Exam 19: International Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

Mercedes hired managers from the local community as operations managers in its Kentucky plant. Mercedes used ________.

John has been transferred to an office in Japan for a year. In his first few weeks, he began to feel confused and rejected as well as a sort of mourning for home. John is experiencing ________.

Which country has the highest expatriate failure rates?

How can a firm increase the potential for managers to be successful at their foreign assignments?

According to surveys, which of the following is the most expensive city for expatriates?

The prominent cause of expatriate failure is ________.

What are the three groups from which international firms can hire?

Turnover refers to the extent to which a firm is able to retain valued employees.

Who typically heads up an international division?

What are the main causes of expatriate failure? How can training reduce the rate of expatriate failure?

A ________ is the process of determining how effectively people are performing their jobs.

In most international firms' foreign operations, nonmanagerial employees are ________.

Which type of manager would most likely be employed to promote a global outlook through the firm's operations?

At which stage in the evolution of a firm's organizational structure are international staffing needs lowest?

According to research, host country citizens react negatively towards female executives on foreign assignments because of cultural attitudes about women working outside of the home.

In Japan, labor relations tend to be cordial, and labor unions are created and run by the companies themselves.

TechWare, an MNE based in Canada, has foreign operations in Singapore and Tokyo. TechWare's foreign offices are managed by parent country nationals. What is the most likely advantage of this staffing policy?

A manager based in New York who is given a foreign assignment in Tokyo would most likely receive a significant cost-of-living allowance.

Which of the following most likely constrains the hiring practices and compensation systems of international firms operating in foreign locations?

What is a benefit of using customized training programs?