Question 1

Repatriation, if not managed well, can be traumatic for expatriates and their families, but not for the firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Problems associated with repatriation include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Career anxiety and work adjustment 
B)  Loss of status and pay 
C)  Difficult for the spouse and children to adjust 
D)  All of these answers

Question 3

What are the problems associated with inpatriation?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the problems associated with inpatriation?...

Question 4

____ is leading the world in managerial compensation.

Accepted Answer

A)  United States 
B)  Britain 
C)  Japan 
D)  Germany

Question 5

The best way to reduce expatriate turnover is a career development plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

MNE strategies are:

Accepted Answer

A)  home replication 
B)  localization and global standardization 
C)  transnational 
D)  home replication, localization, global standardization, and transnational

Question 7

A(n) ____ emphasizes the norms and practices of the parent company relying on PCNs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Polycentric approach 
B)  Geocentric approach 
C)  Regioncentric approach 
D)  Ethnocentric approach

Question 8

Companies with a global strategic orientation follow a geocentric staffing policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Many Western managers are unwilling to accept a local plus package instead of the traditional expatriate package full of perks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The expatriates important roles are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Manager and trainer 
B)  Controller and ambassador 
C)  Daily manager, trainer, strategist, and ambassador 
D)  Controller, manager and trainer

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a balance sheet approach disadvantage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Costly 
B)  Great disparities between expatriates and HCNs 
C)  Variation between assignments in different locations for the same employees 
D)  Organizationally complex to administer

Exam 13: Strategizing, Structuring, and Learning Around the World

Repatriation, if not managed well, can be traumatic for expatriates and their families, but not for the firm.

Problems associated with repatriation include:

What are the problems associated with inpatriation?

____ is leading the world in managerial compensation.

The best way to reduce expatriate turnover is a career development plan.

MNE strategies are:

A(n) ____ emphasizes the norms and practices of the parent company relying on PCNs.

Companies with a global strategic orientation follow a geocentric staffing policy.

Many Western managers are unwilling to accept a local plus package instead of the traditional expatriate package full of perks.

The expatriates important roles are:

Which of the following is NOT a balance sheet approach disadvantage?