The Dutch-Based Electrical and Consumer Electronics Multinational,Philips,has Transferred the Headquarters

question 31

Multiple Choice

The Dutch-based electrical and consumer electronics multinational,Philips,has transferred the headquarters for several of its global business away from the Netherlands.In terms of Bartlett and Ghoshal's typology of multinational strategies,this represents a transition from:

• A)A "centralized hub" to a "decentralized federation"
• B)A "centralized hub" to a "transnational"
• C)A "decentralized federation" to a "transnational"
• D)A "coordinated federation" to a "decentralized federation"

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