Exam 19: International Human Resource Management and Labor Relations

Barton Manufacturing is considering the idea of capitalizing on inexpensive labor in Mexico by moving the firm's production facilities from Detroit to Mexico City. The firm manufactures complex circuit boards. To ensure high productivity, Barton will most likely need to invest heavily in which of the following?

After more than a year in Germany, Carol has become fluent in German and admires the workplace traditions of caution and attention to detail. However, Carol remains slightly anxious about living in Germany. Carol is in the ________ stage of acculturation.

The idea that a manager who accepts a foreign assignment is entitled to the same standard of living the manager enjoyed at home is the basis for ________.

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 ________.

What is a benefit of using customized training programs?

Explain expatriate failure.

Companies that view themselves as multidomestic are more likely to ________.

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

Which country has the highest expatriate failure rates?

________ is the set of activities directed at attracting, developing, and maintaining the effective workforce necessary to achieve a firm's objectives.

After several separate assignments in Russia, Tim feels as comfortable in Moscow as he does in his hometown of Chicago. Tim speaks Russian fluently, and his family practices cultural traditions from both Russia and the United States. What stage of acculturation is Tim experiencing?

Samsung tends to follow an ethnocentric staffing model. From which group will it most likely hire for upper-level management positions?

ATX Electronics, an MNC, typically fills high-level foreign positions with host country nationals. Which staffing model is most likely used by ATX Electronics?

What are the three staffing models common among international firms?

Which term refers to the process used to make agreements between management and labor unions?

Culture shock affects an expatriate's job satisfaction level but does not tend to affect his or her effectiveness and productivity at work.

Mick is a native of South Africa. He works for Octagon, a British MNC, at the firm's Tokyo branch. Mick is best described as a(n) ________.

Which method can reduce the level of culture shock an expatriate is likely to experience?

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

Patricia moved a few weeks ago to South Korea to accept a promotion. While she was initially excited about the move and found many Korean traditions interesting, she is struggling with the language differences and different foods available. Which stage of acculturation is Patricia in?