Which of the following are potential drawbacks of a decentralized federation structure, where a parent company establishes different national subsidiaries?
a. Decisions may be made wholly in terms of local relevancies, which may not always serve the interests of the centre
b. Duplication of effort and cost inefficiencies as each periphery replicates functions locally, on a small and more costly scale
c. Resistance to innovations from subsidiaries who view themselves as rival centres in the federation
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
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