Exam 15: International Human Resources Management

The failure of expatriate assignments is most often due to lack of technical and managerial ability.

Which of the following is the first step when selecting an individual for an international assignment?

Nearly all companies have career development programs designed for repatriating employees.

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

The financial crisis beginning ins 2008 only made international business matters worse,as companies were even less likely to offer jobs to foreigners who might be seen as taking jobs from national citizens.

The ____ system of apprenticeship is one of the best in Europe.

The close proximity of European countries makes them:

Which of the following is the major reason for failure among expatriates?

A global corporation has fully autonomous units operating in multiple countries.

A multinational firm that has pulled control of operations back into the home office is a/an ____ corporation.

Among the following countries,which has the highest hourly wages?

Essentially,the United States has a monopoly on international business.

What are the steps involved in selecting individuals for an international assignment?

In 2011 the U.S.entered a free trade agreement with the country of _____.

The country in which an international business operates is a/an:

A domestic firm,like Honda,General Electric,an Procter and Gamble,that builds on existing capabilities to penetrate overseas markets is an example of a(n)________________ corporation.

Adapting pay and other compensation benefits to match that of a particular country is known as:

Matsushita is a/an ____ corporation.

Local managers may not have sufficient perspective on the entire organization to effectively appraise an expatriate's performance.

A work permit,or work certificate,is a document issued to students abroad that permits them to work up to 20 hours per week for an organization that is headquartered in their home country.