"[TRUE-FALSE] Economists usually advocate a free flow of capital across national borders {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] A global integration of capital markets spreads best practices in corporate governance, accounting rules, and legal traditions {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] FDI (foreign direct investment) flows are more stable than all other forms of capital (portfolio and other investment flows) {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] FDI (foreign direct investment) does not benefit developing host countries {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Developed countries are both the largest recipients and sources of foreign direct investment {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] The triad of the European Union, the United States, and Japan accounts for 60-70 percent of total world inward FDI flows and stocks {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] The countries that are successful in attracting FDI have political and macroeconomic stability and structural reforms {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Corruption has a positive impact on FDI {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] The exporting strategy works well when a company's home-country currency is strong {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] A service cannot be licensed internationally {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] A licensor should assign a trademark to a licensee rather than specify the conditions under which the mark can be used {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Joint ventures are dynamic in terms of the mission and the partners' power over time {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Joint ventures are static in terms of the mission and the partners' power over time {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] According to the "natural" process of joint ventures, over time, the technology-supplying firm buys more or all equity {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] There is no significant relationship between the number of joint-venture partners and the performance of the venture {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Multinational corporations have shied away from investing in developing economies {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Multinational corporations' plant location decisions are influenced less by cheap, unskilled labor and more by highly skilled labor at relatively low wages {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Multinational corporations are more interested in countries that offer highly skilled labor at relatively low wages than in countries that offer cheap, unskilled labor {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Maquiladora plants focus on assembly activities {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] In general, a host country prefers the establishment of a screwdriver assembly operation {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Financing is critical for a turnkey project {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] A host government is usually indifferent to whether foreign direct investment is in the form of acquisition {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Because it takes time to start a greenfield enterprise, a host government generally prefers a foreign firm to acquire an existing local business {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Host countries prefer that multinational corporations invest in acquisition investments than in greenfield investments for continuity and job retention reasons {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] According to evidence, mergers and acquisitions do not benefit stockholders {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Cross-border acquisitions have experienced a high failure rate {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] While cultural differences affect international joint venture performance, culture distance stems more from differences in organizational culture than from differences in national cultures {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] A strategic alliance can only be formed when a joint venture takes place {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] All joint ventures are strategic alliances {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] All joint ventures are strategic alliances, but not all strategic alliances are joint ventures {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Unlike joint ventures which require a new, separate entity, a strategic alliance does not necessarily require a new legal entity {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] A strategic alliance must require partners to make arrangements to share equity {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] For the sake of uniformity and effectiveness, marketers should use the same market entry strategy in all foreign countries {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Free trade zones can be used to facilitate both exports and imports {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Free trade zones are used for import purpose but are unsuitable for export {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Free or foreign trade zones (FTZs) are regulated to allow only import activities while prohibiting using such zones for export activities {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Free trade zones do not offer any tax advantage other than the postponement of the payment of customs duties {FALSE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] An importer using a free trade zone does not have to pay duties while goods are being stored there {TRUE}" "[TRUE-FALSE] Free trade zones are basically used for warehousing because such zones cannot be used for manufacturing activities {FALSE}"