To succeed in the modern international operating environment, managers must be able to do all of the following, except:
A) build and manage complicated yet subtle new organizations that deliver coordinated worldwide action.
B) sense and interpret complex and dynamic environmental changes.
C) develop and integrate multiple strategic capabilities.
D) respond aggressively to below-budget financial results.

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(Top managers in transnational companies must abandon old notions of control that are based primarily on responding to below-budget financial results and, instead, strive to rely more on control mechanisms that are personal and proactive. These control mechanisms include clearly identifying and agreeing upon strategic and operational priorities, setting demanding standards and engaging in frequent informal visits to discuss operations and to identify new problems or opportunities quickly).

To Succeed in the Modern International Operating Environment, Managers Must