Multinational Partnerships Can End for Many Reasons

question 44

Multiple Choice

Multinational partnerships can end for many reasons. Which of the following is most likely to have cultural roots?

• A) Partnering firms run into financial trouble
• B) Firms find better partners that will bring in more business and greater revenue
• C) Managers of the partnering firms are unable to bridge their differences about how to run the partnership and how to interact with each other
• D) Management decides to pursue new strategic directions

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Definitions:

Goodwill

A positive perception of an author on the part of the audience.

Correspondence

Business letters sent to customers, coworkers, superiors, and subordinates.

Priority

Something that is regarded as more important than another and therefore needs to be dealt with first.

General-to-specific

A pattern of organization where information is presented from broad concepts to detailed points, often used in writing and speech.