Question

Talia lives in Houston, Texas. She has traveled to India several times and is interested in working for a multinational corporation (MNC) with a presence there. She hopes that by working for such a company, she’ll first have an opportunity to transfer to a position in India and live there for an extended time and then be able to parlay that international experience into opportunities in other countries. Her research shows that MNCs with a significant presence in India include Nestlé, headquartered in Switzerland; PepsiCo, headquartered in the United States; Sony, headquartered in Japan; and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, headquartered in India itself. Talia wants to do a lot more research on how these companies operate in India and on the nature of MNCs in general.
If Talia is hired as a manager at an MNC, what can she can expect? Check all that apply.

A. Strategy will include finding raw materials and locating production wherever it is most profitable to do so.

B. The corporate structure will integrate the activities of foreign affiliates.

C.She and her colleagues will cultivate a global perspective and view the entire world as one market.

D.The headquarters function will be dispersed, and various parts of the company will operate semi-independently.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answers are "C. She and her colleagues will cultivate a global perspective and view the entire world as one market. ", "B. The corporate structure will integrate the activities of foreign affiliates. " and "A. Strategy will include finding raw materials and locating production wherever it is most profitable to do so.".

Explanation: If Talia is hired as a manager of a multinational, surely she and her colleagues will have a global perspective and will perceive the entire world as a single market, since it is a fundamental characteristic for the development of a multinational, as well as being in several countries, An optimal strategy would be to find and locate production in the country that implies a lower cost of labor and raw materials.

Also the corporate structure must integrate the activities of foreign subsidiaries to have greater power in the global market.