Firms prefer fdi to licensing because a. increases the chances of opportunism when dealing with a host nation entity b. requires complete dissemination of technological know-how to host nation entity c. protects the firm from economic agglomeration d. provides the firm with direct ownership to its foreign assets

James is an employee in the widget inspection department of xyz systems, a government contractor. james was part of a 3-person inspection team that found a particular batch of widgets did not meet the exacting requirements of the u.s. government. in order to meet the tight deadline and avoid penalties under the contract, james' boss demanded that the batch of widgets be sent in fulfillment of the government contract. when james found out, he went to the vice president of the company and reported the situation. james was demoted by his boss, and no longer works on government projects. james has a: