If you were an owner of an international and rapidly growing high-tech firm making sophisticated computer chips for medical equipment, (a) what do you think is the best approach to manage it and why? (b) Do you think an international firm should have local managers in all important posts? Why or why not?

If you were an owner of an international and rapidly growing high-tech firm making sophisticated computer chips for medical equipment, (a) what do you think is the best approach to manage it and why? (b) Do you think an international firm should have local managers in all important posts? Why or why not?

Management, Loose-Leaf Version

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Author:Richard L. Daft

Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter4: Managing In A Global Environment

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