What supports competitive offensives in one market with resources and profits diverted from operations in market? Cross-market subsidization A foreign market strategy A domestic-only company. A home market offensive. A multidomestic company. Dispersing particular value chain activities across many countries rather than concentration them in a select few countries can be more advantageous except when buyer-related activities (such as sales, advertising, after-sale service and technical assistance) need to take place close to buyers. Buyers demand short delivery times and/or high transportation costs make it uneconomical to operate from one or just a few locations. It helps hedge against the risks of exchange rate fluctuations, supply disruptions, and adverse political developments. There are diseconomies of scale in trying to operate from a single location. There are reasons to decuple buyer-related activities in favor of locational advantages