Which of the following is a disadvantage of using an expatriate sales force?

A) inferior product and company knowledge
B) capability to institute the acceptable practices
C) follow policies of the home office
D) enhanced promotion prospects
E) maintaining is very expensive


E

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A. replacing senior executives who are strongly identified with the old culture and who may be stonewalling needed organizational and cultural changes B. shifting from decentralized to centralized decision-making so as to give senior executives more authority and control in driving the cultural change C. revising policies and procedures in ways that will help drive cultural change D. promoting individuals who are known to possess the desired cultural traits, who have stepped forward to advocate for the shift to a different culture, and who can serve as role models for the desired cultural behavior E. making a compelling case for why the company's new strategic direction and culture-remodeling efforts are in the organization's best interests and why company personnel should wholeheartedly join the effort to doing things somewhat differently

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