Question 1

What is the number one reason why many employees are reluctant to accept expatriate assignments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cost projections 
B)  Candidate assessment 
C)  Relocation assistance 
D)  Family issues 
E)  Candidate selection 
A)  Cost projections 
B)  Candidate assessment 
C)  Relocation assistance 
D)  Family issues 
E)  Candidate selection D

Question 2

According to the textbook,what is the average cost of sending an employee and his or her family on an overseas assignment as it relates to the employee's pre-departure salary?

Accepted Answer

A)  1 to 2 times the pre-departure salary 
B)  3 to 5 times the pre-departure salary 
C)  6 to 7 times the pre-departure salary 
D)  8 to 10 times the pre-departure salary 
E)  11 to 12 times the pre-departure salary 
A)  1 to 2 times the pre-departure salary 
B)  3 to 5 times the pre-departure salary 
C)  6 to 7 times the pre-departure salary 
D)  8 to 10 times the pre-departure salary 
E)  11 to 12 times the pre-departure salary B

Question 3

In the levels of cross-cultural training described in the textbook,which level corresponds to skill building in areas,such as language and adaptation skills?

Accepted Answer

A)  Level 1 
B)  Level 2 
C)  Level 3 
D)  Level 4 
E)  Level 5 
A)  Level 1 
B)  Level 2 
C)  Level 3 
D)  Level 4 
E)  Level 5 D

Question 4

Statistics Canada has reported that the percentage of long-term immigrants who had successfully completed a university degree and who only found jobs with low educational requirements has been declining.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the textbook,the typical expatriate has traditionally been a

Accepted Answer

A)  male with a working spouse. 
B)  male with a non-working spouse. 
C)  female with a working spouse. 
D)  female with a non-working spouse. 
E)  male or female with no spouse. 
A)  male with a working spouse. 
B)  male with a non-working spouse. 
C)  female with a working spouse. 
D)  female with a non-working spouse. 
E)  male or female with no spouse.

Question 6

According to the textbook,what does Level 3 of the cross-cultural training of employees for global assignments focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  The impact of cultural differences 
B)  Understanding how attitudes are formed 
C)  Factual knowledge of the target country 
D)  Language and adaptation skills 
E)  Understanding how attitudes (both negative and positive) influence behaviour 
A)  The impact of cultural differences 
B)  Understanding how attitudes are formed 
C)  Factual knowledge of the target country 
D)  Language and adaptation skills 
E)  Understanding how attitudes (both negative and positive) influence behaviour

Question 7

What is the cultural dimension used to describe countries where people tend to link their individual identity to their extended family group or even to their work group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Collectivism 
B)  Egoism 
C)  Individualism 
D)  Socialism 
E)  Communalism 
A)  Collectivism 
B)  Egoism 
C)  Individualism 
D)  Socialism 
E)  Communalism

Question 8

A polycentric staffing policy is usually more expensive than sending expatriates abroad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is the formal term used in the textbook to describe people residing in Canada who were born outside of Canada (excluding temporary foreign workers,Canadian citizens born outside of Canada,and those with student or work visas)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deportee 
B)  Immigrant 
C)  Emigrant 
D)  Expatriate 
E)  Refugee 
A)  Deportee 
B)  Immigrant 
C)  Emigrant 
D)  Expatriate 
E)  Refugee

Question 10

Global workforce mobility is enabled by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  technological advancements. 
B)  globalization. 
C)  tight labour markets. 
D)  customer demands. 
E)  domestic needs. 
A)  technological advancements. 
B)  globalization. 
C)  tight labour markets. 
D)  customer demands. 
E)  domestic needs.

Question 11

According to the survey by Cartus referenced in the textbook,what reason did 76% of respondents identify for expatriate assignment opportunities being turned down by employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changing business conditions 
B)  Personal or family circumstances 
C)  Perceived higher costs of expatriation 
D)  Lack of desire to reside in a foreign country 
E)  Fear of losing one's position after the expatriate assignment has been completed 
A)  Changing business conditions 
B)  Personal or family circumstances 
C)  Perceived higher costs of expatriation 
D)  Lack of desire to reside in a foreign country 
E)  Fear of losing one's position after the expatriate assignment has been completed

Question 12

Stacy moved from Canada to London,England with her accounting firm.Based on this information,Stacy can be referred to as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  expatriate. 
B)  domestic employee. 
C)  exchange student. 
D)  supervisor. 
E)  union steward. 
A)  expatriate. 
B)  domestic employee. 
C)  exchange student. 
D)  supervisor. 
E)  union steward.

