quality or reliability
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10–6
Toyota as (Almost) No. 1
• Toyota steps to address
‘growing pains’
• 1. Documented the ‘Toyota
Way’ previously explicit
• 2. Increased training • 3. More learning and
knowledge transfer among overseas subsidiaries, especially from Canada and Kentucky
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10–7
Multinational Strategies and Structures
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• Pressures for cost reductions and local responsiveness
• Four strategic choices for MNEs (1) home replication, (2)
➢ Transnational strategy aims to capture “the best of both worlds” by endeavoring to be both cost efficient and locally responsive
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