All of the following are characteristics that distinguish the transnational organization from other global organization forms except:
A) assets and resources are dispersed worldwide into highly specialized operations that are linked together through interdependent relationships.
B) structures are stable.
C) subsidiary managers initiate strategy and innovations that become strategy for the corporation as a whole.
D) unification and coordination are achieved primarily through corporate culture, shared vision and values, and management style rather than through formal structures and systems.

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The characteristic of a stable structure does not distinguish the transnational organization from other global organization forms because some other global organization forms may also have stable structures. The other characteristics listed - dispersed assets and resources, subsidiary managers initiating strategy and innovations, and unification through culture and values - are more specific to transnational organizations.

All of the Following Are Characteristics That Distinguish the Transnational