Understanding Management
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Author: Richard Daft
Publisher: South Western Educational Publishing
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Chapter 3, Problem 6DQ
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Should a multinational organization operate as a tightly integrated worldwide business system, or would it be more effective to let each national subsidiary operate autonomously? Why?
Introduction:
A multinational organization is the organization which has its main office in the country where it belongs to and has many offshore operational branches. They should remain in integration with the main branch so that they can work on the strategies of the global expansion and growth.
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Understanding Management
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