Exam 17: Managing Global Human Resources

A major challenge for international businesses is the need to adapt personnel policies and procedures to the differences among countries.

More than 85% of North American companies use the balance sheet approach to formulate expatriate pay.

Roberta is an Italian citizen who spent a great deal of time during her childhood in England.She now works in Brazil as an HR manager for a British company.Roberta is best described as a(n)________.

In regards to ethics,which of the following is recommended for international firms?

What considerations need to be made when appraising an expatriate's performance? What cultural considerations need to be made when appraising a local employee's performance?

Of the types of international workers that multinational companies can employ,locals are best described as ________.

Which of the following terms refers to citizens of a country other than the parent or the host country?

Hourly wages for production workers in the United States are higher than those in Germany.

The most common reason that an expatriate fails at an international assignment is ________.

Which of the following terms refers to a lump-sum payment given to employees as a reward for moving from one assignment to another?

In a polycentric corporation,the prevailing attitude is that home country attitudes,management style,knowledge,and managers are superior to anything the host country might offer.

When Colgate uses adaptability screening to assess an employee's probable success in handling a foreign transfer,the best predictor of future success is ________.

What type of special training is recommended for employees as they prepare for international assignments?

In China,qualified job candidates are most likely to be interested in a firm that offers ________.

Frank Williams is being sent to Saudi Arabia for two years to work for his company's Saudi affiliate.Which of the following suggestions should Frank follow to minimize his chances of being the victim of a kidnapping?

Which of the following corporate divisions plays the greatest role in offshoring?

The Overseas Assignment Inventory is a test that identifies the characteristics and attitudes international assignment candidates should have based on norms.

Which of the following terms refers to having local employees abroad do jobs that the firm's domestic employees previously did in-house?

Mercedes sent a team of executives from Germany to oversee the start-up of its U.S.operations.Which of the following terms best describes the values of Mercedes' top executives?

A corporation that believes that only host country managers can ever really understand the culture and behavior of the host country market would be referred to as ________.