Borstorff and her associates examined a number of factors associated with employee willingness to work overseas and concluded that:

A. married couples with children at home or those with teenage children are probably the most willing to move.
B. employee and spouse perceptions of organizational support for expatriates are critical to employee willingness to work overseas.
C. unmarried employees are least willing than any other group to accept expat assignments.
D. individuals most committed to their professional careers and to their employing organizations are prone to be less willing to work as expatriates.


Answer: B

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