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1. ________ are a society's ideas about what is good or bad, right or wrong - such as the widespread belief that stealing is immoral and unfair.
a. Laws
b. Values
c. Rules
d. Procedures
2. An autocratic style of management would be best received in which of the following situations?
a. low power-distance countries
b. high power-distance countries
c. uncertainty avoiding countries
d. countries with low individualism
3. The problem KLM encountered in the Netherlands centered around the issue of ________.
a. bilingual versus monolingual employees
b. male versus female employees
c. pay differences between men and women
d. marital status or sexual preference
4. Western societies consider change as ________, whereas many non-western societies consider it as ________.
a. externally controlled; controlled by the individual
b. negative; positive
c. being too slow; being too fast
d. controlled by the individual; externally controlled
5. According to research by Black and Mendenhall, up to ________ of expatriate managers leave their assignments early because of poor performance or poor adjustment in the local environment.
a. 10%
b. 40%
c. 20%
d. 25%
The securities exchange act
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Primary motive of foreign exchange activities
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The fifth and last stage of the negotiating process
: The fifth and last stage of the negotiating process is ________. Negotiators in the Far East tend to approach issues in what manner? Which of the following types of appeals is based on emotions and subjective feelings? To understand differences in ne..
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Factual-straightforward-extremely polite and punctual
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Poor performance or poor adjustment in the local environment
: An autocratic style of management would be best received in which of the following situations? The problem KLM encountered in the Netherlands centered around the issue of ________. According to research by Black and Mendenhall, up to ________ of exp..
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Bukra in arabic means
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Recruitgate took place in which nation
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Policy-setting role to favor national interests
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In light of the legal barriers to collaboration
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