Multiple Choice
TechInnovation is a large MNE operating in an environment characterized by rapid changes.During the past 50 years,its subsidiaries have operated independently.Which of the following actions will be least helpful to increase the interdependence across its widely dispersed national organizations?
A) TechInnovation could centralize more decision-making to counter-balance the decentralization that has taken place during the past 50 years.
B) TechInnovation could create regular cross subsidiary meetings to coordinate activities and resolve differences.
C) TechInnovation could break up its value-chain to ensure that subsidiaries perform interrelated activities.
D) TechInnovation could develop career paths to routinely transfer managers across subsidiaries.
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