A Firm Is Said to Be Pursuing a Polycentric Innovation

question 22

Multiple Choice

A firm is said to be pursuing a polycentric innovation strategy when

• A) its research facility is situated in the headquarters and all other business activities are located around the world.
• B) it draws from multiple, equally important research facilities located throughout the world.
• C) it restricts its innovation to Western economies and production to developing markets.
• D) its knowledge flow takes a one-way path-from its headquarters to the subsidiaries.

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A numerical quantity that is not a whole number, representing a part of a whole.

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