Consider and explain the decision-making and controlling strategies at Protect & Gamble and Panasonic which ensure their success in the world market, when referring to the Internet Exercise: Looking at the Best on page 390 in the textbook. Complete this assignment by answering the following questions:

1) What type of factors may influence future management decision-making in these two companies?

2) What types of control criteria would you expect these companies to use in evaluating their operations and determining how well they are doing?