Why were mother–daughter arrangements for MNCs so dominant before World War II?

a. They were not. Before World War II, MNC organization was evenly divided
between mother–daughter, international division, and product division structures.
b. Chief executive officers of many MNCs realized that World War II was about to
start, and they wanted to give their companies as much flexibility as possible.
c.It gave the MNCs great flexibility, which was needed because of national
differences in consumer preferences, differences in industrial standards, and high
barriers to trade
d. Little interest existed in MNCs, so they could do essentially whatever they want

c