Using your knowledge of navigating the global environment and your analysis of Walmart's experience as described in the Management at Work article, answer the questions posed. You begin by reminding the leadership team of the management functions that are necessary for domestic and international businesses. Categorize the management function indicated by each question. Can we expect deadlines to be respected? How strong is the infrastructure in our prospective markets? Should we enter an emerging market? Plan Organize Lead Control What benefits should we offer expatriates? Explain why Walmart has had most of its international success by entering markets in other countries through acquisition. O Acquisitions 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. Acquisitions allowed Walmart to avoid the need to adjust to international economic, political, and cultural environments. Acquiring an existing retailer in a country allowed Walmart to begin with managers who understood the local culture and the existing distribution system.