Multinational organizations expanding into global markets

Home-office leaders need to decide how much autonomy they should give their local teams to expand into international markets.

Depending on several factors, managers can determine which overseas divisions will benefit from a more centralized structure and which will be better off making decisions more independently. Holding too tight control over your overseas divisions can interfere with their ability to operate efficiently. Giving them too much autonomy can lead to quality issues, inconsistencies, or duplicated work.