What Is the Main Information-Related Challenge in Global Supply Chain

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the main information-related challenge in global supply chain management?

• A)The Internet is growing too quickly in emerging markets.
• B)Few countries are technologically advanced.
• C)The industrial equipment and food/agriculture industries use e-commerce more than industries such as defense and motor vehicles.
• D)Many emerging market networks cannot be managed through the Internet because of the lack of technology.

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Definitions:

Bureaucratic Inertia

The tendency of bureaucratic organizations to resist change and continue with established procedures, often leading to inefficiency or outdated practices.

Laissez-Faire Leadership

Allows subordinates to work things out largely on their own, with almost no direction from above. It is the least effective type of leadership.

Laissez-Faire Leadership

A leadership style characterized by minimal supervision, where leaders trust their employees to take their own decisions and solve problems independently.

Network Structure

The arrangement of and relations between the nodes or components in a network, defining how they are connected and interact.