet. |
|
| systems used by international businesses. |
|
| business processes that span the globe. |
|
| the basic information systems required by organizations to coordinate worldwide trade and other activities. |
| Question 3 | |
German companies:
Question options:
|
| do not recognize the profit until the project is completely finished and they have been paid. |
|
| recognize profits before the project is finished. |
|
| recognize profits when the project is initialized. |
|
| do not recognize the profits until they have been formally audited. |
| Question 4 | |
All of the following present challenges to developing global business systems EXCEPT:
Question options:
|
| foreign accounting practices. |
|
| production costs. |
|
| language differences. |
|
| exchange rates. |
| Question 5 | |
Which of the following is NOT one of the principal management challenges in developing global systems?
Question options:
|
| Encouraging local users to support global systems |
|
| Coordinating applications development |
|
| Defining an acceptable test plan |
|
| Agreeing on common user requirements |
| Question 6 | |
In relation to global systems building, the Internet:
Question options:
|
| allows the seamless flow of information through the enterprise. |
|
| affords local groups stable broadband access. |
|
| has reduced networking problems. |
|
| reduced the need for skilled IT employees. |
| Question 7 | |
In decentralized systems:
Question options:
|
| development occurs at the home base and operations are handed over to autonomous units in foreign locations. |
|
| each foreign unit designs its own unique solutions and systems. |
|
| systems development and operations occur in an integrated and coordinated fashion across all units. |
|
| foreign units design the solutions and systems used at the domestic home base. |
| Question 8 | |
As a firm moves from local option systems to regional and global systems:
Question options:
|
| agency costs increase. |
|
| coordination costs decrease. |
|
| transaction costs increase. |
|
| both transaction and agency costs increase. |
| Question 9 | |
What is the first thing you should consider when thinking about building an international information system?
Question options:
|
| The state of world politics |
|
| Look for new technologies that will help you achieve your goals |
|
| Consider the global environment where your business will operate, and identify the business drivers for your firm and industry |
|
| The business challenges you face in the global environment |
| Question 10 | |
A critical necessity for ensuring the integration of local systems into a global system is:
Question options:
|
| adherence to data and technical standards. |
|
| use of standard hardware at the local level. |
|
| use of standard user software at the local level. |
|
| using standard computers throughout the system. |
| Question 11 | |
The network systems structure is the most visible in __________ services.
Question options:
|
| production |
|
| financial |
|
| marketing |
|
| software design |
| Question 12 | |
Which systems are worth sharing on a transnational basis, from a cost and feasibility point of view?
Question options:
|
| Only systems that support functions that are absolutely critical to the organization |
|
| Core systems and worthwhile provincial systems |
|
| Core systems and any financial systems that can be easily integrated with each other |
|
| Financial and accounting systems |
| Question 13 | |
Which of the following is NOT a business driver of global business?
Question options:
|
| Global communication and transportation technologies |
|
| Development of global culture |
|
| Emergence of global social norms |
|
| Growth of international systems |
| Question 14 | |
Of the following, which is one of the central principles recommended in this chapter for a firm organizing itself for international business?
Question options:
|
| Organize value-adding activities along lines of comparative advantage. |
|
| Establish multiple offices for international systems and a global CIO position. |
|
| Disperse production and marketing to regional centers and establish a single center for world headquarters and strategic management. |
|
| Develop and operate systems units at the international level first. |
| Question 15 | |
Which of the following is NOT an important factor when implementing a global information system solution?
Question options:
|
| Agreeing on common user requirements |
|
| Understanding if your computer system can operate in a global environment |
|
| Introducing changes in business processes |
|
| Coordinating applications development |
| Question 16 | |
Which of the following is NOT one of the main benefits to implementing global systems?
Question options:
|
| Superior management and coordination |
|
| Vast improvements in operation |
|
| New economies of scale at production facilities |
|
| Reduced hardware costs |
| Question 17 | |
In terms of global business strategy, the governance of __________ firms has been likened to a federal structure—strong central management core of decision-making, but considerable dispersal of power and financial resources.
Question options:
|
| transnational |
|
| multinational |
|
| franchiser |
|
| domestic exporter |
| Question 18 | |
In a multinational business strategy, the __________ business function is decentralized, dispersed to foreign units.
Question options:
|
| finance/accounting |
|
| production |
|
| human resources |
|
| strategic management |
| Question 19 | |
Most large companies with overseas operations have inherited:
Question options:
|
| recently built technology platforms for international systems. |
|
| batch-oriented reporting from independent foreign divisions to corporate headquarters. |
|
| transaction-oriented reporting based at the home office for overseas business. |
|
| global marketing systems developed domestically. |
| Question 20 | |
Global coordination of all of the major business functions permits the location of business activity according to:
Question options:
|
| comparative advantage. |
|
| social norms and values. |
|
| competitive threat. |
|
| knowledge base.
|
