Lindux Co,Intends to Enhance Its Competitive Advantage by Exploiting the National

question 32

Multiple Choice

Lindux Co.,intends to enhance its competitive advantage by exploiting the national differences that prevail in the countries that host its subsidiaries.Which of the following is consistent with this intention?

• A) moving the manufacture of labor-intensive components to Vietnam in order to capitalize on the lower cost labor found in Vietnam.
• B) hiring local managers for its foreign subsidiaries rather than employing expatriates.
• C) centralizing the company's R&D activities in the home country for reasons of strategic security.
• D) using a common distribution channel for multiple products.

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