Question

Extra Clean Soap Company has been manufacturing soap products, such as dishwashing liquid, bath soap, and shampoo, for over twenty years from its facility and headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. A recent opportunity allowed Extra Clean to purchase a soap company in Taiwan and another one in India. Extra Clean is now servicing both foreign and domestic markets with its products and manufacturing in all three locations as well. Recent reports from managers in the foreign facilities indicate that Extra Clean sales in Taiwan and India are low due to a lack of local responsiveness. Extra Clean managers from Ireland, India, and Taiwan are having a teleconference in an attempt to devise a strategy to improve the profitability of Extra Clean.

Which of the following most likely supports Extra Clean implementing a transnational strategy?

a. The country managers have been trained in the U.S.

b. Extra Clean is a highly centralized organization.

c. The country managers are familiar with global branding.

d. Extra Clean could reduce the number of global suppliers.

Answer 1

d. Extra Clean could reduce the number of global suppliers

Extra clean actually can reduce the number of global.suppliers that will help the organization is implementing a transnational strategy in which a more personalized strategy will be used accordingly.