Which of the Following Is Not an Appropriate Coordination Mechanism

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not an appropriate coordination mechanism to be employed by a transnational corporation with worldwide activities?

• A) The coordination of information flows through the socialization of employees.
• B) The coordination of asset flows through a process of rationalization.
• C) The coordination of product flows through formalized management processes.
• D) The coordination of resource flows through centralized decision-making.

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Definitions:

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers together and dividing by the count of those numbers.

Standard Error

A statistic that measures the dispersion of sample means around the population mean, estimating the variability within a data set.

Confidence Interval

Newly defined: A measure indicating the reliability of an estimate, often used to infer about the population parameter from sample data.

Sample

A subset of a population used in statistical analysis to estimate the characteristics of the whole population.