A Disadvantage of Using Expatriates to Fill Foreign Subsidiary Management

question 39

Multiple Choice

A disadvantage of using expatriates to fill foreign subsidiary management positions is that expatriates .

• A)focus unnecessarily on long-term projects
• B)spend too much time sightseeing in the foreign country
• C)are more expensive than using local managers
• D)bring a sense of diversity to the foreign facility
• E)all of the above

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