DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017.
Third Semester
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF MNCs
(Upto 2012-13 Academic Year and 2013 Calendar Year)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
SECTION A — X 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. What are the types of multinational companies?
2. Describe the issues concerning strategy implementation
by MNCs.
3. What are the benefits of international joint ventures?
4. How is environmental scanning useful to multinational
business?
5. What are the important aspects of relationship between
headquarters and subsidiaries?
6. What is the cultural difference between MNCs and
Indian companies?
7. How do you classify international M As?
8. What are the aims of core competency?
Sub. Code
35
DE-2714
2
wk12
SECTION B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. Discuss the factors which contribute to the growth of
MNCs.
10. Explain the corporate level strategies that are to be
adopted by MNCs on its own.
11. Discuss the reasons for forming global strategic alliances.
12. Discuss the approaches to planning for expansion by
MNCs.
13. Explain the various features of the American
Management System.
14. State your arguments for and against social
responsibility of MNCs.
15. Discuss the stages to strategy implementation.
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