Mendenhall and Oddou's "Others-Orientation" Dimension, in Their Study on What

question 62

Multiple Choice

Mendenhall and Oddou's "others-orientation" dimension, in their study on what predicts success in foreign jobs postings, refers to:

• A) the expatriate's self-esteem, self-confidence, and mental well-being.
• B) the expatriate's ability to interact effectively with host-country nationals.
• C) the expatriate's ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do.
• D) the relationship between the country of the assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.

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Definitions:

High Quality

A description of goods or services that meet or exceed consumer expectations in terms of performance, durability, and reliability.

Optimal Combination

The most favorable mix of goods, services, or resources to achieve the highest level of satisfaction or output with given resources and constraints.

Efficiency

The property of a resource allocation of maximizing the total surplus received by all members of society.

Equality

The property of distributing economic prosperity uniformly among the members of society.