This document contains 11 multiple choice questions from a BUSN412 Week 4 Quiz on international business topics and antitakeover tactics. The questions cover [1] trends in international developments, [2] factors that explain foreign investment effectiveness, [3] Porter's national competitiveness framework, [4] conditions that lead to industry rivalry, [5] effects of domestic competition on foreign strategies, [6] allure of mergers and acquisitions, [7] definition of greenmail antitakeover tactic, [8] definition of poison pill, [9] definition of golden parachutes, [10] items that are not antitakeover tactics, and [11] benefits and risks of related diversification.

1. BUSN412 Week 4 Quiz Devry
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1. Question :
A major trend in international developments includes:
Greater international trade and operations
A growing recognition of an international managerial perspective
A large increase in international investment
All of the above
2. Question :
It can be said that the reasons that explain why some governments make
better use of the inflows from foreign investment and know-how than others
include all of the following except:
Sound management of broader economic factors such as interest rates and
inflation
Governmental practices that are business-friendly
Local entrepreneurs that can train workers and invest in modern technology
High tariffs and taxes on foreign investors and multinational corporations provide
income to improve living conditions
3. Question :
The framework that Porter devised considers all of the following factors
that affect a nation's competitiveness except:
Policies that protect the nation's domestic competitors.
Factor conditions
Demand characteristics
Related and supported industries
4. Question :

2. When conditions of __________ consumer demand, __________ supplier
bases, and __________ new entrant potential from related industries are
evident, rivalry is intense in nations.
strong; strong; high
weak; weak; low
weak; weak; high
strong; strong; low
5. Question :
According to Michael Porter, firms that have experienced intense domestic
competition are ____________.
unlikely to have the time or resources to compete abroad.
most likely to design strategies aimed primarily at the domestic market.
more likely to design strategies and structures that allow them to successfully
compete abroad.
more likely to demand protection from their governments.
6. Question :
It is true that there is a tremendous allure to __________. This is because it
is considered the big play, the dramatic gesture, since with one stroke of
the pen you can add billions to size, get a front page story, and create
excitement in markets.
differentiation strategies
strategic alliances and joint ventures
mergers and acquisitions
internal development
7. Question :
When a firm offers to buy shares of their stock from a company (or
individual) planning to acquire their firm at a higher price than the
unfriendly company paid for it, this antitakeover tactic is called (a)
__________ .

3. greenmail
poison pill
golden parachute
scorched earth
8. Question
An antitakeover tactic in which existing shareholders have the option to
buy additional shares of stock at a discount to the current market price is
called____________.
greenmail
a poison pill
a golden parachute
scorched earth
9. Question :
The term "golden parachutes" refers to:
A clause requiring that huge dividend payments be made upon takeover
Financial inducements offered by a threatened firm to stop a hostile suitor from
acquiring it
Managers of a firm involved in a hostile takeover approaching a third party about
making the acquisition
Pay given to executives fired because of a takeover
10. Question
Which one of the following is not considered an antitakeover tactic?
Poison pills
Greenmail
Golden parachutes
Golden handcuffs
11. Question

4. Related diversification has what primary benefits and risks associated with
it?