Talia lives in Houston, Texas. She has traveled to India several times and is interested in working for a multinational corporation (MNC) with a presence there. She hopes that by working for such a company, she’ll first have an opportunity to transfer to a position in India and live there for an extended time and then be able to parlay that international experience into opportunities in other countries. Her research shows that MNCs with a significant presence in India include Nestlé, headquartered in Switzerland; PepsiCo, headquartered in the United States; Sony, headquartered in Japan; and Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, headquartered in India itself. Talia wants to do a lot more research on how these companies operate in India and on the nature of MNCs in general.

As Talia researches MNCs, she will find that they: Check all that apply.
a. Ultimately integrate their diverse activities in a centralized headquarters function, which may be physically located in one or more countries
b. Transfer capital, technology, and people among their affiliates in various countries
c. Enjoy almost universal positive regard among the public in their home country and the countries in which they operate
d. Expect their executives to look at the business environment globally—as one market for strategy, sourcing, production, and sales and marketing