Question 1

The ________ sets the expatriate's salary in terms of the salary of a comparable job in the city where the MNE has its headquarters.

Accepted Answer

A)   host-based method
B)   home-based method
C)   headquarters-based method
D)   culturally based methodE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Executives from the home office typically demand richer compensation packages and impose higher relocation costs than third-country nationals do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The HRM requirements of a(n) ________ strategy is well matched with a geocentric staffing policy.

Accepted Answer

A)   multidomestic
B)   transnational
C)   domestic
D)   internationalE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

a.Ethnocentric framework: Ethnocentrism ...

Question 6

Microsoft has a tendency to hire home country nationals for jobs outside the United States. Microsoft's leadership supports a(n) ________ approach to staffing.

Accepted Answer

A)   geocentric
B)   ethnocentric
C)   adaptive
D)   polycentricE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Ferguson Manufacturing,an American MNE,has facilities in India and Mexico. Ferguson fills management positions at the facility in India with Indians and management positions in Mexico with Mexicans. Ferguson most likely follows a(n) ________ approach to staffing.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnocentric
B)   geocentric
C)   polycentric
D)   intercentricE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

________ refers to the activities that an organization carries out to put the right person into the right job in the right place at the right time for the right salary.

Accepted Answer

A)   Work force analysis
B)   Staff development
C)   Human resource management
D)   Leadership planningE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A)   multidomestic
B)   transnational
C)   international
D)   globalE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT an area in which expatriates experience repatriation frustration?

Accepted Answer

A)   change in personal finances and compensation
B)   readjustment to home country corporate structure
C)   change in technical competence
D)   readjustment to life at homeE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

What types of employees are increasingly being chosen for expatriate assignments? What characteristics are firms seeking when selecting expatriates?

Accepted Answer

Traditionally,expatriates were midlevel,...

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)   inability of the expatriate's family to adjust
B)   resistance from the expatriate's partner
C)   inadequate technical expertise
D)   inability to adjustE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

A geocentric staffing policy is one in which all key management positions throughout the company's global operations are filled by host-country nationals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Failure rates for overseas postings fall typically between 30 and 50 percent,and usually reduce performance,sidetrack careers,and corrode morale.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Home-country nationals are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   used a great deal abroad by polycentric companies
B)   citizens of the countries in which they are working
C)   citizens of the country where the company is headquartered
D)   noncitizens of the countries in which they are workingE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 17

Jeanette Thompson,a native Texan,is being sent by her company,Samsung of South Korea,to head up a new facility in Hong Kong. Jeanette would be considered a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   inpatriate
B)   host-country citizen
C)   third-country national
D)   local executiveE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A)   The vacant position cannot be filled overseas.
B)   The firm must increase compensation substantially.
C)   Different departments compete excessively to hire the repatriated manager.
D)   The returning expatriate has less social status and autonomy than when abroad.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

An example of a third-country national is a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   dual citizen (Canadian and U.S. citizenship)  working for a Mexican company in Mexico
B)   Canadian citizen working for a U.S. company in Canada
C)   U.S. citizen working for a U.S. company in Canada
D)   Canadian citizen working for a U.S. company in MexicoE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

The most common predeparture training for an expatriate is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an informational briefing
B)   role playing
C)   in-depth cultural seminars
D)   language trainingE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Exam 20: International Human Resources

The HRM requirements of a(n) ________ strategy is well matched with a geocentric staffing policy.

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What types of employees are increasingly being chosen for expatriate assignments? What characteristics are firms seeking when selecting expatriates?

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

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Executives from the home office typically demand richer compensation packages and impose higher relocation costs than third-country nationals do.

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The ________ sets the expatriate's salary in terms of the salary of a comparable job in the city where the MNE has its headquarters.

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Ferguson Manufacturing,an American MNE,has facilities in India and Mexico. Ferguson fills management positions at the facility in India with Indians and management positions in Mexico with Mexicans. Ferguson most likely follows a(n) ________ approach to staffing.

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A geocentric staffing policy is one in which all key management positions throughout the company's global operations are filled by host-country nationals.

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Microsoft has a tendency to hire home country nationals for jobs outside the United States. Microsoft's leadership supports a(n) ________ approach to staffing.

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The most common predeparture training for an expatriate is ________.

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

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________ refers to the activities that an organization carries out to put the right person into the right job in the right place at the right time for the right salary.

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An example of a third-country national is a ________.

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Failure rates for overseas postings fall typically between 30 and 50 percent,and usually reduce performance,sidetrack careers,and corrode morale.

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

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

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

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Jeanette Thompson,a native Texan,is being sent by her company,Samsung of South Korea,to head up a new facility in Hong Kong. Jeanette would be considered a(n) ________.

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Which of the following is NOT an area in which expatriates experience repatriation frustration?

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Home-country nationals are ________.

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

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