What Types of Employees Are Increasingly Being Chosen for Expatriate

question 18

Essay

What types of employees are increasingly being chosen for expatriate assignments? What characteristics are firms seeking when selecting expatriates?

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Definitions:

Historical Cost Principle

An accounting principle that states assets should be recorded and reported at their original purchase price.

FASB's Proposal

A suggested change or addition to accounting standards published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

Employee Stock Options

A privilege, sold by one party to another, that gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy (call) or sell (put) a stock at an agreed-upon price within a certain period or on a specific date.

Convertible Bonds

Bonds that can be converted into a predetermined number of the issuing company's shares, usually at the discretion of the bondholder.