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Management · Q139

Strategic Management

Graduate and Post Graduate · Management · question 139

Q139

In order to have controlling interest in a foreign company

A.
an investor must have at least 100 % interest in the foreign company
B.
an investor must have at least 50% interest in the foreign company
C.
an investor may hold a minority stake if the remaining ownership is widely dispersed
Answer
D.
an investor must make all decisions at headquarters about the foreign company

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
In order to have controlling interest in a foreign company an investor may hold a minority stake if the remaining ownership is widely dispersed. Working control is a situation wherein a minority shareholder or shareholders have enough voting power to influence or determine corporate policy.