When managers realize the fate of their organization is inextricably linked to other companies, their firms migrate to a ________:
a. supply management orientation
b. procurement orientation
c. value orientation
d. buying orientation
a
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A) increasing B) declining C) improving D) horizontal E) vertical
Which of the following statements is true of the geographic structure?
A) The geographic structure assigns operational responsibility for geographic areas of the world to the corporate headquarters. B) The most common appearance of this structure is in companies with closely related product lines that are sold in similar end-use markets around the world. C) The line managers of the regional centers are given responsibility for worldwide planning and control. D) Each area of the world–including the "home" or base market–is considered organizationally different and unique.