Which of the following is an advantage of using expatriates in international sales forces?

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The Sales Force's Role in International Marketing Research and Marketing Information Systems

The Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management

Vol. 11, No. 1 (Winter, 1991)

, pp. 69-79 (11 pages)

Published By: Taylor & Francis, Ltd.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/40471848

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Abstract

Many companies resist global markets because of seemingly insurmountable problems with these markets. Salespeople are often used successfully to gather market information. There is a wealth of market data that can be collected by a company's international sales force and distributors' sales force which can prove to be valuable in surmounting cultural and marketing barriers associated with global markets. The current paper discusses how and with what success U. S. multinational companies are using their international sales forces in gathering international marketing research data.

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As the only scholarly research-based journal in its field, JPSSM seeks to advance both the theory and practice of personal selling and sales management. It provides a forum for the exchange of the latest ideas and findings among educators, researchers, sales executives, trainers, and students. For more than 30 years JPSSM has offered its readers high-quality research and innovative conceptual work that spans an impressive array of topics-motivation, performance, evaluation, team selling, national account management, and more. In addition to feature articles by leaders in the field, the journal offers a widely used selling and sales management abstracts section, drawn from other top marketing journals. Emerging topics are addressed through periodic special issues devoted to such cutting-edge issues as CRM and sales force ethics.

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Which of the following is an advantage that a sales force consisting of local nationals is likely to have over a sales force of expatriates?
A. They are more efficient in communicating with and influencing headquarters' personnel.
B. They cost the firm less with respect to maintenance.
C. They add more to the prestige of the product line in the eyes of foreign customers.
D. They have greater technical expertise.

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