Exam 15: International Human Resources Management

Production manager Jim McIntyre has been successful in his Canadian assignment using a participative management style.If he uses this same style in some other countries,he may be regarded as an incompetent manager.

Dimitri works as a compensation manager for IDL Inc.,a multidomestic firm located in Nova Scotia.He has been posted to Brazil on an assignment.What type of employee is Dimitri?

Compared to North American managers,what kind of decision-making style do South American managers tend to use in the workplace?

Expatriates should not be expected to evaluate their own performance.

What are the primary differences among international,multinational,global,and transnational corporations?

To produce the Tata-Nano,one of the cheapest cars in the world,Tata Motors used teams from different countries to put together cheap and reliable parts.What is this type of team called?

According to the textbook,what is NOT an augmented skill that is critical for success abroad?

Some of the advantages of using home-country nationals for overseas managerial assignments are that the talent is already available within the organization and that the organization can have greater control.

IAM Inc.has operations in many countries.Recently,it used staff from four of these countries to work on a project.What type of team would this be?

What is the term used to refer to the religion,values and attitudes,politics,technology,education,and social organization of a nation?

Women expatriates are thought to succeed in part because they are visible and distinctive.

What was one of GE's recruitment problems when it first entered India?

An advantage of home country nationals is that they have intimate knowledge of the environment and culture.

Under which of the following conditions would a firm continue to use expatriates in its international operations even after a few years?

The source of overseas employees that provides the advantages of less cost and greater facility in the language is host-country nationals.

A work permit or work certificate allows a foreign individual to seek employment in another country.

The International Labour Organization enforces international labour standards.

Employee benefits in Canada are among the highest in the world.

What is a global compensation system?

What is the first step in selecting individuals for an international assignment?