Question 13

Keri is Canadian citizen working for a Canadian brewery.She has been sent to Japan to expand the brewery's market.What is the formal term for Keri given her location of work and her citizenship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deportee 
B)  Exiled 
C)  Settler 
D)  Expatriate 
E)  Refugee 
A)  Deportee 
B)  Exiled 
C)  Settler 
D)  Expatriate 
E)  Refugee

Question 14

In which country does workplace culture involve a siesta after lunch for workers as well as managers spending a significant amount of their time out of the office enhancing personal and social relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  England 
C)  Canada 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  Australia 
A)  United States 
B)  England 
C)  Canada 
D)  Vietnam 
E)  Australia

Question 15

According to the textbook,one of the reasons Canadian executives are in demand across the globe is because

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada's living standards are relatively low compared with many European countries and the United States. 
B)  Canadians are widely perceived to be able to get along well with others and it is this international reputation that allows them to succeed across the globe. 
C)  Canada's business schools produce managers who are among the very best in the world and this has been conclusively and objectively demonstrated across a variety of large-scale international studies. 
D)  Canada's diverse ethnic makeup has produced a generation of business leaders who mix easily with different cultures. 
E)  many managers in Canada come from similar backgrounds and it is this consistency and uniformity that allows them to succeed across the globe. 
A)  Canada's living standards are relatively low compared with many European countries and the United States. 
B)  Canadians are widely perceived to be able to get along well with others and it is this international reputation that allows them to succeed across the globe. 
C)  Canada's business schools produce managers who are among the very best in the world and this has been conclusively and objectively demonstrated across a variety of large-scale international studies. 
D)  Canada's diverse ethnic makeup has produced a generation of business leaders who mix easily with different cultures. 
E)  many managers in Canada come from similar backgrounds and it is this consistency and uniformity that allows them to succeed across the globe.

Question 16

What is the formal term used to describe employees who continuously move from country to country on multiple assignments?

Accepted Answer

A)  Global wanderers 
B)  Workforce wanderers 
C)  Workforce nomads 
D)  Global nomads 
E)  Transitional employees 
A)  Global wanderers 
B)  Workforce wanderers 
C)  Workforce nomads 
D)  Global nomads 
E)  Transitional employees

Question 17

According to the textbook,in China,unions seldom play an effective role in labour disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following terms is used to formally describe the early return from an expatriate assignment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Failure to recover expatriation investments 
B)  Expatriate loss 
C)  Incompletion of expatriate work 
D)  Re-assimilating the expatriate 
E)  Expatriate assignment failure 
A)  Failure to recover expatriation investments 
B)  Expatriate loss 
C)  Incompletion of expatriate work 
D)  Re-assimilating the expatriate 
E)  Expatriate assignment failure

Question 19

Which global staffing policy would a corporation adopt if the belief was that the best manager for any specific position anywhere on the globe may be found in any of the countries in which the firm operates?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Nathan is a person residing in Canada who was born outside of Canada; what is the term used to describe Nigel with respect to working in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deportee 
B)  Immigrant 
C)  Exiled foreigner 
D)  Settler 
E)  Refugee 
A)  Deportee 
B)  Immigrant 
C)  Exiled foreigner 
D)  Settler 
E)  Refugee

What is the number one reason why many employees are reluctant to accept expatriate assignments?

According to the textbook,what is the average cost of sending an employee and his or her family on an overseas assignment as it relates to the employee's pre-departure salary?

In the levels of cross-cultural training described in the textbook,which level corresponds to skill building in areas,such as language and adaptation skills?

Statistics Canada has reported that the percentage of long-term immigrants who had successfully completed a university degree and who only found jobs with low educational requirements has been declining.

