Hektor Is Looking at How Air Conditioners Are Manufactured

question 17

Multiple Choice

Hektor is looking at how air conditioners are manufactured.He notes that parts of them are produced in China,Argentina,and Uruguay,and their assembly takes place at different points throughout the world.Hektor is studying:

• A)McDonaldization
• B)national franchising
• C)branding
• D)global commodity chains
• E)national production incentives

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