Shared activities and risk reduction are usually difficult-to-duplicate bases for corporate diversification, but tax advantages and employee compensation are usually relatively easy to duplicate

According to leading progressive, David C. Korten:

A. power on earth was being transferred from national governments to transnational corporations which by their nature serve only the short-term interests of citizens. B. "a few hundred" multinational corporations are making daily business decisions which have more impact than those of most sovereign governments. C. developing nations should set up a stable and enabling regulatory environment that indulges the "concern of the business sector for national policies that are enabling but not overly regulating." D. in seeking return on capital invested, MNCs may build or buy facilities, contract with local suppliers, and hire workers.

When a concave downward function is present, increasing advertising expenditures result in:

A) greater sales B) diminishing returns C) average returns D) further advertising expenditures