1) Middle-aged expatriates are the most expensive, because the employer often has to
provide a heavy allowance for childrens education.
2) Explain the role of the Board of Directors.
3) Principal-agent conflicts result in agency costs.
4) The defensive strategy a firm might take regarding CSR anticipates responsibility
and endeavors to do more than is required.
5) How can a firm protect intellectual property rights (IP rights) when countries have
different levels of IP rights enforcement?
6) Cultural values and norms are examples of informal institutions.
7) Firms with a high degree of resource similarity are likely to have similar competitive
actions.