Here are some study guide questions, I've already answered them to the best of my ability separately and just wanted to make sure that I understand the materials all the way! Thank you for any help!

What is the importance of an organizational structure to a business firm and its strategy?

What is an Organizational Structure and what are its functions? How do Firm Boundaries & Departmentalization come about?

How does Coordination and Control impact the Firms Organizational Structure?

What is Centralization and Decentralization?

What does it mean when we say structure follows strategy?

What are the challenges of the matrix structure & strategy? How do you build organizational capability?

Why is an understanding of a global firms administrative heritage critical for globalization?

What characterizes and differentiates a decentralized federation structure? What characterizes and differentiates a coordinated Federation structure?

What characterizes and differentiates a centralized hub structure?

Explain the multidimensional perspectives of a transnational strategy/structure.

Explain the interdependent capabilities of a transnational strategy/structure.

Explain the flexible integrative process of a transnational strategy/structure.

Explain how structuring the organizational anatomy, building the organizational physiology, and developing the organizational psychology relate to the evolution of the transnational strategy/structure.

How are the key organization dimensions and functional management role changed under a transnational organizational strategy/structure?

How do you make centralized innovations effective in a transnational firm with regard to gaining subsidiary input i.e. multiple linkages, responding to national needs via market mechanisms, and the management of personnel flow via the transference of responsibility?

How do you make local innovations effect via the empowerment of local management, the linkage of local managers to corporate decision-making processes and the integration of subsidiary functions?

Explain how moving from symmetry to differentiation, dependence/interdependent to interdependent, simple control to flexible control make the transnational processes feasible.

How do technology exchange, global competition, industry convergence, economies of scale and reduction of risk, and alliance as an alternative to merger make a strategic alliance desirable?

How do the Risks of competitive collaboration and the cost of strategic and organizational complexity impact a strategic alliance?

How do you select a strategic partner for an alliance using strategic/organizational analysis?

What is an escalating commitment with regard to a strategic alliance? With regard to alliance scope why should you strive to attain simplicity and flexibility?

How do you manage the boundary of a strategic alliance by structuring the interface?

How do you manage the manage the knowledge flow of a strategic alliance by integrating the interface? How does the governance structure of a strategic alliance provide strategic direction?