ECO 410 Week 10 Quiz – Strayer
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Quiz 9 Chapter 17 and 18
Foreign Direct Investment and
Political Risk
17.1 Sustaining and Transferring Competitive
Advantage
Multiple Choice
1) An
example of economies of scale in financing include:
A) being
able to access the Euroequity, Eurobond, and Eurocurrency markets.
B) being
able to ship product in shiploads or carloads.
C) being
able to use large-scale plant and equipment.
D) all
of the above
2) Which
of the following is NOT a factor of Porter's "diamond of national
advantage"?
A)
factor conditions
B)
demand conditions
C)
related and supporting industries
D) All
of the above are factors of the diamond of national advantage.
3) The
OLI paradigm is an attempt to create a framework to explain why MNEs choose
________ rather than some other form of international venture.
A)
licensing
B) joint
ventures
C)
foreign direct investment
D)
strategic alliances
4) The O
in OLI refers to an advantage in a firm's home market that is:
A)
operator independent.
B)
owner-specific.
C)
open-market.
D)
official designation.
5) The
owner-specific advantages of OLI must be:
A)
firm-specific.
B) not
easily copied.
C)
transferable to foreign subsidiaries.
D) all
of the above
6) A/An
________ would be an example of an owner-specific advantage for an MNE.
A)
patent
B) economy
of scale
C)
economy of scope
D) all
of the above
7) The L
in OLI refers to an advantage in a firm's home market that is a:
A)
liability in the domestic market.
B)
location-specific advantage.
C)
longevity in a particular market.
D) none
of the above
8) A/An
________ would be an example of a location-specific advantage for an MNE.
A)
patent
B)
economy of scale
C)
unique source of raw materials
D)
possession of proprietary information
9) The I
in OLI refers to an advantage in a firm's home market that is an:
A)
internalization.
B)
industry-specific advantage.
C)
international abnormality.
D) none
of the above
10) A/An
________ would be an example of an internalization advantage for an MNE.
A)
patent
B)
economy of scale
C)
unique source of raw materials
D)
possession of proprietary information
True/False
1) MNEs
that are resident in liquid and unsegmented capital markets are more likely to
be able to demonstrate financial strength by achieving and maintaining a global
cost and availability of capital.
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