Francesca, a human resource professional in the United States, is reviewing the plans to send a U.S.-born production manager to Argentina to oversee the opening of a new factory. What should Francesca most likely do about the potential for language barriers with this assignment?
A. Francesca should reassure the manager that English is the international language of business.
B. Francesca should provide enough training to eliminate all language barriers during the assignment.
C. Because the manager must be fluent in Spanish, Francesca should assume there are no language barriers.
D. Francesca should provide a trainer to teach Spanish to the manager.
E. Francesca should select a manager who can learn Spanish and cope with language barriers.
Answer: E
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