Exam 19: International Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

What is a common source of recruits for international managers? Why do MNCs typically hire host country nationals for nonmanagerial positions?

According to surveys, which of the following cities has the highest cost of living?

Which of the following is not a phase in the process of acculturation?

Michael is a United States citizen who was sent from the U.S. headquarters to Italy to oversee procedural changes in one of the corporation's manufacturing subsidiaries. Michael is a(n) ________.

If a firm is at the export department stage of internationalization, its manager is likely to be a host country national.

A firm's international division is usually located in ________.

Which of the following characteristics is LEAST relevant to selecting a qualified manager for a foreign assignment?

Which of the following is a true statement about China?

What characteristics are present in the most promising candidates for international assignments? What tools are effective at identifying such candidates? Why is it also important to include family members when assessing candidates for international assignments?

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

In which stage of acculturation does the expatriate begin to understand the new culture and gain language competence?

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

Using ________ will most likely improve a subsidiary's ability to adjust to changes in local economic and political conditions.

Expatriate managers generally receive differential compensation to make up for dramatic differences in ________.

It is common for large MNCs to hire new college graduates for immediate foreign assignments.

An expatriate adjusts to everyday living in the disillusionment stage of acculturation.

Maria, an HR manager at PolyTech, an MNE based in Canada, has been given the task of determining the best candidates for a managerial position at the firm's Tokyo facility. Which tool would help Maria the most in this task?

________ is the early return of an expatriate manager to the home country because of an inability to perform in the overseas assignment.

European MNCs are more likely to follow an ethnocentric approach to staffing than either Japanese or U.S. firms.

________ is the rate at which people leave a firm.