International Management 8th Edition by Fred Luthans,Jonathan Doh

Exercise 9

In Table 11-5, the most reputable global companies are listed.Each company uses decision making and controlling to help ensure its success in the world market.Visit two of these company's corporate sites: Procter & Gamble and Panasonic.Carefully examine what these firms are doing.For example, what markets are they targeting? What products and services are they offering? What new markets are they entering? Then, after you are as familiar with their operations as possible, answer these two questions: (1) What types of factors may influence future management decision making in these two companies? (2) What types of control criteria would you expect these companies to use in evaluating their operations and determining how well they are doing?