Question
ABC Ltd has several branches in the European and Asian countries. ABC's headquarter is located in Germany. ABC sends a German manager working at one of its subsidiaries in China This refers to __ A. Third Country Nationals (TCN) B. Host Country Nationals (HCN) C. Parent Country Nationals (PCN) D. None of the above A D B C
Answer
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Answer
C
Explanation
Oftentimes in international business, employees might be relocated from their country of origin (the parent's organization country) to either another foreign country or to the parent organization's many branches to manage services and operations. Here, the involving parties are ABC Ltd who operate in both European and Asian countries but originates from Germany, and a national of Germany who happens to be a manager in one of the sub branches in China. The main concept to consider here is the origin of the employee as it says "ABC sends a German manaper...in China", however, the idea needed to understand this is that, there are: Host Country National (HCN), Parent Country Nationals (PCN), and Third Country National (TCN).An HCN refers to the workers living in their own home country irrespective of the national origin or ownership of the business that operates in their country where they work. PCN refers to the employees born in the parent's organization country but working in an overseas branch or division. Meanwhile, TCN refers to the employees who are not natives nor do they work any division associated with the parent's origination country - workers who neither belong to parent country nor to the host country.