Which of the following statements accurately describes the affiliation approach to scaling a social venture?
A) Affiliation shares common characteristics with branching, but it is more threatening to local communities because the degree of outside control is significantly increased
B) It is substantially less expensive to implement because the self-sufficiency of local affiliates precludes the need for major facility, resource, and staffing investments by the home office
C) It is substantially more expensive to implement because the local affiliates require major facility, resource, and staffing investments by the home office
D) Despite variation in level of control among affiliation models, affiliates are considerably less autonomous than branches

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The affiliation approach involves creating self-sufficient local affiliates that maintain some level of independence but are closely linked to the home office. This approach is less expensive to implement because the local affiliates are self-sufficient and do not require major facility, resource, and staffing investments by the home office.

Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes the Affiliation Approach