Exam 15: Managing Human Resources Globally

Staffing,training and development,compensation and performance appraisal,and labor relations are main areas of HRM.

A(n) _____ emphasizes the norms and practices of the parent company relying on parent-country nationals.

European MNEs are more likely to appoint PCNs to lead subsidiaries.

The going rate approach is the most widely used method in expatriate compensation.

An informal understanding of expected delivery of benefits in the future for current services is referred to as a(n) _____.

In an MNE,a perceived lack of talent and skills of HCNs often necessitates a(n) _____ approach.

When expatriates evaluate HCNs,cultural difference may create problems.In ____ countries,performance appraisals based on statements made by subordinates could potentially undermine the power and status of supervisors.

Disregarding nationality,a(n) _____ approach focuses on finding the most suitable managers,who can be PCNs,HCNs,or TCNs.

The term "HRM" indicates that people are key resources of the firm to be actively managed and developed.

The majority of a multinational enterprise's employees would typically comprise of _____.

The best way to reduce expatriate turnover is a career development plan.

Which of the following is an advantage of hiring parent-country nationals? 

Global standardization or transnational strategies often necessitate an ethnocentric approach,resulting in a mix of HCNs,PCNs,and TCNs.

Low-level host-country nationals,especially those in developing countries,have little bargaining power when negotiating compensation.

In the United States,unionized employees earn less than non-unionized employees.

Identify the four Cs of the Human Resource Manager.

Non-native employees who work and reside in a foreign country are known as _____.

PCNs generally stay in their positions longer and thus provide more continuity of management.

The process of selecting,managing,and motivating non-native employees to work abroad is called _____.

How do institutions and resources affect human resource management?