What Is the Most Likely Reason for Hiring Host-Country Nationals

question 57

Multiple Choice

What is the most likely reason for hiring host-country nationals to fill most of a company's foreign positions?

• A) They are familiar with the parent-country's customs.
• B) They can easily understand the values of the local workforce.
• C) They cost more to train, showing the company invests in its workers.
• D) The company will not be required to transport the employee's spouse.
• E) These employees are far more open to taking on new job responsibilities.

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Definitions:

Double-masked

In medical studies, a trial in which neither the participants nor the researchers know who belongs to the control group and who belongs to the experimental group.

Placebo

An inert substance or treatment which has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.

Anxiety

An emotion characterized by apprehension, tension, or discomfort stemming from the anticipation of an unclear result, frequently related to apprehension over what is to come.

Matched Control

A technique in scientific studies where individuals in a control group are deliberately matched with participants in the experimental group based on certain characteristics to ensure comparability.