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Before departing for an overseas assignment, an employee would most likely benefit from ________ training.
 
  A) technical
  B) interpersonal
  C) cross-cultural
  D) career development

Question 2

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using expatriates for staffing foreign subsidiaries?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: Expatriates typically share a common culture and educational background with corporate headquarters staff so they are able to facilitate communication and coordination with corporate headquarters. They are also adept at introducing techniques from home to the host country setting. However, expatriates typically lack the knowledge of the host country's laws, culture, economic conditions, social structure, and political processes. These weaknesses can be overcome with training but such training is expensive. Further, it is expensive to relocate expatriates and maintain them in the host country.



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