A(n) ________ structure is best suited to companies that treat each national market as unique due to the vast cultural, political, or economic differences between nations.
A) international division
B) international area
C) global matrix
D) global product
Question 2
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a company with an international area structure?
A) Country managers have very little authority.
B) The subsidiaries fail to develop organizational cultures suited to their locations.
C) Individual responsibility and accountability is foggy.
D) Cross-fertilization of knowledge from one unit to another may be less than desirable.
Question 3
Which of the following philosophies maintains that a company's sole responsibility is to maximize profits for its owners?
A) utilitarian view
B) righteous moralist view
C) Friedman view
D) cultural relativist view