Exam 15: Managing Human Resources Globally

In 2007,the (US)House of Representative passed a new Employee Free Choice Act,designed to make it easier to organize unions in the United States.

_____ refers to longer term,broader preparation to improve managerial skills for a better career.

Which of the following staffing approaches focuses on the norms and practices of the host country?

Which of the following is an advantage of using the balance sheet approach of compensation?

Disregarding nationality,a(n)_____ approach focuses on finding the most suitable managers,who can be PCNs,HCNs,or TCNs.

Returning expatriates are referred to as _____.

Inpatriation is sometimes used for filling skill shortages at headquarters.

How do institutions and resources affect human resource management?

In general,the failure rates of expatriates are very low.

To reach the top at most MNEs today,international experience is considered optional.

_____ is leading the world in managerial compensation.

A _____ approach is the opposite of an ethnocentric approach.

The staffing choices in an MNE are always random.

Middle-aged expatriates are the most expensive,because the employer often has to provide a heavy allowance for children's education.

Identify different staffing approaches for subsidiaries.

What are the problems related with inpatriation?

MNEs interested in a _____ strategy are typically polycentric in nature when staffing.

European MNEs are more likely to appoint PCNs to lead subsidiaries.

_____ is specific preparation to do a particular job.

An informal understanding of expected delivery of benefits in the future for current services is referred to as a(n)_____.