Exam 10: Developing a Global Management Cadre

Jade International is a highly diversified global firm with headquarters in New Jersey.It manufactures a variety of products ranging from home security systems to automotive components.Jade's 100,000 employees work at facilities located in more than 60 countries around the world.Jade frequently sends American managers overseas to manage the firm's foreign facilities.The HR department is considering the idea of redesigning Jade's expatriate support services program. Which of the following,if true,best supports Jade's decision to provide assistance to trailing spouses in finding jobs overseas?

________ represent members in several industries.

Neil Grahams is a strategic HR advisor in an American MNC.He believes that in today's globalized economy,both the knowledge and management resources as well as the skilled and unskilled employee resources,central to the success of an organization,are dispersed around the world.According to him,an organization can significantly improve global competitiveness by maximizing its global human resources in the long run.With which of the following is Neil most likely to agree?

A comparative study of European project groups in several countries by Sylvie Chevrie revealed three main strategies for dealing with the challenge of achieving cross-cultural collaboration in multinational horizontal projects.Which of the following is NOT one of those strategies?

For companies to maximize the long-term use of their global cadre,they need to make sure that ________.

A horizontal networked structure,with people around the world conducting meetings and exchanging information via the Internet,thus enabling the organization to capitalize on 24-hour productivity is called a virtual global team.

According to a study of global teams by Govindarajan and Gupta,which of the following is critical to the success of global business teams if they want to minimize conflict and encourage cooperation?

In the globalized economy,the knowledge and management resources required for the firm to succeed are no longer concentrated in a single region but are distributed around the world.

Feelings of alienation due to the loss of contact with family,friends,and daily life speed up the resocialization process.

According to Lazarova and Tarique,organizations need to ________ in order to facilitate knowledge transfer.

Effective human resource management of a company's global cadre ends with ________.

Which of the following is considered essential in light of the increasing proliferation of foreign subsidiaries and joint ventures?

What are the three phases of the expatriate transition process? Briefly describe each phase.

The reasons for the different opportunities for women among various countries can often be traced to ________.

Convergence occurs as ________ is sought,such as for the EC countries,and as competitive pressures in free-trade zones,such as the NAFTA countries,eventually bring about demands for some equalization of benefits for workers.

According to a study of global teams by Govindarajan and Gupta,which of the following is the most important task in developing a successful global business team?

________ enable cost effective,rapid knowledge sharing and collaboration,but are fraught with cross-cultural and logistical challenges.

According to Berthoin,which of the following types of knowledge gained abroad helps in understanding the differences in customer preferences?

________ unions are based on certain occupational skills.

The management of the reentry phase of the career cycle,if not handled adequately,________.