Apollo Tires Sets Up a Manufacturing Unit in Mexico

question 33

Multiple Choice

Apollo Tires sets up a manufacturing unit in Mexico. Following this, Renault-Nissan signs a supply contract with the tire multinational. In which of the following ways is Renault-Nissan likely to gain from the pact?

• A)different styles of management, organization, and strategy
• B)knowledge sharing within same value chain system
• C)availability of natural resources at low cost
• D)growth potential and large size of the market
• E)government policies in the host country

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Definitions:

Postmodernist

A philosophical perspective that critiques modernism, emphasizing the role of ideology, power, and culture in shaping human experience and knowledge.

Distanciation

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