In Japan, the Center Firm in a Strategic Network of Vertical

question 88

Multiple Choice

In Japan, the center firm in a strategic network of vertical relationships might be expected to undertake all of the following EXCEPT

• A) reducing its transaction costs by promoting longer-term contracts with subcontractors.
• B) enabling engineers in upstream companies to have better communication with those companies with whom it has contracts for services.
• C) encouraging subcontractors to modernize their facilities and providing them with technical and financial assistance to do so.
• D) decreasing communications between network members to reduce communication costs.

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