Exam 14: Global Issues for Human Resource Managers

List the three main options the book discussed to source individuals for international assignments.

Business skills are similar in most countries, regardless of laws, regulations, and business structures.

If Pam values competition and winning, she exhibits the feminine (or nurturing) dimension of Hofstede's Model of National Culture.

__________is the process of hiring another organization to do work that was previously done within the host organization.

List four of the six reasons for business globalization.

Samantha's organization keeps a large amount of raw materials in stock to guard against market fluctuations.It appears the ________ dimension of cultural diversity is high at Samantha's organization.

During the _____ phase of culture shock, expatriates start to feel "normal" in their everyday activities.

Culture shock does not affect the success of an international assignment.

When Acme Global asked Tamera to relocate to the company's newest foreign plant, it paid her a salary equal to what she was making in the United States and gave her an allowance for extra expenses.It appears Acme Global is using the _________ approach to expatriate compensation.

List the different approaches to paying expatriates.

Trade blocs are groups of countries who form an association for the purpose of facilitating movement of goods across national borders.

Briefly discuss what should be taken into account before sending someone to another country to work with or manage others.

Preparing employees for expatriate assignments will primarily be done through cross-cultural training.

Evidence shows that expatriates will fit into a culture better if their personality traits match up well with the culture's most significant characteristics.

__________is an employee who leaves their home country to go work in another country.

According to Hofstede's Model of National Culture, a culture with high _________ is one in which the members of society feel uncomfortable with ambiguity.

According to Hofstede's Model of National Culture, ________ is the degree to which societies accept that inequalities in well-being among members of the society are the result of differences in their individual abilities, both physical and intellectual, and their social status.

You are an American citizen working in America for a German company.You are an example of a third-country national.

What are the two types of training that should be provided to expatriates?

There are three common methods for compensating expatriates.