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The global geographic (area) structure is the most common form of organization for foreign operations. What is global geographic structure? What are the advantages and disadvantages of this structure?

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The global geographic structure is essentially a business operational structure in which international companies make the branches of their organizations that are working in certain geographical areas, responsible for the overall business operations of that organization in that particular geographic area. For example, if an US-based international company has a ...

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