Question 1

All of the following is an approach to managing and staffing subsidiaries EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Three key organizational reasons for using the various forms of international assignments are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Position filling,crisis management and organizational development 
B)  Responding to requests from local employees,management development and organizational development 
C)  Position filling,management development and responding to requests by parent company employees for international assignments 
D)  Position filling,management development and organizational development

Question 3

What are the most common reasons for rejecting an international assignment? Do different countries have different reasons for assignment rejection?

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Question 4

An emerging constraint on the available pool of candidates which is hindering the recruitment and selection process of potential employees for international assignment is:

Accepted Answer

A)  The frequency of dual career couples 
B)  Personality and psychological tests 
C)  Equal employment opportunity law 
D)  The decline of management programs in Universities

Question 5

Discuss the externally and internally established barriers to females taking international assignments.

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Question 6

A MNE taking a global approach to its operations and recognizing that each HQ and subsidiary makes a unique contribution with unique competence is described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Regiocentric 
B)  Polycentric 
C)  Geocentric 
D)  Multicentic

Question 7

An example of an employee working on a contractual assignment of a non-standard is a/an:

Accepted Answer

A)  Part time loan of an employee for one week to one month 
B)  Three years assignment to start up a Greenfield site 
C)  Oil rig worker 
D)  R&D project team

Question 8

What are the five stressors impacting non-expatriates?

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Question 9

The "coffee machine" system is a common form of selection process in the UK.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A group of multinationals have established an organization called "Permits Foundation" which:

Accepted Answer

A)  Promotes the improvement of work permit regulations for spouses of expatriates 
B)  Allows multinationals to work foreigners without a VISA 
C)  Advocates all managers to receive a permit to work in any country 
D)  Acts as a clearinghouse for work permit complaints

Question 11

"Trailers" are the spouses of expatriates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Discuss the U-Curve phases in the process of adjustment to a foreign culture.

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Question 13

How is "expatriate failure" usually defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  Returning home before the period of assignment is completed 
B)  Lower than expected market shares 
C)  A dissatisfaction by the assignee during or after the assignment 
D)  Communication channels not utilized and implemented as expected

Question 14

Regional managers may not be promoted to HQ positions in a regiocentric approach to staffing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Lack of fluency in the corporate language is rarely a factor in the selection process in a MNE.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A major barrier to the selection of female expatriates was found to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  The attitudes of HR directors 
B)  The lack of qualified females 
C)  The attitudes of host country coworkers 
D)  A lack of support by the female expatriates' family

Question 17

Boundary spanning refers to activities that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Expand ownership in a different country 
B)  Gather information that bridge internal and external organizational contexts 
C)  Exporting information and technology across country boundaries 
D)  Expatriates are seldom called on to perform for the organization

Question 18

What are the four terms to describe MNE approaches to managing and staffing subsidiaries?

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Question 19

A disadvantage of a geocentric policy is it can be expensive to implement because of increased training and relocation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The most common reason for an international assignment is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Need for control 
B)  Less expensive HR cost 
C)  To fill a skills gap 
D)  Host government pressures

Exam 5: Sourcing Human Resources for Global Markets – Staffing, Recruitment and Selection

All of the following is an approach to managing and staffing subsidiaries EXCEPT:

Three key organizational reasons for using the various forms of international assignments are:

What are the most common reasons for rejecting an international assignment? Do different countries have different reasons for assignment rejection?

An emerging constraint on the available pool of candidates which is hindering the recruitment and selection process of potential employees for international assignment is:

Discuss the externally and internally established barriers to females taking international assignments.

A MNE taking a global approach to its operations and recognizing that each HQ and subsidiary makes a unique contribution with unique competence is described as:

An example of an employee working on a contractual assignment of a non-standard is a/an:

What are the five stressors impacting non-expatriates?

The "coffee machine" system is a common form of selection process in the UK.

A group of multinationals have established an organization called "Permits Foundation" which:

"Trailers" are the spouses of expatriates.

Discuss the U-Curve phases in the process of adjustment to a foreign culture.

How is "expatriate failure" usually defined?

Regional managers may not be promoted to HQ positions in a regiocentric approach to staffing.

Lack of fluency in the corporate language is rarely a factor in the selection process in a MNE.

A major barrier to the selection of female expatriates was found to be:

Boundary spanning refers to activities that:

What are the four terms to describe MNE approaches to managing and staffing subsidiaries?

A disadvantage of a geocentric policy is it can be expensive to implement because of increased training and relocation.

The most common reason for an international assignment is: