Exam 14: Human Resource Selection and Development Across Cultures

An ethnocentric MNC puts host-office people in charge of key international management positions.

Identify the criteria that would influence a multinational corporation in the selection of an individual for an international assignment.

In general, some evidence suggests that testing is:

These are an expensive feature of expatriate compensation packages.

Base salary is the amount of money that an expatriate normally receives in the home country plus a cost-of-living adjustment.

An individual from a host-country or a third-country national who is assigned to work in the home country is a(n):

The most common elements in the typical expatriate compensation package include:

Anticipatory and in-country factors will influence the expatriate's mode and degree of adjustment to an overseas assignment.

Discuss the various approaches that can be used to formulate a compensation package.

The two most common selection procedures used by MNCs are:

This is the process of altering employee behavior and attitudes in a way that increases the probability of goal attainment.

A(n) _____ is a programmed learning technique that is designed to expose members of one culture to some of the basic concepts, attitudes, role perceptions, customs and values of another.

This is the primary language of international business and most expatriates from all countries can converse in it.

These MNCs do all of their training at their headquarters.

Training programs are useful in preparing people for overseas assignments for many reasons.These reasons can be put into two general categories which are:

The belief that one's own way of doing things is superior to that of others is:

This type of MNC seeks to integrate diverse regions of the world through a global approach to decision making.

The primary reason for training overseas managers is to improve their ability to interact effectively with local people in general and their personnel in particular.

What is a cultural assimilator? What do cultural assimilators try to accomplish?

Which of the following training programs are created for the specific needs of the participants?