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Chapter 4, Problem 1SGB
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To determine: The reason for the variation among group members, the implications of high exposure versus low exposure for a career in management in other countries and how to improve international exposure.
Interpretation: Make a list of countries you have visited outside your home country along with their population size. Then calculate the percentage of world population for each country you have visited and also the percentage of world population for all the countries you have visited by taking the world population as 6,800,000,000. Get the estimation of the same calculation steps by the other members in your group.
Concept Introduction: International exposure definitely plays a very important role when one wants to be successful in today’s world and economy. One can develop culture awareness as well as foreign language proficiency through International exposure.
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