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Question Breakdown
ttempts: 170 out of 170
Mintzberg’s coordination mechanisms were explained in class. What subunit (element) of the organization is dominant in the
tandardization of work’ type of organization?
2 respondents
1%
op management 8 respondents
5%
Operational core 16 respondents
9%
Support staff
85% answered correctly
Technostructure 144 respondents 85 % 
ttempts: 170 out of 170
What is the perspective on internationalization in the so-called Uppsala model?
Firms bring practices from their home economy (here: Sweden) to their foreign subunits,
for instance IKEA uses Swedish sounding product names. As a result, consumers
recognize the firm as Swedish and expect characteristics associated with Sweden to be
reflected in subunits abroad.
8
5
respondents %
Firms overlook small cultural differences when setting up a business in a culturally near
country. As a result, performance of subunits in moderately culturally distant host
economies is generally higher than performance of units in very distant or very near host
economies.
5
8
respondents %
Firms locate in increasingly culturally distant host economies over time. Initially, they start
operations in culturally similar countries, and as they gain experience more culturally
distant countries are penetrated.
84
143

respondents %
Firms gain experience in integrating culturally distant subunits into their home operations.
Over time, integration of subunits into the firm increases as a result.
6
11
respondents %
4% answered correctly
ttempts: 170 out of 170
What is correct for the findings in the meta-analysis performed by Beugelsdijk et al. (2018), the article relevant for this module?
Cultural distance is related to the entry mode ‘wholly-owned subsidiary’. The effect was
initially negative, but turned positive in recent decades.
All answers are correct
A statistically significant effect of cultural distance on degree of ownership was not found.
10
respondents
6%
132
78
respondents
%
17
10
respondents
%

100%
There is a negative effect of cultural distance on acquisitions as establishment mode. The
effect is mainly relevant for the individualism-collectivism cultural dimension
11
respondents
6%
8% answered correctly
ttempts: 169 out of 170
Which performance indicator was positively associated with cultural distance in Beugelsdijk et al.’s (2018) meta-analysis of the effect of
ultural distance on internationalization decisions?
123 respondents 72 % 
Innovation
he sign of the effect does not depend on the performance indicator 11 respondents
6%
Market performance
32 respondents
19 %
Accounting performance
3 respondents
2%
No Answer
1 respondent
1%
2% answered correctly
ttempts: 168 out of 170
What is meant by a greenfield investment
An investment in a host economy by a firm which has limited knowledge about the local
conditions in the host economy (experimentation).
A subunit started in a host economy in which the multinational already has another
subunit.
13
8%
respondents
6 respondents
4%
141
83
respondents
%
A subunit that started out as a joint venture but which (with further investment) is now
continued without a local partner
8 respondents
5%
No Answer
2 respondents
1%
Starting a subunit in a host economy without a local partner

3% answered correctly
ttempts: 168 out of 170
upta et al. (2020) introduce a categorization of stakeholder engagement strategies. What is meant by a minimalist stakeholder
ngagement strategy?
Firms do not engage with stakeholders beyond what is legally required
156
92
respondents
%
Firms only engage with stakeholders whose interests are weakly protected by law
2 respondents 1 %
Firms only engage with employees when unions are strong
3 respondents 2 %
Multinational enterprises adopt a single strategy across the countries they are active in.
This strategy meets but does not necessarily exceed the expectations in all host
7 respondents 4 %

economies.
No Answer
2 respondents 1 %
2% answered correctly
ttempts: 165 out of 170
What is true about complementary stakeholder engagement strategies according to Gupta et al. (2020)? These strategies are…
related to high performance for multinational enterprises
12 respondents
7%
related to high performance in institutional context with strong capital rights
18 respondents
11 %
elated to high performance in institutional context with strong capital and labor rights 130 respondents 76 %
unrelated to high firm performance
5 respondents
3% 
No Answer
5 respondents
3%
% answered correctly
ttempts: 162 out of 170
ccording to Gupta et al. (2020) firm-level variables are relevant when matching a stakeholder engagement strategy to the national
stitutional context. Why is ownership concentration important, according to their theory?
Firms with concentrated ownership need to make sure they are profitable since minority
owners can easily sell their shares when they are dissatisfied with the performance of the
firm
14
respondents
8%
irms that need to attract minority shareholders ought to engage with shareholder (capital)
21
36

respondents %
institutions more than firms who do not require minority shareholder
Firms whose owners scrutinize the firm ought to be extra careful and hence engage with
shareholders more than the minimum required
When capital markets are well protected (strong rights), shareholders will be more vocal.
Ownership concentration is a signal for the firm that the market is characterized by strong
shareholder rights.
36
61
respondents %
30
51
respondents %
8
No Answer
respondents
5%
1% answered correctly
ttempts: 160 out of 170
Which description fits the substitutionary engagement strategy called ‘multinationals, employees first’ by Gupta et al. (2020)?
ngagement focused on employees in countries with strong capital institutions 58 respondents 34 % 
Engagement focused on capital in countries with weak labor institutions
10 respondents 6 %
Engagement focused on employees in countries with weak capital institutions 82 respondents 48 %
Engagement focused on capital in countries with strong labor institutions
10 respondents 6 %
No Answer
10 respondents 6 %
4% answered correctly
ttempts: 158 out of 170
upta et al. (2020) first derive a set of configurations of firm-level, institutional-level and stakeholder strategies for all firms in their sample
nd in subsequent analyses rerun the analyses for subsets of countries. One subsample includes firms in countries with strong labor and
eak capital institutions (including Austria, Belgium, Denmark and the Netherlands). What is correct about the findings for this specific
ubset?
Because of the weak capital institutions, firms in these countries have poor economic
performance as compared to the other subsets.
The findings are replicated by and large.
These countries show minimalist and substitutionary engagement strategies, but not the
encompassing stakeholder engagement strategy that was found in the full sample.
Hardly any effect found for the full sample is also present in this group. For these
countries, the model seems not to work well.
No Answer
% answered correctly
Report has never been generated.
Report has never been generated.
4 respondents 2 %
20
12
respondents
%
118
69
respondents
%
16
respondents
12
respondents
9 %
7%