LOCAL, REGIONAL,
AND GLOBAL
CHAPTER 9: MANAGING GLOBAL SYSTEMS
SYSTEMS
Agency and other coordination
costs increase as the firm
moves from local option
systems toward regional and
global systems. However,
transaction costs of
participating in global markets
probably decrease as firms
develop global systems. A
sensible strategy is to reduce
agency costs by developing
only a few core global systems
that are vital for global
operations, leaving other
systems in the hands of
regional and local units.