Exam 14: Human Resource Selection and Development Across Cultures

An approach to developing an expatriate compensation package that involves giving the expat a predetermined amount of money and letting the individual make his/her own decisions regarding how to spend it is referred to as localization.

An individual who is responsible for ensuring that a firm's business systems are in accord with those of the local culture is a(n):

Identify the criteria that would influence a multinational corporation in the selection of an individual for an international assignment.

There are four basic sources that MNCs can tap for positions.These are:

An individual from a host-country or a third-country national who is assigned to work in the home country is a(n):

Which of the following training programs are created for the specific needs of the participants?

Anticipatory and in-country factors will influence the expatriate's mode and degree of adjustment to an overseas assignment.

In recent years, international human resources management scholars have developed theoretical models that help to explain the factors involved in effectively adjusting to overseas assignments.These models are called:

An allowance may cover a variety of expenses, including all of the following except:

_______ are managers who are citizens of countries other than the one in which the MNC is headquartered or the one in which they are assigned to work by the MNC.

One of the reasons why there has been a decline in the number of expats in recent years is that MNCs have found that the expense can be prohibitive.

These are an expensive feature of expatriate compensation packages.

Home-country nationals are local managers who are hired by the MNC.

This type of MNC seeks to integrate diverse regions of the world through a global approach to decision making.

Which of the following MNCs places local nationals in key positions and allows these managers to appoint and develop their own people?

Traditionally, what was the only selection criterion MNCs relied on for overseas assignments?

Which of the following is not a reason to use home-country nationals?

Factors used to choose personnel for international assignments are referred to as:

A number of thorny issues surround compensation for expatriates, including all of the following except:

For expatriates, a cost-of-living allowance is a payment for differences between the home country and the overseas assignment.