Which of the Following Is a Disadvantage of the Host-Country

question 35

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the host-country national strategy?

• A) This strategy can adversely affect motivation of local workers.
• B) Language and cultural barriers can hinder the success of this staffing strategy.
• C) The added cost of visa and hiring factors add up to be a major expense.
• D) Adapting to foreign environment may be difficult for a manager and his/her family, resulting in less productivity when using this strategy.
• E) The host-country manager may not understand business objectives as well as his/her home-country counterpart without proper training.

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Definitions:

Generalization

In psychology, generalization is the process by which an organism responds in the same way to different but similar stimuli.

Discrimination

Involves unjust or prejudicial treatment towards individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, age, or sex.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned, becoming apparent when there is an incentive to demonstrate it.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a pause, without the need for further conditioning.