If a Company Decides to Go Abroad but Not to Make

If a company decides to go abroad but not to make a direct investment, then

A) It probably is not particularly worried about maintaining control over the operations.
B) It likely does not have a competitive advantage over a local firm in the host country.
C) The company is interested in transferring knowledge to the foreign partner.
D) Both statements a and b are correct.
E) All of the statements above are correct.