First Visit Abroad
Bill Sanderson is in the air over the Middle East and is excited about his first European business trip.His goal is to scout out potential locations and basically provide input as to how the company should proceed with expanding abroad.There are many options, including maintaining the business' head office in Australia and sending over company representatives when necessary or developing a separate company in Europe and hiring locals as managers.In any case, he is confident about this trip but is somewhat concerned about the strange habits and foreign languages.(If only they would just speak English like everyone else!)
-Refer to First Visit Abroad (Scenario).Bill's tendency to view the world only through his Australian-based eyes and perspectives is an international business problem known as which of the following?
A)non-diversity
B)discrimination
C)parochialism
D)monolingualism
E)bigotry

Question

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Parochialism refers to a narrow or limited perspective, often based on one's own culture or background. In this scenario, Bill's focus on his Australian perspective and concerns about foreign languages and habits demonstrate a parochial attitude towards the international business environment.

First Visit Abroad Bill Sanderson Is in the Air Over the Middle East