Female employment in the United Arab Emirates is negatively influenced because:

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1. a single woman is not permitted to drive
2. a woman's desire to stay at home to raise children is stronger than her desire to work outside the home
3. a single woman cannot board a plane or stay in a hotel unless a male relative is willing to accompany her
4. it is frowned upon when a woman places aging parents in a nursing home

The process of bringing expatriates home is referred to as:

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1. repatriation
2. global e-learning
3. strategic training
4. succession planning

Which of the following is NOT an approach to global staffing?

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1. Polycentric
2. Biocentric
3. Regiocentric
4. Ethnocentric

An arrangement whereby the parent company grants another firm the right to do business in a prescribed manner is referred to as:

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1. foreign investing
2. exporting
3. licensing
4. franchising

Which of the following has been a recent problem associated with expatriate compensation?

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1. Devaluation of the U.S. dollar
2. Expansion of Chinese firms
3. Relocation expenses
4. NAFTA changes

Which of the following topics would most likely be addressed during the continual development stage of expatriate preparation and development?

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1. Language skills
2. Local customs and traditions
3. Home-country development
4. Home-country living conditions

China's labor force consists of a multitude of older workers for the following reason:

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1. Communism favors taking care of younger citizens by having parents and grandparents employed.
2. Economic growth has led employers to favor workers with greater experience.
3. It is more common for Chinese citizens to stay in school longer than citizens of other countries.
4. Chinese government's one-child policy has left a substantial gap in younger generations.

A host-country national (HCN) is an employee who is a citizen of the country where the subsidiary is located.

1. True
2. False

Hartford Toys is a small business that wants to enter the global market. What is the most common way for small businesses such as Hartford Toys to enter the global market?

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1. Foreign investing
2. Licensing
3. Exporting
4. Franchising

Procter & Gamble is best categorized as a what type of corporation?

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1. Foreign-based
2. Multinational
3. Global
4. National