HyperShield is an international securities firm which specializes in securing loans for cross-national transactions, such as real estate purchases and joint ventures. With offices in several countries, the organization operates in a virtual format. Lately, the productivity of the organization has been greatly diminishing and the number of completed transactions per month has gone down to 25% of the transactions of this time last year. Which of the following could explain why this organization is struggling?
A) Because of the crossed borders, cultural differences in work day length are causing communication issues.
B) The presence of leadership at each of the locations is too strong causing political behaviors and excess communication.
C) The shared goals of the teams have become lost due to cultural alignment.
D) Both A and C
E) All A, B, and C

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Cultural differences in work day length could be affecting communication across different locations, leading to productivity loss. Additionally, if shared goals become lost due to cultural alignment issues, this could exacerbate the problem. The presence of strong leadership at each location could also contribute to political behaviors and excess communication, but this is less directly related to the cross-national nature of the organization.

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