A California-Based Software Company Has Just Started a Joint Venture

question 44

Multiple Choice

A California-based software company has just started a joint venture with a Japanese company in Tokyo. Doug, a U.S. expatriate, is the new general manager of the joint-venture. He is very excited about his foreign assignment in Japan. However, Doug has quickly become frustrated with the lack of assertiveness of his Japanese managers and employees. He feels things are not accomplished fast enough. What should Doug do?

• A) Confront his Japanese managers and employees about their lack of assertiveness.
• B) Train his Japanese managers and employees on how to become more assertive.
• C) Reward his Japanese managers and employees for being assertive.
• D) Make an effort to better understand the Japanese culture.
• E) Make an effort to speak with his managers and employees in Japanese more often.

Identify the role of electrons in chemical bonding and reactions.

Understand the significance of molecular properties such as electronegativity and how they influence chemical bonds.

Describe energy changes in chemical reactions and the principles underlying them.

Explain the principles governing the behavior of molecules in mixtures and solutions.

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