Organizational Structure

1) What variables have to be considered in designing the organizational structure for international operations? How do these variables interact, and which do you think are the most important? <Tab/> The major variables which have to be considered are the firm's strategy, size, and appropriate technology as well as the environment in those parts of the world in which the firm operates. Additional variables include geographic dispersion, differences in time, language, cultural …

…personnel, production, and marketing variables. Problems in less developed countries with management information systems (MIS) include operating in extreme uncertainty where government information is filtered or fabricated, data is limited, employees who aren't accustomed to sophisticated information generation, analysis, and reporting systems common to more developed nations. They may not have the sense of urgency or work-related sensibilities which dictate the timely reporting of information. Also, hardware may not be available to facilitate such communication.