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Examples of micro-structural tools include cross-unit teams,task forces,or committees.

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Which of the following is not a core characteristic of the coordinated federation structure?

A) Most assets and resources are decentralized but well controlled by the headquarters.
B) Subsidiaries are regarded as key sources of knowledge and expertise.
C) Subsidiary control exercised by the headquarters is usually quite formal and rigorous.
D) Corporate managers tend to regard offshore subsidiaries as extensions of domestic operations.

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Which of the following statements regarding knowledge diffusion is correct?

Summit Corp.is transitioning from a multinational strategy to a transnational strategy.It would probably be more effective and less costly if the company commenced its accompanying organizational transition by focusing on changing employees' attitudes and mentalities,than it would be if it led its efforts by engaging in structural change.

What is the key lesson behind the metaphor that develops a transnational organization model based on a framework related to anatomy,physiology,and psychology?

In companies with the decentralized federation model,the degree of control and coordination exercised by the headquarters is greater than it is in companies with the coordinated federation organizational model.

Briefly discuss the characteristics of the decentralized federation organizational model.

The CEO of AgiTec Co.has decided to transition his firm into a transnational organization.What advice would you give to the company about a change process that could avoid the undesirable outcomes that have often been associated with traditional processes of complex organizational change?

The key capabilities of national responsiveness,learning and transfer of home country knowledge abroad,and global-scale efficiency are mutually exclusive.That is,having one capability inhibits the concurrent possession of others.

Isatis Co.has successfully transitioned from a global strategy to a transnational strategy.Which of the following describes the likely configuration of assets and capabilities that now most likely prevails at Isatis?

MNEs that adopted a centralized hub organizational model were able to develop competitive advantage through their ability to transfer knowledge and expertise and adapt it to markets worldwide.

An organization's corporate values and shared beliefs do not influence the way its members act.