International Business: Competing in the Global Marketplace
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Author: Charles W. L. Hill Dr, G. Tomas M. Hult
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The group of Companies EG is an international aviation holding company in Country UE. The group is primarily made up of Company DA and Company EA. The diversity of the employees is the most valuable advantage of the group of companies EG.
The expatriates account for about 85% of the population in the City DI. The people are the core group for the group of Companies EG. The ugly side of the presence of expatriates in City DI is the poor pay given to them in return for their work.
To explain: If Person X would assimilate himself with people like him or would he engage with the overall community.
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