Exam 16: Global Issues for Human Resource Managers

People who happen to have a skill set needed for an international assignment but who are not citizens of either the home or host country are known as ______ nationals.

Evaluating global managers is one of the few occasions when it is necessary to consider ______.

In the ______ approach to expatriate compensation,the employee receives compensation based on the host country's ordinary pay structures and then receive allowances to allow them to more closely match their living standard in their home country.

There is strong evidence that there are ______ levels of voluntary turnover of repatriates once they complete their international assignments and return to the home office.

An impetus for increasing ______ over the past 50 years was the changing disposition toward the use of tariffs and other trade barriers by country governments.

______ capital includes resources such as timber,water,and minerals that are components of nature that can be linked with human welfare.

Describe the options for compensation of expatriate workers.

A(n)______ is an employee who leaves their home country to go work in another country.

In a ______ approach to expatriate compensation,the expatriate's compensation is based on local (host-country)norms.

Around ______% of shoes sold in the United States come from China.

Describe Hofstede's model of culture and explain its value.

Describe the process of repatriating an expatriate employee.

When setting expatriate compensation policy,the function of "significance" in ______ theory must always be considered.

At about 4-6 months into an international assignment,many people actually become ______ because they don't understand the culture that they have been forced to live in.

Describe the four types of capital that flow between countries.

Different countries' employment laws require HR to become competent in legal issues where the company operates and rethink ______.

In a ______approach to expatriate compensation,the organization pays the expatriate a set amount of money to use on items such as taxes,vehicles,housing,and similar items during their assignment.

Culture shock can cause significant problems for the expatriate employee,and in fact there is evidence that up to ______% of employees fail to complete their international assignment.

Businesses that believe in managing globally,using the best people no matter where they are located,therefore will usually staff international facilities with ______ nationals.

______ organizations hire the best people no matter where they are located and therefore will usually choose to mix in third-country nationals along with parent- and host-country employees.