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Learning Objectives The global context The social contract Culture Trade unions and employee involvement Ownership and financial markets Managerial autonomy 16-2

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© 2014 by McGraw-Hill Education. This is proprietary material solely for authorized instructor use. Not authorized for sale or distribution in any manner. This document may not be copied, scanned, duplicated, forwarded, distributed, or posted on a website, in whole or part. Expatriate Pay Expatriates: Employees temporarily working and living in a foreign country Parent-country nationals (PCNs) Citizens of the employer’s home country living and working in another country Third country nationals (TCNs) Citizens of neither the employer’s parent country nor the foreign country Local country nationals (LCNs) Citizens of a foreign country where the parent employer operates 16-29

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