Question 1

Union influence in the auto industry is increasing in part due to Japanese carmakers building autos in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true regarding management development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Historically, most international businesses have been more concerned with management development than with training. 
B)  Management development facilitates the creation of an informal network for sharing knowledge within the multinational enterprise. 
C)  Management development refers to specific training efforts to prepare home-country nationals for foreign postings. 
D)  Typically, management development programs use standard psychological tests to select managers for specific foreign postings. 
A)  Historically, most international businesses have been more concerned with management development than with training. 
B)  Management development facilitates the creation of an informal network for sharing knowledge within the multinational enterprise. 
C)  Management development refers to specific training efforts to prepare home-country nationals for foreign postings. 
D)  Typically, management development programs use standard psychological tests to select managers for specific foreign postings.

Question 3

In polycentric firms, the lack of managers' mobility among national operations implies that pay can and should be kept country-specific.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is a problem that limits a firm's ability to pursue a geocentric policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  The firm fails to understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing and management. 
B)  The lack of management transfers from home to host countries, and vice versa, can lead to a lack of integration between corporate headquarters and foreign subsidiaries. 
C)  It limits advancement opportunities for host-country nationals. 
D)  The higher pay that managers on an international fast track enjoy may be a source of resentment within a firm. 
A)  The firm fails to understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing and management. 
B)  The lack of management transfers from home to host countries, and vice versa, can lead to a lack of integration between corporate headquarters and foreign subsidiaries. 
C)  It limits advancement opportunities for host-country nationals. 
D)  The higher pay that managers on an international fast track enjoy may be a source of resentment within a firm.

Question 5

In a seminal study, R. L. Tung revealed that for European firms, the top reason for expatriate failure was the inability of the manager to cope with larger overseas responsibilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A polycentric approach may be effective for firms pursuing a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  international strategy 
B)  localization strategy 
C)  transnational strategy 
D)  global standardization strategy 
A)  international strategy 
B)  localization strategy 
C)  transnational strategy 
D)  global standardization strategy

Question 7

What is the most important advantage of using a geocentric staffing policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It enables the firm to build a cadre of international executives who feel at home working in a number of cultures. 
B)  It may be less expensive to implement than other policies, reducing the costs of value creation. 
C)  The higher pay managers on an international fast track enjoy is a source of inspiration within a firm. 
D)  It reduces the need for futile and time consuming documentation. 
A)  It enables the firm to build a cadre of international executives who feel at home working in a number of cultures. 
B)  It may be less expensive to implement than other policies, reducing the costs of value creation. 
C)  The higher pay managers on an international fast track enjoy is a source of inspiration within a firm. 
D)  It reduces the need for futile and time consuming documentation.

Question 8

Expatriate failure refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  expatriates who follow host-country norms instead of their home-country norms. 
B)  the inability of expatriate managers to treat foreign nationals as if they were home-country nationals. 
C)  the premature return of an expatriate manager to his or her home-country. 
D)  the ethical drawbacks of the ethnocentric staffing approach. 
A)  expatriates who follow host-country norms instead of their home-country norms. 
B)  the inability of expatriate managers to treat foreign nationals as if they were home-country nationals. 
C)  the premature return of an expatriate manager to his or her home-country. 
D)  the ethical drawbacks of the ethnocentric staffing approach.

Question 9

The international trade secretariats have had tremendous success.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

One of the strategies pursued by international businesses is _____, where value is created by transferring products and competencies overseas.

Accepted Answer

A)  localization 
B)  global standardization 
C)  transnational 
D)  international 
A)  localization 
B)  global standardization 
C)  transnational 
D)  international

Question 11

Where an expatriate community exists, firms often devote less effort to ensuring that the new expatriate family is quickly integrated into that group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The premature return of an expatriate manager to his or her home country is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  repatriation 
B)  inpatriation 
C)  expatriate failure 
D)  outpatriation 
A)  repatriation 
B)  inpatriation 
C)  expatriate failure 
D)  outpatriation

Question 13

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a polycentric approach to staffing.

Accepted Answer

A polycentric staffing policy requires h

Question 14

According to Mendenhall and Oddou, poorly adjusted expatriates tend to be nonjudgmental and nonevaluative in interpreting the behavior of host-country nationals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An expatriate's base salary normally:

Accepted Answer

A)  varies from the base salary for a similar position in the home country. 
B)  is paid half in the home-country currency and half in the local currency. 
C)  is in the same range as the base salary for a similar position in the home country. 
D)  is paid in Eurocurrency. 
A)  varies from the base salary for a similar position in the home country. 
B)  is paid half in the home-country currency and half in the local currency. 
C)  is in the same range as the base salary for a similar position in the home country. 
D)  is paid in Eurocurrency.

