In executing responsibilities for cross-border coordination,the global business manager will not typically
A) decide on sourcing patterns.
B) manage cross-border transfer processes.
C) enforce fair market value transaction pricing between all global business units.
D) employ coordination mechanisms ranging from direct control over pricing and quantities shipped to the establishment of rules that create an internal market.

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While the global business manager does make decisions with respect to sourcing patterns and cross-border transfer policies,pricing between global business units is established through a variety of mechanisms e.g.,direct control versus internal market mechanisms which typically vary with the nature of the product e.g.,commodity-like versus products of high strategic importance,rather than strictly enforcing fair market value transaction pricing between global business units.

In Executing Responsibilities for Cross-Border Coordination,the Global Business Manager Will