Providing a Host-Country Partner the Right to Use a Company's

question 34

Multiple Choice

Providing a host-country partner the right to use a company's manufacturing process, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other item of value is referred to as ________.

• A) joint ownership
• B) direct exporting
• C) direct investment
• D) management contracting
• E) licensing

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Definitions:

Simple Structure

A term used in organizational theory referring to an organizational design with low departmentalization, wide spans of control, centralized authority, and minimal formalization.

Professional Bureaucracy

A decentralized form of organization that emphasizes the expertise of the professionals in the operating core of the organization.

Machine Bureaucracy

A moderately decentralized form of organization that emphasizes support staff differentiated from the line operations of the organization, limited horizontal decentralization of decision making, and a well-defined hierarchy of authority.

Adhocracy

A selectively decentralized form of organization that emphasizes the support staff and mutual adjustment among people.