Question

Altonland Inc., a pharmaceutical company based in the United States, generally appoints a U.S. national as the head of its foreign subsidiaries for the first few years after a subsidiary is established. The company has been following this practice from the time it started its overseas operations.

The given scenario illustrates ___________.

Answer 1

Answer: The correct answer is "the informal rules of the game".

Explanation: The given scenario illustrates the informal rules of the game.

Because despite not being an official standard, it is an informal rule that the company tends to follow because it gives good results, and is backed by the organizational culture of the company.