Question 1

An important advantage of polycentric staffing is that it ________.

Accepted Answer

A) re-creates local operations in the image of home-country operations 
B) eliminates the high cost of relocating expatriate managers and their families 
C) helps a company develop global managers who can adjust easily to any business environment 
D) employs managers from home who will look out for the company's interests 
A) re-creates local operations in the image of home-country operations 
B) eliminates the high cost of relocating expatriate managers and their families 
C) helps a company develop global managers who can adjust easily to any business environment 
D) employs managers from home who will look out for the company's interests

Question 2

Which of the following is a psychological process affecting employees living abroad and is characterized by homesickness,irritability,confusion,aggravation,and depression?

Accepted Answer

A) social loafing 
B) groupthink 
C) culture shock 
D) halo effect 
A) social loafing 
B) groupthink 
C) culture shock 
D) halo effect

Question 3

Planning for decruitment normally occurs when a company ________.

Accepted Answer

A) discontinues manufacturing or selling in a market 
B) finds that current HR levels are lesser than anticipated needs 
C) plans to establish multiple foreign subsidiaries 
D) hires new executive leadership to implement a growth strategy 
A) discontinues manufacturing or selling in a market 
B) finds that current HR levels are lesser than anticipated needs 
C) plans to establish multiple foreign subsidiaries 
D) hires new executive leadership to implement a growth strategy

Question 4

________ teaches an expatriate a culture's values,attitudes,manners,and customs.

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural assimilation 
B) Cultural orientation 
C) Language training 
D) Cultural environmentalism 
A) Cultural assimilation 
B) Cultural orientation 
C) Language training 
D) Cultural environmentalism

Question 5

In ________,operations outside the home country are managed by individuals from the host country.

Accepted Answer

A) vertical integration 
B) horizontal integration 
C) ethnocentric staffing 
D) polycentric staffing 
A) vertical integration 
B) horizontal integration 
C) ethnocentric staffing 
D) polycentric staffing

Question 6

Which of the following is a major drawback of ethnocentric staffing?

Accepted Answer

A) high costs of relocating managers 
B) loss of control over host-country operations 
C) loss of control over home-country operations 
D) difficulty in the transfer of special know-how between branches 
A) high costs of relocating managers 
B) loss of control over host-country operations 
C) loss of control over home-country operations 
D) difficulty in the transfer of special know-how between branches

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) local employees 
B) domicile residents 
C) repatriates 
D) expatriates 
A) local employees 
B) domicile residents 
C) repatriates 
D) expatriates

Question 8

Which of the following methods of cultural training involves the use of guerilla linguistics?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural orientation 
B) language training 
C) cultural assimilation 
D) cultural narcissism 
A) cultural orientation 
B) language training 
C) cultural assimilation 
D) cultural narcissism

Question 9

Managers who are asked to go into a particularly unstable country or one with a very low standard of living often receive a bonus called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) hardship pay 
B) performance-related pay 
C) stock options 
D) fringe benefits 
A) hardship pay 
B) performance-related pay 
C) stock options 
D) fringe benefits

Question 10

Citizens who are working and living in their home country are called expatriates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Mr.Yoshimura goes to Tennessee
Mr.Yoshimura,vice president of quality control at Oshimura Yarn,has recently been assigned to a three-year project at the company's Tennessee plant.Mr.Yoshimura has brought his wife and his three daughters with him from Yokohama to Tennessee.
-If the family finds it difficult to adjust on returning to Japan after three years,they will experience ________.

Accepted Answer

A) social loafing 
B) reverse culture shock 
C) expatriate failure 
D) halo effect 
A) social loafing 
B) reverse culture shock 
C) expatriate failure 
D) halo effect

Question 12

A major drawback of geocentric staffing is that it is expensive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The psychological process of readapting to one's home culture after working in a host-country culture is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) social loafing 
B) assimilation effect 
C) reverse culture shock 
D) expatriate failure 
A) social loafing 
B) assimilation effect 
C) reverse culture shock 
D) expatriate failure

Question 14

The early return by an employee from an international assignment because of inadequate job performance is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) culture shock 
B) decruitment 
C) reverse culture shock 
D) expatriate failure 
A) culture shock 
B) decruitment 
C) reverse culture shock 
D) expatriate failure

Question 15

Polycentric staffing places managerial responsibility in the hands of people intimately familiar with the local business environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Briefly explain how companies compensate managers in international markets.

