Exam 17: Managing Global Human Resources

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

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

Effective off shoring depends heavily on HR managers to identify high-quality,low-cost talent overseas and to assess a country's literacy rates and working conditions.

Explain the meaning of ethnocentrism,polycentrism,and geocentrism and how those values might affect a multinational company's staffing policy.

Treating locals as equal partners when developing a global HR system will minimize resistance.

Sara,who is originally from India,works in Texas for Dell as an IT manager.Dell,which has a localization policy,recently announced that management positions are available in its Bangalore,India facility.If Sara,who wants to return to India,is offered the Bangalore position,she would most likely be categorized as a ________.

Varying departure and arrival times when working in a foreign country can minimize a business traveler's chances of becoming a crime victim.

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

U.S.employers have most likely experienced an increase in successful expatriate assignments in the last two decades because they have ________.

The most significant HR challenge faced by international firms is the language barrier.

The official length of a work week in the European Union is 40 hours.

Foreign service premiums compensate expatriates for exceptionally hard living and working conditions at certain foreign locations.

With a geocentric staffing policy,a firm is most likely able to ________.

JJP Enterprises seeks to entice one of its star managers to move to Iraq to oversee a construction project.The firm will most likely offer a ________ because of the difficult living and working conditions in Iraq.

Which of the following terms refers to the belief that home country attitudes,management style,knowledge,evaluation criteria,and managers are superior to anything the host country has to offer?

In January 2009,Walmart acquired a controlling interest in Chile's leading food retailer.Since then,Walmart has opened the first environmentally friendly supermarket in Chile that uses energy efficient technology throughout the store.Walmart is planning to open additional stores in Chile over the next five years.Walmart's top executives are considering the idea of transferring U.S.managers to Chile to oversee the construction and establishment of the new stores. Which of the following questions is LEAST relevant to the decision to fill management positions in Chile with expatriates?

________ are financial payments over and above regular base pay.

How can employers improve the chances of success for an expatriate? What are the benefits of providing training and development opportunities to expatriates during overseas assignments?

U.S.employers are required to attempt recruiting U.S.workers before filing requests to fill positions with foreign workers.

Peter is a German citizen working as a manager for Siemens in Freiberg,Germany.Siemens has facilities all over the world but its headquarters is in Germany.Peter is best categorized as a(n)________.