Question 1

The organizational input into anticipatory adjustment is most directly related and concerned with the:

Accepted Answer

A) Motivation process 
B) Selection process 
C) Compensation plan 
D) Quality of leadership

Question 2

Base salary is the amount of money that an expatriate normally receives in the home country plus a cost-of-living adjustment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Historically, MNCs have staffed key positions in their foreign affiliates with host-country nationals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Training programs are useful in preparing people for overseas assignments for many reasons.These reasons can be put into two general categories which are:

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational and personal 
B) Economic and philosophical 
C) Personal and impersonal 
D) Financial and psychological

Question 5

Headquarters nationals are another term used for:

Accepted Answer

A) Third-country nationals 
B) Home-country nationals 
C) Inpatriates 
D) Host-country nationals

Question 6

Which of the following statements about third-country nationals are false?

Accepted Answer

A) TCN managers can often achieve corporate objectives more effectively than do expatriates 
B) During periods of rapid expansion, TCNs can substitute for expatriates in well-established operations 
C) During rapid expansion, TCNs can offer different perspectives that can expand on the narrowly focused viewpoints of local nationals 
D) In joint ventures, TCNs can demonstrate a global image and bring unique cross-cultural skills to the relationship

Question 7

Though politically controversial, outsourcing can save companies significant costs and is very profitable for firms that specialize in providing these services on a contract basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

For most overseas managers, repatriation occurs within five years of the time they leave.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following approaches is used to develop an expatriate compensation package that involves setting a compensation system for all expats who are assigned to a particular region and paying everyone in accord with that system?

Accepted Answer

A) Regional system 
B) Balance-sheet approach 
C) Cafeteria approach 
D) Lump-sum method

Question 10

This is the primary language of international business and most expatriates from all countries can converse in it.

Accepted Answer

A) French 
B) German 
C) Spanish 
D) English

Question 11

This is common in many large MNCs where managers believe that the home office's approach to doing business can be exported intact to all other countries because this approach is superior to anything at the local level.

Accepted Answer

A) Regiocentrism 
B) Ethnocentrism 
C) Geocentrism 
D) Polycentrism

Question 12

A(n) _____ is a programmed learning technique that is designed to expose members of one culture to some of the basic concepts, attitudes, role perceptions, customs, and values of another.

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural assimilator 
B) Ethnocentric regulator 
C) Educational regulator 
D) Developmental assimilator

Question 13

There are three major types of adjustments that an expatriate must make when going on an overseas assignment: anticipatory adjustment, in-country adjustment, and new-job-skill adjustment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A(n) _____ MNC puts home-office people in charge of key international management positions.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnocentric 
B) Polycentric 
C) Multicentric 
D) Geocentric

Question 15

An approach to developing an expatriate compensation package that involves giving the expat a predetermined amount of money and letting the individual make his/her own decisions regarding how to spend it is referred to as the:

Accepted Answer

A) Localization approach 
B) Cafeteria approach 
C) Lump-sum method 
D) Balance-sheet approach

Question 16

The primary reason for training overseas managers is to improve their ability to interact effectively with local people in general and their personnel in particular.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

An ethnocentric MNC puts host-office people in charge of key international management positions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The two most common selection procedures used by MNCs are:

Accepted Answer

A) Assessment centers and tests 
B) References and interviews 
C) Application forms and assessment centers 
D) Tests and interviews

Question 19

Many MNCs use _______ at the middle- and lower-level ranks.

Accepted Answer

A) Inpatriates 
B) Third-country nationals 
C) Host-country nationals 
D) Home-country nationals

Question 20

Identify and explain the different sources that multinational corporations can use in their recruiting and selection procedures.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 14: Human Resource Selection and Development Across Cultures

The organizational input into anticipatory adjustment is most directly related and concerned with the:

Base salary is the amount of money that an expatriate normally receives in the home country plus a cost-of-living adjustment.

Historically, MNCs have staffed key positions in their foreign affiliates with host-country nationals.

Training programs are useful in preparing people for overseas assignments for many reasons.These reasons can be put into two general categories which are:

Headquarters nationals are another term used for:

Which of the following statements about third-country nationals are false?

Though politically controversial, outsourcing can save companies significant costs and is very profitable for firms that specialize in providing these services on a contract basis.

For most overseas managers, repatriation occurs within five years of the time they leave.

Which of the following approaches is used to develop an expatriate compensation package that involves setting a compensation system for all expats who are assigned to a particular region and paying everyone in accord with that system?

This is the primary language of international business and most expatriates from all countries can converse in it.

This is common in many large MNCs where managers believe that the home office's approach to doing business can be exported intact to all other countries because this approach is superior to anything at the local level.

A(n) _____ is a programmed learning technique that is designed to expose members of one culture to some of the basic concepts, attitudes, role perceptions, customs, and values of another.

There are three major types of adjustments that an expatriate must make when going on an overseas assignment: anticipatory adjustment, in-country adjustment, and new-job-skill adjustment.

A(n) _____ MNC puts home-office people in charge of key international management positions.

An approach to developing an expatriate compensation package that involves giving the expat a predetermined amount of money and letting the individual make his/her own decisions regarding how to spend it is referred to as the:

The primary reason for training overseas managers is to improve their ability to interact effectively with local people in general and their personnel in particular.

An ethnocentric MNC puts host-office people in charge of key international management positions.

The two most common selection procedures used by MNCs are:

Many MNCs use _______ at the middle- and lower-level ranks.

Identify and explain the different sources that multinational corporations can use in their recruiting and selection procedures.