Plan Organize Lead Control Will we need to enforce close supervision in foreign locations? How much authority and span of control should we give our local managers in each country facility? O O O OO oooo What are our foreign competitors doing in each market? O What will most motivate employees of different cultural backgrounds? Explain why Walmart has had most of its international success by entering country markets through acquisition. Acquiring an existing retailer in a country allowed Walmart to begin with managers who understood the local culture and the existing distribution system. O Acquisition provided a low cost method of entering other country markets. Acquisitions enabled Walmart to enforce its American way of doing business in its global operations. O Acquisition allowed Walmart to avoid the need to adjust to international economic, political, and cultural environments. Walmart's leadership team wants your advice on how to be more successful in Brazil. What management function do you recommend Walmart focus on? Focus on the management function of planning. Conducting research on competitors in the Brazilian market will explain current losses. Focus on the management function of leading. Encouraging employees to be loyal to the company will translate to loyal customers. O Focus on the management function of control. Control will provide the benefit of operational efficiency, which will enable Walmart to be the low cost leader in the Brazilian market. Focus on the management function of organizing. Redesigning the organizational structure to better centralize operations will be less risky