Exam 14: Human Resource Selection and Development Across Cultures

Which of the following is a factor that influences an expatriate while making an anticipatory adjustment?

The process of evaluating how well a family is likely to stand up to the stress of overseas life is called adaptability screening.

There are four basic sources that multinational companies (MNCs)can tap for positions.These are:

Research shows that small firms undertaking international business generally rely on _____.

An ethnocentric multinational corporation (MNC)puts host-office people in charge of key international management positions.

According to a 2015 survey conducted by Brookfield Global Relocation Services,localization of expatriates is likely to be the most critical issue in managing a global workforce.

_____ is defined as the process of altering employee behavior and attitudes in a way that increases the probability of goal attainment.

The _____ approach to formulating compensation packages involves working out a special,ad hoc arrangement that is acceptable to both the company and an expat.

_____ is the acquisition of skills,knowledge,and abilities that results in a relatively permanent change in behavior.

A(n)_____ multinational corporation (MNC)relies on local managers from a particular geographic region to handle operations in and around that area.

Face-to-face human contact has lost its importance as a means of communication because of the growing prevalence of e-mail,web- and teleconferencing,and the increasing incidence of subcontracting and outsourcing.

Whether managers are trying to increase productivity or decrease turnover rates,it is good to get a sense of how employees feel they are being treated.

A(n)_____ multinational corporation (MNC)puts home-office people in charge of key international management positions.

The most common approach to formulating a compensation package of an expat is the _____,which involves ensuring that the expat is "made whole" and does not lose money by taking the assignment.

Which of the following statements is true about localization as an approach to formulating compensation packages?

_____ is common in many large multinational corporations (MNCs)where managers believe that the home office's approach to doing business can be exported intact to all other countries because this approach is superior to anything at the local level.

Which of the following statements is true about host-country nationals?

Borstorff and her associates examined a number of factors related to employee willingness and concluded that married couples without children at home or those with non-teenage children are the least willing to accept an overseas assignment.

A(n)_____ is a programmed learning technique that is designed to expose members of one culture to some of the basic concepts,attitudes,role perceptions,customs,and values of another.

Which of the following statements is true about inpatriates?