According to the textbook,the typical expatriate has traditionally been a

According to the textbook,what does Level 3 of the cross-cultural training of employees for global assignments focus on?

What is the cultural dimension used to describe countries where people tend to link their individual identity to their extended family group or even to their work group?

A polycentric staffing policy is usually more expensive than sending expatriates abroad.

What is the formal term used in the textbook to describe people residing in Canada who were born outside of Canada (excluding temporary foreign workers,Canadian citizens born outside of Canada,and those with student or work visas)?

Global workforce mobility is enabled by all of the following except

According to the survey by Cartus referenced in the textbook,what reason did 76% of respondents identify for expatriate assignment opportunities being turned down by employees?

Stacy moved from Canada to London,England with her accounting firm.Based on this information,Stacy can be referred to as a(n)

Keri is Canadian citizen working for a Canadian brewery.She has been sent to Japan to expand the brewery's market.What is the formal term for Keri given her location of work and her citizenship?

In which country does workplace culture involve a siesta after lunch for workers as well as managers spending a significant amount of their time out of the office enhancing personal and social relationships?

According to the textbook,one of the reasons Canadian executives are in demand across the globe is because

What is the formal term used to describe employees who continuously move from country to country on multiple assignments?

According to the textbook,in China,unions seldom play an effective role in labour disputes.

Which of the following terms is used to formally describe the early return from an expatriate assignment?

Which global staffing policy would a corporation adopt if the belief was that the best manager for any specific position anywhere on the globe may be found in any of the countries in which the firm operates?

Nathan is a person residing in Canada who was born outside of Canada; what is the term used to describe Nigel with respect to working in Canada?

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What is the number one reason why many employees are reluctant to accept expatriate assignments?

According to the textbook,what is the average cost of sending an employee and his or her family on an overseas assignment as it relates to the employee's pre-departure salary?

In the levels of cross-cultural training described in the textbook,which level corresponds to skill building in areas,such as language and adaptation skills?

Statistics Canada has reported that the percentage of long-term immigrants who had successfully completed a university degree and who only found jobs with low educational requirements has been declining.

According to the textbook,the typical expatriate has traditionally been a

According to the textbook,what does Level 3 of the cross-cultural training of employees for global assignments focus on?

What is the cultural dimension used to describe countries where people tend to link their individual identity to their extended family group or even to their work group?

A polycentric staffing policy is usually more expensive than sending expatriates abroad.

What is the formal term used in the textbook to describe people residing in Canada who were born outside of Canada (excluding temporary foreign workers,Canadian citizens born outside of Canada,and those with student or work visas)?

Global workforce mobility is enabled by all of the following except

According to the survey by Cartus referenced in the textbook,what reason did 76% of respondents identify for expatriate assignment opportunities being turned down by employees?

Stacy moved from Canada to London,England with her accounting firm.Based on this information,Stacy can be referred to as a(n)

Keri is Canadian citizen working for a Canadian brewery.She has been sent to Japan to expand the brewery's market.What is the formal term for Keri given her location of work and her citizenship?

In which country does workplace culture involve a siesta after lunch for workers as well as managers spending a significant amount of their time out of the office enhancing personal and social relationships?

According to the textbook,one of the reasons Canadian executives are in demand across the globe is because

What is the formal term used to describe employees who continuously move from country to country on multiple assignments?

According to the textbook,in China,unions seldom play an effective role in labour disputes.

Which of the following terms is used to formally describe the early return from an expatriate assignment?

Which global staffing policy would a corporation adopt if the belief was that the best manager for any specific position anywhere on the globe may be found in any of the countries in which the firm operates?

Nathan is a person residing in Canada who was born outside of Canada; what is the term used to describe Nigel with respect to working in Canada?

The Strategic Role of Human Resources Management

The Changing Legal Emphasis: Compliance and Impact on Canadian Workplaces

Human Resources Management and Technology

Designing and Analyzing Jobs

Human Resources Planning

Recruitment

Selection

Onboarding and Training

Career and Management Development

Performance Management

Strategic Pay Plans

Pay-For-Performance and Financial Incentives

Employee Benefits and Services

Occupational Health and Safety

Managing Employee Separations: Turnover, Communication, and Employee Engagement

Labour Relations

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