Exam 15: Managing Human Resources Globally

MNEs with a _____ strategic orientation follow an ethnocentric staffing approach.

Briefly describe going rate and balance sheet approach used to properly compensate,motivate,and retain expatriates.

Bristall Inc.is a steel manufacturing company headquartered in the United States with subsidiaries in India,China,and the United States.To create a global mind-set for its subsidiary employees,Bristall Inc.relocated its employees in India to the United States.This employee relocation is an example of _____.

Returning expatriates may experience a loss of status.

When expatriates evaluate HCNs,cultural difference may create problems.In ____ countries,performance appraisals based on subordinate expressions could potentially undermine the power and status of supervisors.

Relocating employees of a foreign subsidiary to the MNE's headquarters for the purposes of filling skill shortages at headquarters and developing a global mind-set for such employees is called _____.

Performance appraisal only entails the evaluation of employee performance for performance.

Analyze managing labor relations at home and abroad.

Compensation with a _____ makes locations,where pay is higher than in their home country,a more attractive place to work for PCNs and TCNs.

Which of the following is an advantage of hiring parent-country nationals (PCNs)?

Most inpatriates are expected to eventually return to their home country to replace expatriates.

The advantage of hiring employees who are parent-country nationals is that they bridge the gap between headquarters and the subsidiary.

In countries with a high context culture,younger expatriates may be ineffective.

In staffing,elimination of language and cultural barriers is an advantage of hiring _____.

Low-level host-country nationals,especially those in developing countries,have increasing bargaining power.

The majority of an MNE's employees are typically parent-country nationals.

MNEs intend to eventually replace even top-level expatriates with TCNs,in part to save cost.

MNEs with a _____ strategic orientation follow a geocentric staffing approach.

_____ entails the evaluation of employee's work for promotion,retention,or termination purposes.

Ethnocentrism continues to characterize many MNEs: knowledge transfer is typically one way-from headquarters to subsidiaries via expatriates.