Which of the following management assumptions is most likely to support transnational innovation in MNEs?
A) The roles of different organizational units should be uniform and symmetrical.
B) The headquarter-subsidiary relationship should be based on clear and unambiguous patterns of dependence or independence.
C) Career paths should be structured to give managers cross-border and cross-functional experience.
D) Headquarters should be responsible for exercising decision-making and control uniformly.

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(In many MNEs, three simplifying assumptions (that were employed to reduce complexity) have effectively blocked the organizational capabilities necessary for supporting and managing transnational innovation processes: (i) the assumption that the roles of different organizational units should be uniform and symmetrical; (ii) the assumption that headquarters-subsidiary relationships should be based on clear and unambiguous patterns of dependence or independence; and, (iii) the assumption that corporate management has a responsibility to exercise decision making and control uniformly).

Which of the Following Management Assumptions Is Most Likely to Support