Economic Geograpgy

What part of the operations of a TNC is most mobile?

Question 1 options:

The location of Research and Development operations

1. The location of Regional Headquarters

1. The location of Production Operations

All parts are equally mobile due to the unlimited global reach of the TNC.

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Question 2 (2 points)

 

1. Apple Inc outsources the production of Apple laptops to the Quanta Computer Company, based in Taiwian. This is an example of what type of relationship between firms.

Question 2 options:

International subcontracting

Joint venture

Franchising

Strategic alliance

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Question 3 (2 points)

 

This type of organizational form of a transnational operation, such as the sky team airline alliance, creates deeper linkages between corporations and the economies in which they operate.

Question 3 options:

Fully owned subsidiaries

Strategic alliances or joint ventures

Grassroots organization

Community unionism

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Question 4 (2 points)

 

Select the statement that correctly describes the spatial pattern of the Taiwanese supplier firm, Foxconn Technology.   

Question 4 options:

Because the firm is the largest contract electronics manufacturers it has production facilities on every continent.  

Because the firm was founded by a Taiwanese entrepreneur all of the production sites are in China and the United States.

Foxconn has grown rapidly since 1996.  In 2012, it had global production facilities in 9 countries including Brazil, Mexico, Slovakia and Malaysia. 

Foxconn has grown rapidly since 1996.  In 2012, it had global production facilities in the United States, Germany and China.

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Question 5 (2 points)

 

What type of Transnational Organizational Relationship has the potential to benefit local economies through the transfer of technology? 

Question 5 options:

Strategic alliance and joint venture

International subcontracting

Franchising and cooperative agreements

Fully owned subsidiaries