According to Research by Cartus, What Reason Did 76% of Respondents

question 62

Multiple Choice

According to research by Cartus, what reason did 76% of respondents identify for expatriate assignments being turned down by employees?

• A) Changing business conditions
• B) Personal or family circumstances
• C) Perceived higher costs of expatriation
• D) Lack of desire to living abroad
• E) Fear of losing one's position after the assignment

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Definitions:

Samuel Slater

An industrialist known as the "Father of the American Industrial Revolution" for his role in bringing British textile technology to America.

First Factory

Referenced commonly as the birthplace of the industrial revolution, a facility where goods are manufactured or processed, with the first factories emerging in the 18th century.

Cotton Gin

A machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly and efficiently removes seeds from cotton fibers, revolutionizing the cotton industry.

Lowell "Mill Girls"

Young women who worked in the textile mills in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the early to mid-19th century, often under harsh conditions.