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You are a project manager for Pizza Direct, which is a retail pizza delivery store? Your company is competing with another retail?

store for the option of opening two new stores in a foreign country. You have been invited to dinner with the prospective foreign business partners and their spouses upon your arrival. You know that all of the following statements are generally true except for which one?

A. You should respect the cultural differences you'll encounter when working with your prospective foreign business partners.

B. You should build an atmosphere of mutual trust and cooperation.

C. You should spend time building relationships with your prospective foreign business partners before getting down to business.

D. You should explain your company's rules, standards, and operating policies at your first meeting with the prospective foreign business partners.

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Question added by Muhammad Farooq , QA-QC MANAGER , AL Bawani contracting co.
Date Posted: 2016/12/30
Elke Woofter
by Elke Woofter , Project Assistant , American Technical Associates

 C)  is a part of A, B  and D... therefore twice named

hisham abu dagga
by hisham abu dagga , Project Manager / مدير مشاريع , مؤسسة عبدالكريم العواض للمقاولات

Thanks for invitation 

Option C You should spend time building relationships with your prospective foreign business partners before getting down to business.

 

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Thanks for Invitation: 

 

All are equally important but at different stages of business:

 

My Answer is   (D)

 

Because during dinner for first time with spouses usually you don't explain company's rules, standards, and operating policies at your first meeting with the prospective foreign business partners:)  (Loll)

Deleted user
by Deleted user

I agree with Elke Woofter but thanks anyways !

Abdul Rehman
by Abdul Rehman , Electrical Engineer , Tamdeed Projects

Thanks for the invitation. My answer is C

Krishna   KHASANIS  PMP
by Krishna KHASANIS PMP , Project Manager-Electrical , Larsen & Toubro Ltd, P T & D (International)

I will go with option D and thanks for the invitation.