Exam 9: Staffing,Training,and Compensation for Global Operations

According to Tung,the ________ training technique exposes trainees to the kinds of situations they are likely to encounter,which are critical to successful interactions.

According to Mansour Javidan,which of the following is NOT a global mind-set attribute that a successful expatriates possesses?

Which of the following is a factor that facilitates integration of expatriate staff with local staff?

Briefly define the ethnocentric,polycentric,regiocentric,and global staffing approaches.

Fred Sanders,an American,works as a manager at his firm's headquarters in New York.He recently learned that he has been assigned to manage the firm's subsidiary office in Tokyo,and he will be relocating to Japan within the next six weeks.Which of the following staffing approaches is being employed in this scenario?

Many multinationals,in particular "chains," wish to train their local managers and workers to bridge the divide between the firm's successful corporate culture and practices,and the local culture and work practices.

An ethnocentric recruiting approach enables a company to take advantage of its worldwide pool of management skill.

Host-country nationals are employees assigned to key positions in countries other than their own.

Which staffing approach will most likely be effective when implementing a global strategy of "acting local"?

________ staffing approach usually results in a higher level of authority and decision making at headquarters compared to the polycentric approach.

Which of the following is true with regard to the global staffing approach?

A state of disorientation and anxiety that results from not knowing how to behave in an unfamiliar culture is called ________.

When the company is at the internationalization stage of strategic expansion and has a centralized structure,it will likely use a(n)________ staffing approach to fill key managerial positions with PCNs.

Kelly Roberts,an American,is a senior manager at her firm's headquarters in New York.Kelly is a(n)________.

As described by Oberg,________ refers to the stage in culture shock in which the manager and family members grow to accept and appreciate local people and practices,and are able to function effectively in two cultures.

Which of the following will most likely produce a specific mix of parent-country nationals,home-country nationals,and third-country nationals,according to the needs of the company?

Training for host-country nationals during the export stage of globalization will most likely focus on ________.

Local managers are hired to fill key positions in their own country under the ________.

Which of the following is the LEAST critical area of expatriate preparation?

________ is increasingly being recognized as a major determinant of success or failure in international business.