Which of the Following Best Describes a Global Company's Asset

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a global company's asset and capability configuration?

• A) assets and capabilities are centralized and globally scaled.
• B) core competences are centralized, while other assets and capabilities are decentralized.
• C) assets and capabilities are dispersed, interdependent and specialized.
• D) assets and capabilities are decentralized and nationally self-sufficient.

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Definitions:

Industry

The production of goods or related services within an economy, or a specific sector of production or trade.

Irreversibility

The cognitive incapacity in early childhood to understand that actions, once performed, can be undone to return to the original state.

Mental Undo

The cognitive process of reversing or attempting to reverse the effects of one’s earlier actions or decisions.

Piaget

Jean Piaget was a Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development, particularly his theory of cognitive development that describes how children develop intellectually throughout the course of childhood.