Question 1

The type of organization where it is assumed that management candidates must be searched for on a global basis because the best manager for any specific position anywhere on the globe may be found in any of the countries in which the firm operates is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentric corporation. 
B)  homocentric business. 
C)  multicentric organization. 
D)  geocentric organization. 
E)  polycentric corporation.

Question 2

The following are all reasons to rely on local, host-country management for filling a foreign subsidiary's management ranks except

Accepted Answer

A)  the multinational corporation may be seen as a "better citizen." 
B)  lower costs incurred with expatriates. 
C)  preference of government for the "nativization" of local management. 
D)  preference of employees to not work in a foreign country. 
E)  lower costs incurred with local management.

Question 3

A polycentric staffing policy would be more expensive than sending expatriates abroad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The first step in ensuring the foreign assignee's success is

Accepted Answer

A)  screening. 
B)  job enrichment. 
C)  human resource planning. 
D)  succession planning. 
E)  job previews.

Question 5

To improve the expatriate appraisal process, the evaluation should be weighted more toward the home-site manager's perceptions than toward the on-site manager's appraisal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The balance sheet approach for formulating expatriate pay uses all of the following home-country groups of expenses except

Accepted Answer

A)  pay supplements. 
B)  job evaluation. 
C)  goods and services. 
D)  income taxes. 
E)  housing.

Question 7

The leading cause of expatriate "failures" is

Accepted Answer

A)  the maturity level of the expatriate. 
B)  the adaptability of the expatriate. 
C)  the inability of the expatriate's spouse to adjust. 
D)  compensation levels which do not adequately match the local living standards in the expatriate's assignment. 
E)  unsuitability for the assignment.

Question 8

Some organizations have moved away from full-scale relocation of an employee and his or her family to other alternatives including

Accepted Answer

A)  job sharing on foreign assignments. 
B)  short-term assignments of between six months and one year with frequent home leave. 
C)  rotating foreign assignments. 
D)  dual households in the destination country. 
E)  frequent short-term business trips.

Question 9

In 2008, over 42 percent of new immigrants were working in occupations that required lower levels of education than what they had attained.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The process of moving back to the parent company and country from the foreign assignment and returning to one's family and familiar surroundings is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  repatriation. 
B)  expatriation. 
C)  acclimatization. 
D)  confiscation. 
E)  reengineering.

Question 11

For recent immigrants to Canada, work experience outside of Canada contributes a great deal to their ability to find a job and their overall income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When sending employees abroad, employers must address practical issues such as

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge dissemination. 
B)  developing talent on a global basis. 
C)  deployment. 
D)  naturalization. 
E)  assignment letters.

Question 13

The following are all reasons for using ethnocentric policies in staffing subsidiaries except

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of qualified host-country senior management talent. 
B)  tighter control. 
C)  transferring the parent firm's core competencies to a foreign subsidiary more expeditiously. 
D)  maintaining a diverse corporate culture. 
E)  maintaining a unified corporate culture.

Question 14

The most common method for formulating expatriate pay, to equalize purchasing power across countries, is a technique known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  balance sheet approach. 
B)  balance of payments approach. 
C)  balanced pay approach. 
D)  income statement approach. 
E)  balance of trade method.

Question 15

Differences in culture explain why incentive plans in Pakistan tend to focus on the work group, while in the United States, the focus is usually on individual worker incentives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The expatriate performance appraisal process could be improved in any of the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A)  weighing the evaluation more toward the on-site manager's appraisal than the home-country manager's perceptions. 
B)  not appraising the expatriate manager on quantifiable criteria only, including others such as insight into the interdependencies of domestic and foreign operations. 
C)  modifying performance appraisal criteria to fit the overseas position. 
D)  Using behaviourally anchored rating scales. 
E)  Stipulating the assignment's difficulty level.

Question 17

Level 3 of the training of employees for global assignments is focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  the impact of cultural differences. 
B)  understanding how attitudes are formed. 
C)  factual knowledge of the target country. 
D)  language acquisition and adaptation skills. 
E)  non-verbal communication awareness.

Exam 13: Managing Human Resources in a Global Business

The type of organization where it is assumed that management candidates must be searched for on a global basis because the best manager for any specific position anywhere on the globe may be found in any of the countries in which the firm operates is known as a(n)

The following are all reasons to rely on local, host-country management for filling a foreign subsidiary's management ranks except

A polycentric staffing policy would be more expensive than sending expatriates abroad.

The first step in ensuring the foreign assignee's success is

To improve the expatriate appraisal process, the evaluation should be weighted more toward the home-site manager's perceptions than toward the on-site manager's appraisal.

The balance sheet approach for formulating expatriate pay uses all of the following home-country groups of expenses except

The leading cause of expatriate "failures" is

Some organizations have moved away from full-scale relocation of an employee and his or her family to other alternatives including

In 2008, over 42 percent of new immigrants were working in occupations that required lower levels of education than what they had attained.

The process of moving back to the parent company and country from the foreign assignment and returning to one's family and familiar surroundings is known as

For recent immigrants to Canada, work experience outside of Canada contributes a great deal to their ability to find a job and their overall income.

When sending employees abroad, employers must address practical issues such as

The following are all reasons for using ethnocentric policies in staffing subsidiaries except

The most common method for formulating expatriate pay, to equalize purchasing power across countries, is a technique known as the

Differences in culture explain why incentive plans in Pakistan tend to focus on the work group, while in the United States, the focus is usually on individual worker incentives.

The expatriate performance appraisal process could be improved in any of the following ways except

Level 3 of the training of employees for global assignments is focused on