Exam 9: Staffing, Training, and Compensation for Global Operations

Recruiting managers from Latin America for a position in Brazil is an example of ________.

What are the different stages of culture shock as described by Oberg?

Host-country nationals are more likely to be accepted by people both inside and outside the subsidiary, and they provide role models for other upwardly mobile personnel.

Which of the following is true with regard to the global staffing approach?

The ________ pays the expatriate the going rate for similar positions in the host country, plus whatever allowances and benefits for the assignment that the manager negotiates.

With the increasing number of companies that operate around the world and assign and move personnel from one country to another, ________ has become exceedingly complex.

Which of the following is an advantage of the staffing approach that employs parent-country nationals as top managers?

In the global staffing approach, the best managers are recruited from within or outside of the company, regardless of nationality.

Which of the following is an advantage of the polycentric staffing approach?

A polycentric recruiting approach enables a company to take advantage of its worldwide pool of management skill.

Which of the following most likely occurs when a manager is transferred to another part of the country where there are significant cultural differences?

Host-country nationals are employees assigned to key positions in countries other than their own.

________, when placed in key positions, are perceived by employees as acceptable compromises between headquarters and local managers.

A(n)________ staffing approach is more likely to be effective when implementing a multinational strategy.

In the global stage of a firm's globalization, ________.

Which of the following can be termed as a benefit in the context of expatriate compensation?

Alienation or lack of support from headquarters is one of the major causes of expatriate failure.

Which of the following is most likely to occur in the honeymoon stage of culture shock?

As described by Oberg, which of the following is most likely a characteristic of the irritation and hostility stage of culture shock?

________ are the most preferred staffing choice for a foreign subsidiary where proprietary technology is used extensively.