Exam 14: Human Resource Selection and Development Across Cultures

Which of the following terms refer to the quality of being effective and producing the desired results?

An approach to developing an expatriate compensation package that is based on ensuring that the expat is "made whole" and does not lose money by taking the assignment is referred to as the:

The return to one's home country from an overseas management assignment is referred to as:

The adjustment model of the selection procedure for international assignments would include:

Describe what is meant by the term "training".What factors influence a company's approach to training?

An approach to developing an expatriate compensation package that is based on ensuring the expat is "made whole" and does not lose money by taking the assignment is referred to as the balance-sheet approach.

Research shows that small firms undertaking international business generally rely on:

Historically, MNCs have staffed key positions in their foreign affiliates with:

Factors used to choose personnel for international assignments are referred to as:

Factors used to choose personnel for international assignments are referred to as international selection criteria.

An individual who is responsible for ensuring that a firm's business systems are in accord with those of the local culture is a(n):

In recent years, international human resources management scholars have developed theoretical models that help to explain the factors involved in effectively adjusting to overseas assignments.These models are called:

The most common recruiting and selection procedures for international assignments would be background and reference checks.

Which of the following MNCs places local nationals in key positions and allows these managers to appoint and develop their own people?

Identify and explain the different sources that multinational corporations can use in their recruiting and selection procedures.

The process of evaluating how well a family is likely to stand up to the stress of overseas life is referred to as:

Managers who live and work outside their home country are called expatriates.

The organizational input into anticipatory adjustment is most directly related and concerned with the:

One of the reasons why there has been a decline in the number of expats in recent years is that MNCs have found that the expense can be prohibitive.

Allowances are an expensive feature of expatriate compensation packages.