Which of the Following Is the Most Important Factor in Determining

question 112

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining the success and failure of an international assignment?

• A) The willingness of an expatriate's spouse to leave his or her present job
• B) How fluent an expatriate is in foreign languages
• C) An expatriate's willingness to go for a preassignment trip
• D) How well an expatriate's spouse and family adjust to the foreign culture

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Definitions:

Dramatically Affect

Refers to having a profound or significant impact on something.

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut that involves judging the likelihood of an event by comparing it to an existing prototype in our minds.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a given person's mind when evaluating a specific topic or decision.

Compensatory Decision Modeling

This is an approach in decision-making research that assumes individuals compensate for weaker aspects of one option with stronger aspects of another when making complex choices.