Which of the following statements on the roles of men and women in international business negotiations is true?
A) In general, women are more comfortable speaking up in a meeting to maintain intimacy with their foreign counterparts.
B) Men are more comfortable talking one-on-one than women, owing to the social stigma associated with such practices.
C) The negotiation style of American women is a lot closer to that of the Japanese than that of American men.
D) In countries where women do not participate in management, American female negotiators are first treated as incompetent.
E) It is not particularly important for female executives to establish personal rapport at restaurants and other informal settings.

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In general, women are more comfortable talking one-on-one. The situation of speaking up in a meeting is a lot closer to boys' experience of using language to establish their position in a large group than it is to girls' experience of using language to maintain intimacy. In many ways American women's style is a lot closer to the Japanese style than to American men's.

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