Soo Park, a Korean expatriate did very well in managing the local staff when sent to work in Daigoo's China operations. This came as a welcome relief to the company, because Soo Park's predecessor, Billy Bob Johnson, an American, had failed miserably in the same assignment. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, which of the following dimensions refers to the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate such as Soo Park adjusts to a particular posting?
A. self-orientation
B. perceptual ability
C. cultural toughness
D. others-orientation
E. willingness to communicate
Answer: C. cultural toughness