Global companies that use geographic regions as their primary basis for organization consider their home country division as just another division, rather than giving it special treatment. This means that resources are allocated based on performance and need, rather than nationality. Additionally, management personnel are drawn from a global pool, rather than exclusively from home country executives.

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Global Companies

Question 45

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Global companies:

A) that use geographic regions as primary basis consider the division in which the home country is located as just another division for purposes of resource allocation and a source of management personnel.
B) do not have international divisions.
C) are large companies with numerous overseas manufacturing facilities.
D) are organized on the basis of products and do not have other organizing dimensions in a pure organization.

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