Since Efficiency,flexibility and Learning Are Conflicting Goals,a Transnational Company Should

question 21

True/False

Since efficiency,flexibility and learning are conflicting goals,a transnational company should focus on only one of these goals and try to exploit it through the three sources of worldwide competitive advantage - national differences in both input and output markets,scale economies and scope economies.

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Definitions:

Depreciation Method

A methodical strategy for distributing the expense of a physical asset across its lifespan.

Straight-line Method

A method of allocating an asset's cost evenly over its useful life for the purposes of calculating depreciation.

MACRS

Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System, a method of depreciation for tax purposes that allows faster depreciation in the initial years of an asset's life.

Equipment

Tangible assets used in operations, such as machinery or computers, that have a useful life beyond one accounting period.