Question 1

A citizen of Japan who moves to the United States to work at Microsoft would be classified as an inpatriate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Cultural toughness refers to the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is an advantage of the geocentric staffing policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It enables the firm to grow its human resources department. 
B)  It enables the firm to build a cadre of international executives who feel at home working in a number of cultures. 
C)  It enables the firm to build a cadre of home-country executives. 
D)  Firms may be better able to create value despite adverse experience curves and poor location economies. 
A)  It enables the firm to grow its human resources department. 
B)  It enables the firm to build a cadre of international executives who feel at home working in a number of cultures. 
C)  It enables the firm to build a cadre of home-country executives. 
D)  Firms may be better able to create value despite adverse experience curves and poor location economies.

Question 4

What is the most common approach to expatriate pay?

Accepted Answer

A)  balance sheet approach 
B)  net-to-net approach 
C)  host-country approach 
D)  cost-based approach 
A)  balance sheet approach 
B)  net-to-net approach 
C)  host-country approach 
D)  cost-based approach

Question 5

Why should a firm pursue an ethnocentric approach to staffing? What are the disadvantages of this approach?

Accepted Answer

Firms pursue an ethnocentric staffing po

Question 6

Selection is the first step in matching a manager with a job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Historically, most international businesses have been more concerned with training than with management development, focusing on preparing home-country nationals for foreign postings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most expatriates believe that more weight should be given to an on-site manager's appraisal than to an off-site manager's appraisal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A manager might be sent on several foreign postings over a number of years to build his or her cross-cultural sensitivity and experience as part of a management development program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The international trade secretariats have had tremendous success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A hardship allowance is paid

Accepted Answer

A)  when the expatriate is being sent to a location where basic amenities are grossly deficient by the standards of the expatriate's home country. 
B)  to ensure that an expatriate's children receive adequate schooling (by home-country standards). 
C)  to ensure that the expatriate will enjoy the same standard of living in the foreign posting as at home. 
D)  to ensure that the expatriate can afford the same quality of housing in the foreign country as at home. 
A)  when the expatriate is being sent to a location where basic amenities are grossly deficient by the standards of the expatriate's home country. 
B)  to ensure that an expatriate's children receive adequate schooling (by home-country standards). 
C)  to ensure that the expatriate will enjoy the same standard of living in the foreign posting as at home. 
D)  to ensure that the expatriate can afford the same quality of housing in the foreign country as at home.

A citizen of Japan who moves to the United States to work at Microsoft would be classified as an inpatriate.

Cultural toughness refers to the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.

What is an advantage of the geocentric staffing policy?

What is the most common approach to expatriate pay?

Why should a firm pursue an ethnocentric approach to staffing? What are the disadvantages of this approach?

Selection is the first step in matching a manager with a job.

Historically, most international businesses have been more concerned with training than with management development, focusing on preparing home-country nationals for foreign postings.

Most expatriates believe that more weight should be given to an on-site manager's appraisal than to an off-site manager's appraisal.

A manager might be sent on several foreign postings over a number of years to build his or her cross-cultural sensitivity and experience as part of a management development program.

The international trade secretariats have had tremendous success.

A hardship allowance is paid

Globalization

National Differences in Political, Economic, and Legal Systems

National Differences in Economic Development

Differences in Culture

Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainability

International Trade Theory

Government Policy and International Trade

Foreign Direct Investment

Regional Economic Integration

The Foreign Exchange Market

The International Monetary System

The Global Capital Market

The Strategy of International Business

The Organization of International Business

Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances

Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade

Global Production and Supply Chain Management

Global Marketing and R&D

Accounting and Finance in the International Business

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Exam 19: Global Human Resource Management

A citizen of Japan who moves to the United States to work at Microsoft would be classified as an inpatriate.

Cultural toughness refers to the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.

What is an advantage of the geocentric staffing policy?

What is the most common approach to expatriate pay?

Why should a firm pursue an ethnocentric approach to staffing? What are the disadvantages of this approach?

Selection is the first step in matching a manager with a job.

Historically, most international businesses have been more concerned with training than with management development, focusing on preparing home-country nationals for foreign postings.

Most expatriates believe that more weight should be given to an on-site manager's appraisal than to an off-site manager's appraisal.

A manager might be sent on several foreign postings over a number of years to build his or her cross-cultural sensitivity and experience as part of a management development program.

The international trade secretariats have had tremendous success.

A hardship allowance is paid

Globalization

National Differences in Political, Economic, and Legal Systems

National Differences in Economic Development

Differences in Culture

Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainability

International Trade Theory

Government Policy and International Trade

Foreign Direct Investment

Regional Economic Integration

The Foreign Exchange Market

The International Monetary System

The Global Capital Market

The Strategy of International Business

The Organization of International Business

Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances

Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade

Global Production and Supply Chain Management

Global Marketing and R&D

Accounting and Finance in the International Business

Filters