1. The simplest vehicle for international expansion is _____________.
a. to create alliances
b. to export
c. to consolidate structures across boundaries
d. to make foreign direct investments
e. to merge with multinational corporations
2. Implementing the integration of a new acquisition is ______________.
a. not so much an event as it is a continual process
b. easy once the firm is acquired
c. purely a cultural issue
d. purely a technical issue
e. a process in which important decisions should be made slowly
3. Your marketing firm acquires a small technology firm within the same industry. This is best described as a form of _____________.
a. conglomeration
b. outsourcing
c. forward vertical integration
d. backward vertical integration
e. unrelated diversification