Exam 15: International Human Resources Management

Managers in Latin American countries can encourage performance by using personal influence and working through individual members of a group.

NAFTA has spurred job growth in all three member countries.

Many nannies come to Canada to work for a period of time. What is the name of the document issued by the government granting authority to these nannies to seek employment in Canada?

Which of the following is a recent trend in expatriate assignments?

What is a major reason for failure among expatriates?

While GH Motors is located in Canada, it has allowed management in all of international operations to make independent decisions on how they conduct business in their different environments. How would you classify GH Motors?

Cultural environment includes all of the following components EXCEPT which one?

In Europe, most union negotiations occur at the company level.

What is the key purpose of repatriation?

Transnational teams are composed of members from multiple nationalities working on projects that span multiple countries.

A multinational corporation is essentially a domestic firm that builds on its existing capabilities to penetrate overseas markets.

Compared to Canadian managers, Japanese managers tend to use which of the following decision-making styles in the workplace?

When comparing European countries such as Norway and Denmark with North America, which trend is evident in terms of compensation systems?

Subsidiaries of multinational corporations are usually run as independent companies.

The employment of guest workers may result in indirect costs that may be substantial.

The balance-sheet approach to compensation refers to designing pay systems that equalize the purchasing power of employees at comparable position levels living overseas and in the home country.

The first step in selecting expatriates should be self-selection, where employees who volunteer to go abroad are given the chance to do so.

A very high level of worker participation in management is found in Germany, where national law requires that labour be part of the boards of directors of companies. What is this participative arrangement called?

Repatriation refers to the training a manager receives before taking an international assignment.

Scenario 15.1 From 2008, ForEx Inc. has shifted some of its operations to China and Malaysia, where production costs are considerably lower compared to Canada. Since then, 35 managers have been sent to those countries either on short- or long-term assignments to head up operations, conduct training and development, or just to oversee specific projects. Of the 35 managers only 5 were women, even though women make up 40 percent of the management team. Expatriates on long- term assignments are given financial incentives to offset any qualitative differences between the costs of living in the two locations. -Refer to Scenario 15.1. While overseas assignments can be very rewarding, it is also important to ensure that the feeling continues after repatriation. Which of the following is NOT true?