What are the advantages and disadvantages of each of the possible organizational forms that support a global strategy? Which one do you prefer? Why?   One organizational form is the functional structure, which has the advantage of having a staff …

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Identify the first sources you go to when making a purchasing decision for a product. What made you decide to use these sources?   When I am about to make a purchasing decision for a product I do research on …

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Describe in your own words what de-internationalization is. What processes can be the result of de-internationalization?   De-internationalization is when a company, firm, or organization goes from international and reduces to only in their home country. Many times companies do …

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By using specific examples, explain how multinational firms balance (or not as the case may be) trust.  A multinational firm needs to rely heavily on good communication between teams. They are often working on the same project but separated by …

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When discussing international strategies, is it reasonable to consider a business to be composed of 4 ‘super’ functions: operations, marketing, support services, and research and development (R&D)? Is it reasonable to make the distinction that the first three functions are …

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What are the advantages and disadvantages of the five basic types of structures for multinational firms? Multinational organization can utilize any of the five basic types of structures to develop different work teams and groups of its employees and achieve …

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Explain the relationship between the three generic strategies and headquarter subsidiary relationship. The three generic strategies i.e. cost leadership, differentiation and focus is greatly related to the relationship of headquarter and a subsidiary. Both of these entities can work together …

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Briefly describe the three generic strategies—cost leadership, differentiation, and focus—and discuss the pitfalls associated with each of the three generic strategies. Porter’s (1980) put forward three generic strategies i.e. cost leadership, differentiation and focus which he suggested to be useful …

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Explain the different types of subsidiary-level strategy, and discuss some of the pitfalls associated with each type. Subsidiaries may enjoy an independence of being autonomous or act passively under the directions of the headquarters. Based on this level of independence, …

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Briefly describe the two levels of global strategies. According to Frynas & Mellahi (2015), the two levels of multinational organization are headquarters level strategies and subsidiary level strategies. As the name of these strategies suggest, these strategies are formulated either …

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