Foreign Direct Investment Occurs When an Investor in One Country

question 44

Multiple Choice

Foreign direct investment occurs when an investor in one country:

• A) makes an investment in business activities in another country that gives the investor ownership rights.
• B) makes an investment in human capital in another country to provide a direct link for negotiations.
• C) provides a gift of funding directly to a foreign business to keep the foreign owners from losing ownership of the company.
• D) provides funding for priority capital investments at the direction of the foreign government.

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Definitions:

Analytic Thought

Thought that results from analysis, such as a systematic ranking of pros and cons, risks and consequences, possibilities and facts. Analytic thought depends on logic and rationality.

Intuitive Thought

Thought that arises from an emotion or a hunch beyond rational explanation, and is influenced by past experiences and cultural assumptions.

Egocentrism

Piaget’s term for children’s tendency to think about the world entirely from their own personal perspective.

PL94-142

Also known as the Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975, it mandates public schools to provide free and appropriate education to children with disabilities.