The Boxed Material Entitled Reaching Beyond Our Borders That Told

question 250

Multiple Choice

The boxed material entitled Reaching Beyond Our Borders that told the story about Joe, the telecommunication employee, suggests that U.S. firms operating overseas are

• A) not as flexible on social issues as local employees would like them to be.
• B) exploiting employees by working them long hours at low pay.
• C) complying with the ethical standards of the people they employ, in the countries in which they are operating.
• D) responding to their stockholders' desire for profits.

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Expectations

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