An American multinational firm is in the process of selecting an expatriate employee. The selected expatriate employee will be the general manager of an information technology services firm in Brazil. What type of expatriate employee should the company hire? Why? What predictors of performance should be used to select the expatriate? What selection methods should be used? What should be done to ensure that the selection methods are valid?

An American multinational firm is in the process of selecting an expatriate employee. The selected expatriate employee will be the general manager of an information technology services firm in Brazil. What type of expatriate employee should the company hire? Why? What predictors of performance should be used to select the expatriate? What selection methods should be used? What should be done to ensure that the selection methods are valid?

Principles of Management

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Chapter16: Managerial Communication

Section16.5: The Major Channels Of Management Communication Are Talking, Listening, Reading, And Writing

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