Japanese multinational firms tend to operate as ________,announcing decisions from home offices to subsidiaries.European multinational operations tend to operate as ________,pushing decision-making authority to the lowest possible level.
A) centralized organizations; decentralized organizations
B) decentralized organizations; centralized organizations
C) functional organizations; geographic organizations
D) geographic organizations; functional organizations

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Japanese multinational firms tend to have a centralized organizational structure, with decision-making coming from the home office and pushed down to subsidiaries. European multinational firms tend to have a decentralized organizational structure, where decision-making authority is pushed down to the lowest possible level, creating a more localized approach to operations.

Japanese Multinational Firms Tend to Operate as ________,Announcing Decisions from Home