Controlling international operations is a complex task. Which of the following actually helps to simply the process?
A)Using local units and a regional focus.
B)Using different standards and measures in different countries for control purposes.
C)Increasing the distance between headquarters and regional offices.
D)None of the above.

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Local units and a regional focus often add intermediate levels of management and staffing that further complicate the management process. Different standards and measures make it difficult to compare across countries. Finally, an increased distance creates a tendency to resist influence in both directions, such that subsidiaries often fight to retain autonomy in decision making and performance evaluation, while the headquarters may resist input from the subsidiaries in the planning and evaluation process.

Controlling International Operations Is a Complex Task