The Primary External Influence on a Firm's Decision to Go

question 3

Multiple Choice

The primary external influence on a firm's decision to go international is _____.

• A) increasing competition at the international level
• B) management's gamble on a new market segment
• C) government mandate requiring the firm to do so
• D) foreign demand for a particular product or service

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Definitions:

Managerial Control

The mechanisms and processes that allow managers to monitor and regulate organizational activities and performance to achieve goals.

AOA Diagram

Activity on Arrow diagram, a network diagram used in project management to show the activities of a project on arrows and their dependencies.

CPM/PERT Analysis

Project management tools that help in planning, scheduling, and controlling complex projects, standing for Critical Path Method and Program Evaluation and Review Technique, respectively.

Activities-On-Nodes

A project management technique that represents tasks or activities as nodes in a network diagram, with edges indicating dependencies.