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Question 1

eterminants of Headquarters Attention: Weight vs. Voice are:

Answer 1

1. Structural determinants (Weight)
2. Relational determinants (voice)
3. Contingencies affecting voice affectiveness (geographic, upp/downstream competence)

Question 2

The framework identififes three key determinants of GVC governance:

Answer 2

1. Transaction complexity
2. Codifiability of transactions
3. Supplier capabilities

Question 3

Five global value chain governance types:

Answer 3

1. Market
2. Modular
3. Relational
4. Captive
5. Hierarchy

Question 4

Activists generally rely on threats and negative tactics rather than rewards, based on four explanations derived from the model:

Answer 4

1. Profit reduction
2. Target selection
3. Cost of rewards
4. Self-regulation induction

Question 5

Firms facing activist pressure can use three main strategies to reduce the likelihood or severity of activist campaigns:

Answer 5

1. Proactive measures (self-regulation)
2. Reputation building
3. Contesting the campaign

Question 6

Characteristics that enhance protest influence (effectiveness):

Answer 6

1. Targeted issue (critical stakeholders): labor of consumer issues
2. Media coverage (level of attention)

Question 7

Protest characteristics with non-significant effects:

Answer 7

1. The size of the protest
2. The number of organizatinos sponsoring the protest event
3. The presence of an associated consumer boycott

Question 8

The vulnerability of a corporation to protest influence depends on the firm’s characteristics.

Answer 8

1. Past media attention (buffering effect): significant
2. Financial security: non-significant

Question 9

The study groups 17 factors evaluated during due diligence into four categories to test their relationship with cross-border acquisition performance:

Answer 9

1. Strategic and cultural fit (H1)
2. Employee capabilities & Business competencies (H2)
3. Investment and financing issues
4. Legal, Tax and IT issues

Question 10

Other influential factors (due dilligence on CBA)

Answer 10

1. Relative size of the acquired firm and size of target firm
2. Overall acquisition experience

Question 11

Due diligence investigates the full business case of an acquisition through four key questions:

Answer 11

1. Strategic logic: What are we really buying?
2. Financial Rigor: What is the target’s stand-alone value?
3. Realistic assessment: Where are the synergies and skeletons?
4. Discipline and commitment: Whats our walk-away price?

Question 12

The existing literature identifies two distinct sources of value from acquisitions:

Answer 12

1. Capability deployment
2. Capabilty acquisition