Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Companies prefer expatriates without previous international experience in order to help their employees learn more about the company.
2. You are an American citizen working in America for a German company. You are an example of a third-country national.
3. Onshoring is the process of shuttering operations in other countries and bringing work back to the home country to increase employment there.
4. Preparing employees for expatriate assignments will primarily be done through cross-cultural training.
5. Culture shock does not affect the success of an international assignment.
1. False
2. False
3. True
4. True
5. False
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Eduardo is not comfortable with his company’s work-life policies. Specifically, he feels that employees without children should be given the same flexibility and opportunities for paid time off as employees with children. He has noticed many of his colleagues that are parents get time off work when their children are sick. As a result, in order to even things out, he has begun claiming illness to get paid time off work even when he is feeling just fine. He feels guilty but also feels justified in lying to his boss. What is Eduardo caught in?
a. a bad cycle b. an ethical dilemma c. a paradox d. He isn’t caught in anything; this is just how business is done.
The city of Anchorage sold land for its appraised value to the Big Bear Oil Company on June 1, 2014, that originally cost the city $950,000. On June 1, 2014, the land was appraised at a value of $1,400,000, and on December 31, 2014, the land's value was estimated to be $1,450,000. On Big Bear Oil Company's balance sheet at December 31, 2014, the land should be valued at
A) $1,400,000 B) $1,450,000 C) $950,000 D) $0
An _________ with customers is crucial to building loyal relationships.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
All of the following are audience members’ learning styles that a skilled speaker has to take into account when preparing a speech, EXCEPT
a. aural learners. b. visual learners. c. mediatic learners. d. thinking learners.