Mercedes Hired Managers from the Local Community as Operations Managers

question 1

Multiple Choice

Mercedes hired managers from the local community as operations managers in its Kentucky plant. Mercedes used ________.

• A) parent country nationals
• B) host country nationals
• C) third country nationals
• D) primary country nationals

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Definitions:

Compression

The process of reducing the volume of a material by applying pressure, or in geology, the stress state in which rock is pressed together, increasing its density.

Tension

A force that stretches material or causes it to be pulled apart.

Columnar Joints

Vertically oriented, hexagonal columns of rock that form as a result of the cooling and contraction of volcanic or igneous rocks.

Internal Strain

The deformation within a material or body due to applied stress or pressure.