Accepted Answer

Compensation packages for managers diffe

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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.
-A major drawback of the staffing policy recommended by Valerie is ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the potential for losing control of the host-country operations 
B) the necessity of depending on managers who don't know the local culture 
C) the potential for creating legal barriers to host-country operations 
D) the high cost of training managers in the language of the host country 
A) the potential for losing control of the host-country operations 
B) the necessity of depending on managers who don't know the local culture 
C) the potential for creating legal barriers to host-country operations 
D) the high cost of training managers in the language of the host country

Question 19

In ethnocentric staffing,operations outside the home country are managed by individuals from the host country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is the correct order of the different methods of cultural training from the least advanced to the most advanced?

Accepted Answer

A) environmental briefings;language training;cultural orientations 
B) cultural orientations;field experience;language training 
C) cultural assimilation;language training;field experience 
D) sensitivity training;cultural orientations;field experience 
A) environmental briefings;language training;cultural orientations 
B) cultural orientations;field experience;language training 
C) cultural assimilation;language training;field experience 
D) sensitivity training;cultural orientations;field experience

An important advantage of polycentric staffing is that it ________.

Which of the following is a psychological process affecting employees living abroad and is characterized by homesickness,irritability,confusion,aggravation,and depression?

Planning for decruitment normally occurs when a company ________.

________ teaches an expatriate a culture's values,attitudes,manners,and customs.

In ________,operations outside the home country are managed by individuals from the host country.

Which of the following is a major drawback of ethnocentric staffing?

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

Which of the following methods of cultural training involves the use of guerilla linguistics?

Managers who are asked to go into a particularly unstable country or one with a very low standard of living often receive a bonus called ________.

Citizens who are working and living in their home country are called expatriates.

A major drawback of geocentric staffing is that it is expensive.

The psychological process of readapting to one's home culture after working in a host-country culture is called ________.

The early return by an employee from an international assignment because of inadequate job performance is called ________.

Polycentric staffing places managerial responsibility in the hands of people intimately familiar with the local business environment.

Briefly explain how companies compensate managers in international markets.

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

In ethnocentric staffing,operations outside the home country are managed by individuals from the host country.

Which of the following is the correct order of the different methods of cultural training from the least advanced to the most advanced?

Globalization

Cross-Cultural Business

Political Economy and Ethics

Economic Development of Nations

International Trade Theory

Political Economy of Trade

Foreign Direct Investment

Regional Economic Integration

International Financial Markets

International Monetary System

International Strategy and Organization

Analyzing International Opportunities

Selecting and Managing Entry Modes

Developing and Marketing Products

Managing International Operations

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Exam 16: Hiring and Managing Employees

An important advantage of polycentric staffing is that it ________.

Which of the following is a psychological process affecting employees living abroad and is characterized by homesickness,irritability,confusion,aggravation,and depression?

Planning for decruitment normally occurs when a company ________.

________ teaches an expatriate a culture's values,attitudes,manners,and customs.

In ________,operations outside the home country are managed by individuals from the host country.

Which of the following is a major drawback of ethnocentric staffing?

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

Which of the following methods of cultural training involves the use of guerilla linguistics?

Managers who are asked to go into a particularly unstable country or one with a very low standard of living often receive a bonus called ________.

Citizens who are working and living in their home country are called expatriates.

A major drawback of geocentric staffing is that it is expensive.

The psychological process of readapting to one's home culture after working in a host-country culture is called ________.

The early return by an employee from an international assignment because of inadequate job performance is called ________.

Polycentric staffing places managerial responsibility in the hands of people intimately familiar with the local business environment.

Briefly explain how companies compensate managers in international markets.

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

In ethnocentric staffing,operations outside the home country are managed by individuals from the host country.

Which of the following is the correct order of the different methods of cultural training from the least advanced to the most advanced?

Globalization

Cross-Cultural Business

Political Economy and Ethics

Economic Development of Nations

International Trade Theory

Political Economy of Trade

Foreign Direct Investment

Regional Economic Integration

International Financial Markets

International Monetary System

International Strategy and Organization

Analyzing International Opportunities

Selecting and Managing Entry Modes

Developing and Marketing Products

Managing International Operations

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