Question 16

An ethnocentric approach to staffing is appropriate for firms that are pursuing a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  localization strategy 
B)  international strategy 
C)  global standardization strategy 
D)  transnational strategy 
A)  localization strategy 
B)  international strategy 
C)  global standardization strategy 
D)  transnational strategy

Question 17

Discuss why the repatriation process is so difficult for so many expatriates.

Accepted Answer

Preparing expatriates for reentry into t

Question 18

_____ refers to the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural toughness 
B)  Self-orientation 
C)  Perceptual ability 
D)  Others-orientation 
A)  Cultural toughness 
B)  Self-orientation 
C)  Perceptual ability 
D)  Others-orientation

Question 19

Labor unions generally prefer it if an international business keeps highly skilled tasks in its home country and farms out only low-skilled tasks to foreign plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

An expatriate needs to have language fluency to show willingness to communicate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Union influence in the auto industry is increasing in part due to Japanese carmakers building autos in the United States.

Which of the following statements is true regarding management development?

In polycentric firms, the lack of managers' mobility among national operations implies that pay can and should be kept country-specific.

Which of the following is a problem that limits a firm's ability to pursue a geocentric policy?

In a seminal study, R. L. Tung revealed that for European firms, the top reason for expatriate failure was the inability of the manager to cope with larger overseas responsibilities.

A polycentric approach may be effective for firms pursuing a(n) _____.

What is the most important advantage of using a geocentric staffing policy?

Expatriate failure refers to:

The international trade secretariats have had tremendous success.

One of the strategies pursued by international businesses is _____, where value is created by transferring products and competencies overseas.

Where an expatriate community exists, firms often devote less effort to ensuring that the new expatriate family is quickly integrated into that group.

The premature return of an expatriate manager to his or her home country is known as _____.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a polycentric approach to staffing.

According to Mendenhall and Oddou, poorly adjusted expatriates tend to be nonjudgmental and nonevaluative in interpreting the behavior of host-country nationals.

An expatriate's base salary normally:

An ethnocentric approach to staffing is appropriate for firms that are pursuing a(n) _____.

Discuss why the repatriation process is so difficult for so many expatriates.

_____ refers to the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.

Labor unions generally prefer it if an international business keeps highly skilled tasks in its home country and farms out only low-skilled tasks to foreign plants.

An expatriate needs to have language fluency to show willingness to communicate.

Globalization

National Differences in Political Economy, and Legal Systems

National Differences in Economic Development

Differences in Culture

Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainability

International Trade Theory

Government Policy and International Trade

Foreign Direct Investment

Regional Trade Pacts Give the Mexican Auto Industry an Edge

The Foreign Exchange Market

The International Monetary System

The Global Capital Market

The Strategy of International Business

The Organization of International Business

Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances

Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade

Global Production and Supply Chain Management

Global Marketing and RD

Accounting and Finance in the International Business

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Exam 19: Global Human Resource Management

Union influence in the auto industry is increasing in part due to Japanese carmakers building autos in the United States.

Which of the following statements is true regarding management development?

In polycentric firms, the lack of managers' mobility among national operations implies that pay can and should be kept country-specific.

Which of the following is a problem that limits a firm's ability to pursue a geocentric policy?

In a seminal study, R. L. Tung revealed that for European firms, the top reason for expatriate failure was the inability of the manager to cope with larger overseas responsibilities.

A polycentric approach may be effective for firms pursuing a(n) _____.

What is the most important advantage of using a geocentric staffing policy?

Expatriate failure refers to:

The international trade secretariats have had tremendous success.

One of the strategies pursued by international businesses is _____, where value is created by transferring products and competencies overseas.

Where an expatriate community exists, firms often devote less effort to ensuring that the new expatriate family is quickly integrated into that group.

The premature return of an expatriate manager to his or her home country is known as _____.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a polycentric approach to staffing.

According to Mendenhall and Oddou, poorly adjusted expatriates tend to be nonjudgmental and nonevaluative in interpreting the behavior of host-country nationals.

An expatriate's base salary normally:

An ethnocentric approach to staffing is appropriate for firms that are pursuing a(n) _____.

Discuss why the repatriation process is so difficult for so many expatriates.

_____ refers to the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.

Labor unions generally prefer it if an international business keeps highly skilled tasks in its home country and farms out only low-skilled tasks to foreign plants.

An expatriate needs to have language fluency to show willingness to communicate.

Globalization

National Differences in Political Economy, and Legal Systems

National Differences in Economic Development

Differences in Culture

Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainability

International Trade Theory

Government Policy and International Trade

Foreign Direct Investment

Regional Trade Pacts Give the Mexican Auto Industry an Edge

The Foreign Exchange Market

The International Monetary System

The Global Capital Market

The Strategy of International Business

The Organization of International Business

Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances

Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade

Global Production and Supply Chain Management

Global Marketing and RD

Accounting and Finance in the International Business

Filters