Ethical crises are bad for organization reputation, but they rarely have any financial
consequences.
The laws and the enforcement of laws associated with the protection of intellectual
property rights, represent a significant currency and management risk to multinational
firms.
Industries in which proportionally more value is added in upstream activities are more
likely to benefit from a global strategy than those in which more value is added
downstream (closer to the customer).
Managers trained in rigid hierarchies do not find it difficult to transition to participative
style required for effective teamwork.
A key tenet of a transnational strategy is improved adaptation to all competitive
situations as well as flexibility by capitalizing on communication and knowledge flows
throughout the organization.