As Their Overseas Operations Have Increased in Importance,larger Multinationals Have

question 126

Multiple Choice

As their overseas operations have increased in importance,larger multinationals have felt the need to

• A) change from a global structure to an international division.
• B) establish worldwide organizations based on product, process, national subsidiary, or customer classes at the top level.
• C) eliminate their domestic operations.
• D) establish worldwide organizations based on product, customer class, function, or region at the top level.
• E) adopt a matrix structure to improve efficiency and reduce the complexity of global activities.

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Definitions:

Gang Labor

A system of labor, especially in agriculture, where a group of workers is directed and supervised by an overseer, often associated with the antebellum South in the United States.

New World Plantations

Large agricultural estates in the Americas that relied heavily on the labor of enslaved Africans to cultivate crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton.

West African Slavery

Refers to the historical practice of slave trade and ownership in West Africa, both within African societies and through the transatlantic slave trade to the Americas.

Muslim World

A term generally used to describe regions of the world where Islam is the predominant religion, encompassing a diverse range of cultures, languages, and nations.