The Overseas Assignment (Scenario)

question 43

Multiple Choice

The Overseas Assignment (Scenario)
Khalil has a degree in business administration and has worked for a major corporation for 5 years. He is offered a chance to work in another country.
-Through talking to executives in the international division, Khalil realizes that his home country has the highest individualism, low power distance and uncertainty avoidance, and a strong achievement orientation. He probably lives in ________.

• A) the UK
• B) the United States
• C) Japan
• D) Saudi Arabia

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Definitions:

Role-making

The process by which individuals create and define their own roles within a society or group, often shaping their social interactions and personal identities.

Role Distancing

A sociological concept describing how individuals may try to separate their identity from the roles they are expected to play to avoid fully embracing the identity associated with those roles.

Mediated Interaction

Communication or social interaction that takes place through a mediating tool, such as technology or media, rather than face-to-face.

Technologies

Are the application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.