Which of the Following Accurately Describes What the Integration-Responsiveness Framework

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accurately describes what the integration-responsiveness framework does?

• A) By juxtaposing the pressures a multinational company faces for export tariffs and foreign responsiveness, it devises four strategies to gain and sustain competitive advantage.
• B) By juxtaposing the pressures a multinational company faces for cost-reductions and local-responsiveness, it devises four strategies to gain and sustain competitive advantage.
• C) By juxtaposing the pressures a multinational company faces for export tariffs and local-responsiveness, it devises two strategies to gain and sustain competitive advantage.
• D) By juxtaposing the pressures a multinational company faces for cost-reduction and foreign responsiveness, it devises two strategies to gain and sustain competitive advantage.

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Definitions:

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effects on a dependent variable.

Nomothetic

An approach in psychology that seeks to understand the general laws that govern behavior, by studying large groups of individuals.

Idiosyncratic

Pertaining to peculiar or individual characteristics or behaviors that distinguish someone or something from others.

Individualistic Understanding

A way of interpreting information or phenomena based on personal perspectives and independent thought.