Consider the following self-description: "It’s important to me to make others happy. I work hard to cooperate with others, and seldom get into arguments. My friends are more important to me than my professional success." A(n) is most likely to have provided such a self-description.

Executive living in Tokyo, Japan

Explanation:

According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:

a.   teacher living in Berlin, Germany

b.   professor living in Minneapolis, Minnesota

c.   executive living in Tokyo, Japan

d.   writer living in Paris, France

This description most likely comes from a Japanese executive who lives in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese tend to have a work culture that is defined by cooperation and unity. They value conformity and being a team player. Therefore, Japanese workers rarely get into arguments, and tend to try to please others. Finally, group success tends to be considered more important than personal success.

a: social security and social programs

the secretary of state, appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the senate, is the president's chief foreign affairs adviser. the secretary carries out the president's foreign policies through the state department and the foreign service of the united states.