Question

Why would an American company downplay its American origin while operating in another country?

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer would be option D, Strategically downplaying the country of origin effects.

Explanation:

The meaning of downplaying is make something appear less important than it actually is. So if a company is operating in another country, not in his own country, then downplaying the country of origin has better effects than promoting or giving importance to home country while operating in other country. This is strategically very important and has bigger effects. For example, if the American company is operating in Japan, then the culture, the values of Japanese society is much different than American society, so if American company will not downplay it American origin, and try to impose its own culture and values in Japanese workplace, it would have a bad effect on the whole system. So strategically downplaying the country of origin effects a lot.