Exam 20: International Human Resources

Expatriate failure,defined in broad terms,refers to the ________.

What individual characteristics and qualifications should a company consider when choosing managerial candidates for foreign assignments? Which one do you think is most important? Why?

Studies of repatriated employees regularly report that most knew what their company position would be when they returned home but were uncertain about their likely new workplace practices.

Dixon Manufacturing,a British MNE,believes that its business practices are superior,so it does not make any policy changes in foreign markets. Dixon Manufacturing most likely takes a(n)________ approach to staffing.

There is a strong yet inconsistent relationship between the strategic performance of an MNE and the decisions it has made in managing its human resources.

A company that decides to "localize" expatriate assignments will offer an expatriate the option of ________.

The HRM requirements of a(n)________ strategy is well matched with a polycentric staffing policy.

The staffing policy at Hanover International is to seek the best people for key jobs throughout the organization,regardless of nationality. Hanover most likely follows a(n)________ staffing approach.

An ethnocentric staffing policy is well matched with a multidomestic strategy.

Growing demand for expatriates stems from which of the following trends?

Generally,HRM is more difficult for international companies for all of the following reasons EXCEPT which one?

Unlike the geocentric and polycentric mindsets,the ethnocentric mindset is not tied to a particular home or host nation.

Johnson Construction is an MNE that designs and builds commercial buildings around the world. Johnson has a new contract to construct a building in Pakistan. Tom,a construction manager,will be relocating to Pakistan with his wife,and he will receive additional pay to compensate for the dangerous environment. Which of the following has Johnson Construction most likely offered Tom?

An example of an expatriate would be a Canadian manager working for a Canadian firm in China.

The ________ approach to expatriate compensation equalizes purchasing power across countries; this helps employees enjoy the same living standard in their foreign posting that they enjoyed at home.

Expatriates are locals from the country of the foreign subsidiary.

There is growing consensus that human resource managers must hire,develop,reward,and retain people whose performance explicitly improves the ________.

Which of the following is a characteristic of India that discourages MNE investment?

Terrell,a manager with Qualsys Technologies,has been on an expatriate assignment in Russia for the last three years. Terrell's foreign assignment has ended,and he is working with HR to return to the U.S. and begin a new job at the firm's headquarters in Philadelphia. In which activity is Terrell most likely involved?

Shelly,a sales manager at Best Computers,has recently moved from Dallas to Hong Kong for an expatriate assignment. Shelly is feeling disoriented,irritable,and stressed about her new job and living arrangements in Hong Kong,which means that she is most likely experiencing ________.