What Are Third-Country Nationals (TCNs)? Why Do American Companies Favor

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Essay

What are third-country nationals (TCNs)? Why do American companies favor third-country nationals over expatriates from other English-speaking countries for overseas assignments?

Recognize the fundamentals of the leadership substitutes model and its application in neutralizing or replacing leaders.

Identify and distinguish between different leadership styles and theories including path-goal, transformational, transactional, and situational leadership.

Grasp the situational leadership model and its proposition that leadership style should match the leader's natural style with the situation.

Comprehend that the effectiveness of a leadership style can be contingent on the situation, as suggested by Fiedler's model.

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Definitions:

Net Capital Outflow

The difference between the purchase of domestic assets by foreigners and the purchase of foreign assets by domestic residents over a specific period, reflecting the flow of capital out of and into a country.

Buy American Campaign

A movement encouraging consumers to purchase goods made in the United States in order to support domestic businesses and labor.

Trade Balance

The difference between a country's exports and imports of goods and services.

U.S. Government

The federal government of the United States, a constitutional republic comprising the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.