Directions : Rearrange the six sentences denoted by A, B, C, D, E and F to make a meaningful seven sentence paragraph together with first sentence marked as No. 1 and then answer the given question.
So how is global competition changing companies?
A. For example a group with a Europe-wide pay freeze may have to be flexible enough to authorize salary increase to specialists and managers in developing countries who are still able to jump ship for a better offer.
B. Second with emerging market companies as well as established multinationals as rivals there is no way these can be ignored.
C. First businesses are having to respond faster than before to pay changes.
D. A case in point today is Africa where rapid growth in key countries notably Nigeria has persuaded many business people that the continent’s time may finally have arrived.
E. The sight of well-paid expatriate foreign managers inspires these local Indian executives to ask for more and employers have to respond.
F. So much countries where people move easily – like India are seeing executive pay rising rapidly.
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