An Increasing Number of Multinational Firms Have Begun to Use

question 31

Multiple Choice

An increasing number of multinational firms have begun to use internal Web servers on the Internet to facilitate communications and transactions among employees, suppliers, independent contractors, and distributors.This would be an example of which of the following organizational forms?

• A)vertical
• B)horizontal
• C)matrix
• D)consensus
• E)e-company

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Definitions:

Firm-Commitment

An underwriting method where an underwriter commits to buying all the unsold shares in an initial public offering.

Underwriter

An entity or person that evaluates and assumes the risk of another entity's offerings, often seen in insurance and securities.

Bid Price

The highest price that a buyer is willing to pay for a security or commodity in the financial markets.

Purchase

The action of acquiring ownership of goods or services through the exchange of money or other forms of payment.