Exam 20: International Human Resource Management

The Human Capital Index,based on a comprehensive global study of more than 2,000 companies,found that superior human capital practices were ________ correlated with a firm's financial returns and were a(n)________ indicator of increased shareholder value.

Historically,the most important criterion in selecting individuals for posting to an expatriate slot has been ________.

List and compare the three common methods of implementing a balanced compensation plan.

All of the following would most likely improve the successful repatriation of expatriates EXCEPT ________.

Traditionally,expatriates were ________; today,HRM increasingly considers ________.

The staffing policy at Hanover International is to seek the best people for key jobs throughout the organization,regardless of nationality.Hanover most likely follows a(n)________ staffing approach.

Companies have found that superior human resources are instrumental to improving their ability to create and sustain competitive advantage.

Fundamentally,the task of HRM is putting the right person into the right job in the right place at the right time for the right salary.

What individual characteristics and qualifications should a company consider when choosing managerial candidates for foreign assignments? Which one do you think is most important? Why?

Studies indicate that the main cause of nearly half of failed expatriate assignments is the inability of the expatriate to ________.

Firms with global strategies versus those implementing multidomestic strategies are more likely to use ________.

Growing demand for expatriates stems from which of the following trends?

An example of a third-country national is a ________.

Why is management of international human resources more difficult than directing human resources at the domestic level?

Advantages of adopting a polycentric approach include which of the following?

A(n)________ staffing policy framework assumes that the practices and procedures that work at headquarters will work in foreign operations; as such,executive slots are filled by home-country nationals.

Ferguson Manufacturing,an American MNE,has facilities in India and Mexico.Ferguson fills management positions at the facility in India with Indians and management positions in Mexico with Mexicans.Ferguson most likely follows a(n)________ approach to staffing.

Generally,HRM is more difficult for international companies for all of the following reasons EXCEPT which one?

What problems do managers commonly encounter when repatriated from foreign assignments? How can HRM improve the repatriation process?

Executives from the home office typically demand richer compensation packages and impose higher relocation costs than third-country nationals do.