TechInnovation Is a Large MNE Operating in an Environment Characterized

question 33

Multiple Choice

TechInnovation is a large MNE operating in an environment characterized by rapid changes.During the past 50 years,its subsidiaries have operated independently.Which of the following actions will be least helpful to increase the interdependence across its widely dispersed national organizations?

• A) TechInnovation could centralize more decision-making to counter-balance the decentralization that has taken place during the past 50 years.
• B) TechInnovation could create regular cross subsidiary meetings to coordinate activities and resolve differences.
• C) TechInnovation could break up its value-chain to ensure that subsidiaries perform interrelated activities.
• D) TechInnovation could develop career paths to routinely transfer managers across subsidiaries.

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Definitions:

Gender Stereotypes

Oversimplified and widely held beliefs about the characteristics, attributes, and roles of males and females in a society.

Pressure To Conform

The influence exerted by a group that encourages individuals to change their attitudes, values, or behaviors to align with group norms.

Sex Differences

The biological and physiological distinctions between males and females.

Parenting Influence

The impact that parents have on the development, behavior, and personality of their children through their parenting styles, values, and interactions.