Question 1

How can firms reduce the bias in performance appraisals of expatriate managers?

Accepted Answer

Unintentional bias makes it difficult to

Question 2

Which dimension of Mendenhall and Oddou's study suggests that an expatriate with high self-esteem, self-confidence, and mental well-being is likely to succeed in a foreign job posing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

What is cultural toughness?

Accepted Answer

Mendenhall and Oddou identified four dim

Question 4

Which of the following is mainly concerned with the selection of employees for particular jobs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Retention policy 
B)  Staffing policy 
C)  Incentive policy 
D)  Appraisal policy 
A)  Retention policy 
B)  Staffing policy 
C)  Incentive policy 
D)  Appraisal policy

Question 5

Most expatriates believe that more weight should be given to an on-site manager's appraisal than to an off-site manager's appraisal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A Japanese firm prefers expatriate Japanese managers to head its foreign operations because these managers have been socialized into the firm while employed in Japan. This indicates that the firm:

Accepted Answer

A)  believes that such managers cannot progress beyond middle-manager positions in their parent company. 
B)  follows an ethnocentric staffing policy to maintain a unified corporate culture. 
C)  is trying to create value by transferring core competencies to a foreign operation. 
D)  requires host-country nationals to be recruited to manage subsidiaries. 
A)  believes that such managers cannot progress beyond middle-manager positions in their parent company. 
B)  follows an ethnocentric staffing policy to maintain a unified corporate culture. 
C)  is trying to create value by transferring core competencies to a foreign operation. 
D)  requires host-country nationals to be recruited to manage subsidiaries.

Question 9

A geocentric staffing policy seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization, regardless of nationality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

If a company recruits host-country nationals to manage subsidiaries while parent-country nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters, the firm is following a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  polycentric staffing policy 
B)  ethnocentric staffing policy 
C)  geocentric staffing policy 
D)  internal staffing policy 
A)  polycentric staffing policy 
B)  ethnocentric staffing policy 
C)  geocentric staffing policy 
D)  internal staffing policy

Question 11

Unintentional bias makes it difficult to evaluate the performance of expatriate managers objectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

English is considered the language of world business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A firm's performance appraisal systems are an important element of its control systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Explain how the wide variation in union structure around the world has been an impediment to cooperation between international companies and various unions.

Accepted Answer

The wide variation in union structure ar

Question 16

Discuss the concerns of organized labor.

Accepted Answer

A principal concern of domestic unions a

Question 17

Discuss the reasons why expatriate managers fail to complete their foreign assignment.

Accepted Answer

The question of why expatriates fail to

Question 18

From a strategic perspective, the key issue in international labor relations is the degree to which organized labor can limit the choices of an international business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do is perceptual ability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

How can firms reduce the bias in performance appraisals of expatriate managers?

Which dimension of Mendenhall and Oddou's study suggests that an expatriate with high self-esteem, self-confidence, and mental well-being is likely to succeed in a foreign job posing?

What is cultural toughness?

Which of the following is mainly concerned with the selection of employees for particular jobs?

Most expatriates believe that more weight should be given to an on-site manager's appraisal than to an off-site manager's appraisal.

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

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

A Japanese firm prefers expatriate Japanese managers to head its foreign operations because these managers have been socialized into the firm while employed in Japan. This indicates that the firm:

A geocentric staffing policy seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization, regardless of nationality.

If a company recruits host-country nationals to manage subsidiaries while parent-country nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters, the firm is following a(n):

Unintentional bias makes it difficult to evaluate the performance of expatriate managers objectively.

Which of the following statements is true regarding management development?

English is considered the language of world business.

A firm's performance appraisal systems are an important element of its control systems.

Explain how the wide variation in union structure around the world has been an impediment to cooperation between international companies and various unions.

Discuss the concerns of organized labor.

Discuss the reasons why expatriate managers fail to complete their foreign assignment.

From a strategic perspective, the key issue in international labor relations is the degree to which organized labor can limit the choices of an international business.

The ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do is perceptual ability.

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.

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The International Monetary System

The Global Capital Market

The Strategy of International Business

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Exam 19: Global Human Resource Management

How can firms reduce the bias in performance appraisals of expatriate managers?

Which dimension of Mendenhall and Oddou's study suggests that an expatriate with high self-esteem, self-confidence, and mental well-being is likely to succeed in a foreign job posing?

What is cultural toughness?

Which of the following is mainly concerned with the selection of employees for particular jobs?

Most expatriates believe that more weight should be given to an on-site manager's appraisal than to an off-site manager's appraisal.

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

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

A Japanese firm prefers expatriate Japanese managers to head its foreign operations because these managers have been socialized into the firm while employed in Japan. This indicates that the firm:

A geocentric staffing policy seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization, regardless of nationality.

If a company recruits host-country nationals to manage subsidiaries while parent-country nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters, the firm is following a(n):

Unintentional bias makes it difficult to evaluate the performance of expatriate managers objectively.

Which of the following statements is true regarding management development?

English is considered the language of world business.

A firm's performance appraisal systems are an important element of its control systems.

Explain how the wide variation in union structure around the world has been an impediment to cooperation between international companies and various unions.

Discuss the concerns of organized labor.

Discuss the reasons why expatriate managers fail to complete their foreign assignment.

From a strategic perspective, the key issue in international labor relations is the degree to which organized labor can limit the choices of an international business.

The ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do is perceptual ability.

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.

Globalization

National Differences in Political Economy

Political Economy and Economic Development

Differences in Culture

Ethics in International Business

International Trade Theory

The Political Economy of International Trade

Foreign Direct Investment

Regional Economic Integration

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, Outsourcing, and Logistics

Global Marketing and RD

Accounting and Finance in the International Business

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