Mastering Global Business
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Which term describes the characteristics that challenge managers of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in developing successful strategies?

  • Consistency, predictability, simplicity, and clarity (CPSC)
  • Stability, predictability, simplicity, and clarity (SPSC)
  • Volatility, predictability, complexity, and clarity (VPCC)
  • Volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) (correct)
  • How many discrete economies are included in the international environment that multinational enterprises (MNEs) operate in?

  • 214 (correct)
  • 188
  • 30,000
  • 26
  • What does IB strategy aim to do?

  • Respond to threats in the international environment only
  • Exploit international opportunities only
  • Neither exploit international opportunities nor respond to threats in the international environment
  • Both exploit international opportunities and respond to threats in the international environment (correct)
  • What is one step in confronting the VUCA environment?

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    What organization provided the numbers on the discrete economies in the international environment?

    <p>World Bank</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Managing Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)

    • The term "liability of foreignness" describes the characteristics that challenge managers of MNEs in developing successful strategies.

    The International Environment

    • The international environment that MNEs operate in includes 192 discrete economies.

    International Business (IB) Strategy

    • IB strategy aims to create competitive advantage in multiple markets.

    Confronting VUCA Environment

    • One step in confronting the VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity) environment is to develop adaptive organizational capabilities.

    International Economy Data

    • The World Bank provided the numbers on the discrete economies in the international environment.

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    Test your knowledge on analyzing international markets and the challenges faced by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environment. Explore the intricacies of operating in over 214 economies and gain insights into the world of global business.

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