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Value-chain analysis? - correct answer Divides a company's activities into primary
activities and support activities that are central to creating value for customers.
Describe the various strategies that companies use to reach their goals? - correct
answer Multinational strategy, Global strategy, Corporate-level strategies (growth,
retrenchment, stability, combination), Business-level strategies (low-cost leadership,
differentiation, focus), Department-level strategies
Multinational strategy? - correct answer Is best when adapting products and
marketing strategies to national markets and a global strategy is best when offering
the same products using the same marketing strategy in all markets.
Corporate-level strategies include? - correct answer (1) growth—increase scale or
scope of operations;
(2) retrenchment—reduce the scale or scope of businesses;
(3) stability—guard against change;
(4) combination—mix growth, retrenchment, and stability strategies across
businesses.
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Business-level strategies include? - correct answer (1) low-cost leadership—exploit
economies of scale to have the lowest cost structure;
(2) differentiation—design products perceived as unique in an industry; (3) focus—
serve a narrow market segment through low-cost leadership, differentiation, or both.
Department-level strategies? - correct answer Focus on the specific primary or
support activities that create customer value.
Organizational structure? - correct answer The way in which a company divides its
activities among separate units and coordinates activities among those units.
Centralized decision making? - correct answer Occurs at a high level and helps
coordinate operations of international subsidiaries.
Decentralized decision making? - correct answer Occurs at the subsidiary level and
places a premium on local responsiveness.
Chains of command? - correct answer Lines of authority that specify internal
reporting relationships.
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Outline the key issues behind the selection of organizational structure? - correct
answer Centralized decision making, Decentralized decision making, Coordination,
Flexibility, Chains of command
Describe various international organizational structures? - correct answer
International division structure, International area structure, Global product structure,
Global matrix structure, Work teams
International division structure? - correct answer Creates a separate division with its
own manager for international activities.
International area structure? - correct answer Organizes a company's global
operations into countries or geographic regions, with each division operating as a
self-contained unit.
Global product structure? - correct answer Divides worldwide operations into product
divisions, which are then divided into domestic and international units.
Global matrix structure? - correct answer Requires reporting to two bosses: the
general manager of the product division and the general manager of the geographic
area.
UPDATE 2026-2027) REAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
ALREADY {GRADE A} - DeVry University
Value-chain analysis? - correct answer Divides a company's activities into primary
activities and support activities that are central to creating value for customers.
Describe the various strategies that companies use to reach their goals? - correct
answer Multinational strategy, Global strategy, Corporate-level strategies (growth,
retrenchment, stability, combination), Business-level strategies (low-cost leadership,
differentiation, focus), Department-level strategies
Multinational strategy? - correct answer Is best when adapting products and
marketing strategies to national markets and a global strategy is best when offering
the same products using the same marketing strategy in all markets.
Corporate-level strategies include? - correct answer (1) growth—increase scale or
scope of operations;
(2) retrenchment—reduce the scale or scope of businesses;
(3) stability—guard against change;
(4) combination—mix growth, retrenchment, and stability strategies across
businesses.
, BUS 245 TEST 2 STUDY GUIDE (LATEST
UPDATE 2026-2027) REAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
ALREADY {GRADE A} - DeVry University
Business-level strategies include? - correct answer (1) low-cost leadership—exploit
economies of scale to have the lowest cost structure;
(2) differentiation—design products perceived as unique in an industry; (3) focus—
serve a narrow market segment through low-cost leadership, differentiation, or both.
Department-level strategies? - correct answer Focus on the specific primary or
support activities that create customer value.
Organizational structure? - correct answer The way in which a company divides its
activities among separate units and coordinates activities among those units.
Centralized decision making? - correct answer Occurs at a high level and helps
coordinate operations of international subsidiaries.
Decentralized decision making? - correct answer Occurs at the subsidiary level and
places a premium on local responsiveness.
Chains of command? - correct answer Lines of authority that specify internal
reporting relationships.
, BUS 245 TEST 2 STUDY GUIDE (LATEST
UPDATE 2026-2027) REAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
ALREADY {GRADE A} - DeVry University
Outline the key issues behind the selection of organizational structure? - correct
answer Centralized decision making, Decentralized decision making, Coordination,
Flexibility, Chains of command
Describe various international organizational structures? - correct answer
International division structure, International area structure, Global product structure,
Global matrix structure, Work teams
International division structure? - correct answer Creates a separate division with its
own manager for international activities.
International area structure? - correct answer Organizes a company's global
operations into countries or geographic regions, with each division operating as a
self-contained unit.
Global product structure? - correct answer Divides worldwide operations into product
divisions, which are then divided into domestic and international units.
Global matrix structure? - correct answer Requires reporting to two bosses: the
general manager of the product division and the general manager of the geographic
area.
