Exam 16: Hiring and Managing Employees

Scenario: Gem Jewels Gem Jewels recently established a number of subsidiaries in various foreign countries aiming to build high levels of international business involvement in the coming years. Cultural training has to be given by the company to home-country managers assigned to work in the new subsidiaries. -If Gem Jewels wants its employees to get "under the skin" of the local people,it should provide ________.

Firms using a geocentric staffing model are primarily concerned with ________.

CADE International,an MNC,adheres to an ethnocentric staffing approach when filling senior-level positions for its foreign locations.As a result,CADE most likely devotes significant resources to ________.

Sensitivity training constitutes the most basic level of cultural training for managers on international assignments.

In geocentric staffing,operations outside the home country are managed by the best-qualified individuals,regardless of their nationality.

Scenario: Gem Jewels Gem Jewels recently established a number of subsidiaries in various foreign countries aiming to build high levels of international business involvement in the coming years. Cultural training has to be given by the company to home-country managers assigned to work in the new subsidiaries. -The most basic level of training that can be given to the managers is ________.

An important advantage of polycentric staffing is that it ________.

Scenario: Swingset International Jerome Johnston, the human resource manager at the U.S.-based Swingset International, is developing an international staffing policy for the company. Jerome personally believes Swingset should send managers from the United States to manage each subsidiary. But the CEO of the company, Valerie Vermont, believes subsidiary operations ought to be managed by individuals from the host country. -An important advantage of the staffing policy recommended by Valerie is that it ________.

Scenario: Gem Jewels Gem Jewels recently established a number of subsidiaries in various foreign countries aiming to build high levels of international business involvement in the coming years. Cultural training has to be given by the company to home-country managers assigned to work in the new subsidiaries. -If Gem Jewels wants its employees to get "into the minds" of the local people,it should provide ________.

Discuss the disadvantages of an ethnocentric staffing policy.How do bonuses,tax incentives,and employee expectations contribute to high personnel costs?

Citizens of one country who are living and working in another are called ________.

Which of the following statements is true of geocentric staffing?

An ethnocentric policy can create barriers for the host-country office.

Explain why a person's ability to bridge cultural differences must be considered during "selection" for international assignments.How can e-Training help in bridging cultural differences?

Briefly explain how companies compensate managers in international markets.

Which of the following phases of human resource planning involves decruitment?

Scenario: You're Hired! Erica Els has just been promoted as vice president of human resources for Hudson Foods, a U.S.-based international frozen food corporation. Erica's first task is to staff the company's European subsidiary. -One lower-level position Erica must fill requires the employee to be familiar with the new market and its customs,traditions,and language.Also,the new hire must be comfortable with Hudson Food's organizational culture and business traditions.Who among the following will Erica most likely recruit for this position?

The major drawback of polycentric staffing is the potential for losing control of the host-country operation.

The process of reducing the size of an organization's workforce is called decruitment.

Differentiate between culture shock and reverse culture shock.How can companies help employees deal with such issues?