A Company with a Polycentric Orientation Is Likely to Employ

question 100

Multiple Choice

A company with a polycentric orientation is likely to employ host-country nationals in all but which of the following selling situations?

• A)selling high-tech products in developed countries
• B)selling high-tech products in less-developed countries
• C)selling low-tech products in developed countries
• D)selling low-tech products in less-developed countries
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Postmodernity

A term that characterizes postindustrial societies, including a focus on the production and management of information and skepticism of science and technology.

Modernity

The quality or condition of being modern, often associated with cultural and economic developments in society following the Age of Enlightenment.

Social Change

The alteration over time in behavior patterns, cultural values, and norms of a society.

Cultural Diffusion

The process by which cultural beliefs, practices, and items spread from one society or culture to another.