Question 1

Discuss steps that can be taken to assist in the repatriation process.

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

A corporation where the prevailing attitude is that the home-country managers are superior to those in the host country,and that all key management positions are to be filled by parent-country nationals,has which global staffing policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnocentric 
B)  Geocentric 
C)  Unicentric 
D)  Polycentric 
E)  Multicentric

Question 3

The issues associated with the overemployment of immigrants and foreign workers is especially critical today,given the younger workforce and the current labour surpluses in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Identify and describe the three barriers confronting new immigrants to Canada upon attempting to enter the labour force.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

In more socialist systems,HR practices tend to shift toward preventing unemployment,even at the expense of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work-life balance 
B)  Enhancing personal relationships 
C)  Efficiency 
D)  Enhancing social relationships 
E)  Workplace culture

Question 6

________ is a system meant to aide in the recognition of the learning adults acquire outside of formal Canadian education.

Accepted Answer

A)  PLAR 
B)  CBDC 
C)  UAE 
D)  IABC 
E)  CPRS

Question 7

According to the textbook,which of the following is considered to be the first step in ensuring that a foreign assignee is successful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Careful screening 
B)  Spontaneous cultural training 
C)  Post-hoc HR planning 
D)  Resource-based cost allocation 
E)  Diligent repatriation activities

Question 8

There are steps or levels to cross-cultural training as described in the textbook.Which level of cross-cultural training corresponds to raising the trainee's awareness of the impact of cultural differences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Level 1 
B)  Level 2 
C)  Level 3 
D)  Level 4 
E)  Level 5

Question 9

According to the data presented in the textbook,approximately how many people residing in Canada were born outside of the country?

Accepted Answer

A)  20% 
B)  40% 
C)  60% 
D)  5% 
E)  55%

Question 10

In Canada,most of the labour force growth over the last decade has been attributable to immigration,and immigrants continue to be a critical component of Canada's workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The majority of global assignment compensation is aligned to pay expatriates according to compensation levels in the host country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to the survey by Cartus referenced in the textbook,what reason did 63% of respondents identify for expatriate failure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changing business conditions 
B)  Inability of the family to adjust 
C)  Unexpected high costs of expatriation 
D)  Difficulties with adjusting to living abroad 
E)  Feelings of lack of support from the home company office

Question 13

According to the textbook,what is the most common method for formulating expatriate pay,to equalize purchasing power across countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  The balance sheet approach 
B)  The balance of payments approach 
C)  The international equity approach 
D)  The income statement approach 
E)  The positive cash flow approach

Question 14

The citizens of a country who have jobs in their home country are referred to as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expatriates 
B)  Locals 
C)  Immigrants 
D)  Third-country nationals 
E)  Emigrants

Question 15

Language ability has also been shown to improve labour-market outcomes among educated immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the balance sheet approach,base salary for the relocated manager will normally be in the same range as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  A salary of an equal position in the country of the company's head office 
B)  A foreign country salary of an equally paid position 
C)  The manager's home-country salary 
D)  A percentage of the productivity created by the expatriate manager 
E)  The average expatriate salary for the company across all subsidiaries

Question 17

According to the textbook,what is the average cost of a permanent international relocation for a Canadian employee?

Accepted Answer

A)  Between $100,000 and $150,000 
B)  Between $10,000 and $25,000 
C)  Between $5,000 and $10,000 
D)  Between $25,000 and $50,000 
E)  Between $50,000 and $100,000

Question 18

Expatriates are citizens of the country where the parent company is based who are sent to work in another country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to the textbook,a payment made to compensate managers for the cultural and physical adjustments that they will have to make is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relocation allowance 
B)  Overseas bonus 
C)  Out-of-country incentive 
D)  Displacement allowance 
E)  Mobility premium

Question 20

What is the formal term used to describe the process whereby employees have the legal right to a voice in setting company policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cooperative planning 
B)  Co-determination 
C)  Joint strategic setting 
D)  Participatory goal setting 
E)  Communal rule setting

Exam 17: Managing Human Resources in a Global Business

Discuss steps that can be taken to assist in the repatriation process.

A corporation where the prevailing attitude is that the home-country managers are superior to those in the host country,and that all key management positions are to be filled by parent-country nationals,has which global staffing policy?

The issues associated with the overemployment of immigrants and foreign workers is especially critical today,given the younger workforce and the current labour surpluses in Canada.

Identify and describe the three barriers confronting new immigrants to Canada upon attempting to enter the labour force.

In more socialist systems,HR practices tend to shift toward preventing unemployment,even at the expense of which of the following?

________ is a system meant to aide in the recognition of the learning adults acquire outside of formal Canadian education.

According to the textbook,which of the following is considered to be the first step in ensuring that a foreign assignee is successful?

There are steps or levels to cross-cultural training as described in the textbook.Which level of cross-cultural training corresponds to raising the trainee's awareness of the impact of cultural differences?

According to the data presented in the textbook,approximately how many people residing in Canada were born outside of the country?

In Canada,most of the labour force growth over the last decade has been attributable to immigration,and immigrants continue to be a critical component of Canada's workforce.

The majority of global assignment compensation is aligned to pay expatriates according to compensation levels in the host country.

According to the survey by Cartus referenced in the textbook,what reason did 63% of respondents identify for expatriate failure?

According to the textbook,what is the most common method for formulating expatriate pay,to equalize purchasing power across countries?

The citizens of a country who have jobs in their home country are referred to as which of the following?

Language ability has also been shown to improve labour-market outcomes among educated immigrants.

In the balance sheet approach,base salary for the relocated manager will normally be in the same range as which of the following?

According to the textbook,what is the average cost of a permanent international relocation for a Canadian employee?

Expatriates are citizens of the country where the parent company is based who are sent to work in another country.

According to the textbook,a payment made to compensate managers for the cultural and physical adjustments that they will have to make is known as which of the following?

What is the formal term used to describe the process whereby employees have the legal right to a voice in setting company policies?