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Global Strategic Management Question Paper

Global Strategic Management

Course:Master Of Business Administration

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
SUPPLEMENTARY/SPECIA EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BBA 610: GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

DATE: Thursday 30th September 2010 TIME: 2.00p.m – 5.00p.m

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE AND ANY THREE QUESTIONS

1.
a)
Is the concept of strategy applicable in the management of Multi-National Companies. [10marks]
b)
Organizations should act locally but think globally. Discuss. [10marks]

2.
Discuss any eight challenges likely to face organizations operating in the global markets and for each challenge, show how you would overcome it. [20marks]

3.
Using examples of organizations known to you, discuss any five foreign market entry strategies giving their advantages and disadvantages. [20marks]

4.
Write short notes on the following:

i)
Theory of absolute advantage

ii)
Theory of comparative advantage

iii)
Factor proportions theory

iv)
Theory of product life cycle

v)
Theory of Foreign Direct Investment

5.
All organizations are environment serving and environment dependent. Discuss the various social cultural environmental factors that a global business need to pay attention on. [20marks]