Tyrone Is a Production Manager at Penderhall Electronics, an MNE

question 57

Multiple Choice

Tyrone is a production manager at Penderhall Electronics, an MNE with operations in Asia, Europe, and the United States.Tyrone has very little decision-making authority at Penderhall, since most decisions are made at headquarters and distributed downward.Which structure is most likely used by Penderhall?

• A)centralized
• B)systematic
• C)decentralized
• D)multidomestic

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