International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781259929441
Author: Charles W. L. Hill Dr, G. Tomas M. Hult
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 17, Problem 4CTD
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To explain: The benefits of Company IA for shifting much of the global presence to Country CA.
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To explain: The risks of heavy concentration of manufacturing assets in Country CA.
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To explain: The strategies that might maximize the effect of mitigating the risks associated with the product.
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