Exam 20: International Human Resource Management

What are the differences between ethnocentric,polycentric,and geocentric frameworks?

A(n)________ manager champions the ways of foreign markets as comparable,if not more enlightened,than the practices of his or her parent company and home nation.

An executive with a polycentric staffing policy presumes that successful business practices at home need not change when transferred to foreign markets.

Upon selection of an executive for an expatriate posting,the most common predeparture training involves a range of instructive profiles of major aspects of the host country.

Apex Enterprises,an MNE based in the U.S.,is spending too much money on expatriate assignments.Which of the following methods would LEAST likely help Apex reduce expatriate costs?

Historically,companies have not been particularly concerned with the challenge of repatriation in managing their international human resources.

A growing number of MNEs are increasing expatriate allowances to entice employees to move overseas.

The HRM requirements of a(n)________ strategy are well matched with an ethnocentric staffing policy.

Which of the following is a characteristic of India that discourages MNE investment?

Companies often face problems repatriating executives from foreign assignments to the home nation due to which of the following?

Today,most expatriate assignments are for ________.

Mona,a native of India,is employed by IBM in the firm's facility in New Delhi.Mona is best described as a(n)________.

Shelly,a sales manager at Best Computers,has recently moved from Dallas to Hong Kong for an expatriate assignment.Shelly is feeling disoriented,irritable,and stressed about her new job and living arrangements in Hong Kong,which means that she is most likely experiencing ________.

Companies find it challenging to judge a potential expatriate's adaptability to foreign places,people,and processes.

Companies around the world typically find it easy to locate a number of executives able and willing to run foreign operations.

What are the current trends in expatriate allowances? What are the reasons for these changes?

Cost-of-living allowances given to an expatriate during his or her foreign assignment ________.

A polycentric staffing policy is well matched with a transnational strategy.

Today,which of the following circumstances is LEAST likely to cause expatriate failure?

How do MNEs benefit from superior international HRM especially when filling expatriate positions? What costs do MNEs face when expatriate assignments are unsuccessful?