Paul, the vice president of marketing in an international sales organization, is considering opening an office in a new country. he is looking at the current economic, political, legal, and technological global forces in that country that can affect the success of his company's expansion into the new area. these forces that paul is studying are international forces.

a. true
b. false

The company is experiencing an increase in competition, and at the same time they are building more production facilities in southeast asia. in this scenario, the top management team is most likely to multiple choice increase the cost of their products. restructure to reflect a more bureaucratic, stable organization. pull decision-making responsibility from low-level management, taking it on themselves. give lower-level managers the authority to make decisions to benefit the firm. rid themselves of all buffering product.