You Just Found Out That You're About to Go Through

question 505

Multiple Choice

You just found out that you're about to go through an intense series of interviews for a job you've been trying to get for a long time. You're excited but also somewhat nervous about how you're going to deal with the stress, particularly since there will potentially be multiple stages of interviews that could be spread out over several weeks. If you could temporarily increase one trait to have to help you get through the stress of the interview, based on prior research discussed in your textbook, which should that be?

• A)conscientiousness
• B)intelligence
• C)tendency towards a confirmation bias
• D)mindfulness
• E)rationality

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Definitions:

Geocentric

An approach in international business where company strategies are applied globally without adjusting for local conditions, viewing the world as a potential market.

International Operations

Business activities and engagements that a company conducts beyond its domestic borders, involving trade, manufacturing, or services in foreign countries.

Regiocentric

An approach in international business that involves focusing on and tailoring strategies to specific geographic regions rather than individual countries or the global market.

Ethnocentric

Characterized by or based on the attitude that one's own group is superior to others in culture or nationality.