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MAN 4633 Chap. 4 – 8th ed.
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CHAPTER 4 – DEVELOPING A TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
John Stopford’s Stages Model (see Fig 4-1):
Organizational Models (see Figs. 4-2):
Decentralized Federation:
Coordinated Federation:
Centralized Hub:
HQ
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Knowledge Developed &
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Knowledge Developed &
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Knowledge Developed &
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Knowledge Developed &
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Knowledge Developed & Shared
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Knowledge
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Knowledge
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International Structural Stages
International DivisionArea DivisionWorldwideProduct Division
Foreign Product DiversityForeign Sales as a Percentage of Total Sales
Global Matrix
Adapted from John Stopford & Louis Wells, Strategy & Structure of the MNE (New York: Basic Books, 1972)
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International Structural Stages
International
Division
Area Division
Worldwide
Product Division
Foreign Product Diversity
Foreign Sales as a Percentage of Total Sales
Global Matrix
Adapted from John Stopford & Louis Wells, Strategy & Structure of the MNE (New York: Basic Books, 1972)