When companies internationalize, implicit communication between employees stops working because employees now come from geographically dispersed areas of the world. shared norms and assumptions no longer exist. international or "local" employees may not be able to pick up on culturally-specific cues. All of the above. QUESTION 3 One advantage for globalized companies where managers are forced to reiterate and recap communication with employees is this leads to a strong organizational culture, which will drive the success of the company. this breeds creativity and innovation. they may avoid misunderstanding and false starts due to this repetitive communication. All of the above. A misunderstanding occurred between Thai and American employees from the same financial firm on the issue of conversational etiquette in business meetings. task-oriented vs. relationship-oriented approach to work. egalitarian vs. hierarchical management style. All of the above. QUESTION 5 L'Oral's overseas employees in Mexico and Indonesia experienced difficulty adapting to L'Oral's corporate culture of group harmony among employees. open disagreement and debate between employees in meetings. hierarchical decision-making. All of the above. One way to prevent communication breakdowns in companies that have internationalized is to hire people from various ethnic backgrounds and age groups for each office/department. to train overseas or "local" employees in the key norms of the corporate culture. to ensure each and every cultural group within the company is "heard." All of the above