Question 1

What is repatriation? What are some of the issues facing repatriates?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is repatriation? What are some of...

Question 2

The Four Seasons' "Golden Rule" was not successfully implemented in its other locations outside North America because it was culturally sensitive and value-laden.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Canada's workforce diversity produces a wide range of HR-related challenges for international placements.Which of the following is typical of those challenges?

Accepted Answer

A) increased number of younger workers 
B) employees with disabilities 
C) cultural assimilation in the new country 
D) family and divorce issues for expatriates

Question 4

The first major challenge in forecasting the HR demand in an international setting is to develop an understanding of the labour market.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

When an individual moves to a foreign country to work,the individual may experience an overwhelming sense of alienation from the new culture.What is this experience called?

Accepted Answer

A) depression 
B) culture shock 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) post-traumatic stress

Question 6

What is one of the internal factors with which international HR planning must fit?

Accepted Answer

A) local economy 
B) host-country culture 
C) competitors' strategies 
D) existing HR system

Question 7

Discuss one advantage and one disadvantage of the use of home-country nationals,parent-country nationals,and third-country nationals.

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Question 8

HR managers face a number of challenges related to employment legislation when their organizations expand across national borders.Which of the following is typical of those challenges?

Accepted Answer

A) diverse gender identities 
B) employment policies and processes 
C) ethnic and cultural differences among employees 
D) conducting risk assessments

Question 9

An organization has reduced transaction costs,ensured the consistency of its corporate policies all over the world,and gained control over its subsidiaries.What approach has the organization adopted?

Accepted Answer

A) global IHRM approach 
B) exportive IHRM approach 
C) adaptive IHRM approach 
D) integrative IHRM approach

Question 10

What is cross-cultural training ("CCT")? What are the benefits of CCT? What are the five steps that must be planned and implemented to ensure successful training?

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Question 11

When an individual returns to his or her home headquarters or home subsidiaries after working in a foreign country,what is this process called?

Accepted Answer

A) enculturation 
B) repatriation 
C) culture shock 
D) alienation

Question 12

Expatriate employee security produces a wide range of HR-related challenges for international placements.Which of the following is a HR support structure in the area of international employee safety?

Accepted Answer

A) environmental assessments 
B) organizational needs assessment 
C) risk assessment processes 
D) legislative reviews

Question 13

When an individual moves to a foreign country to work,the individual may experience repatriation,which refers to the overwhelming sense of alienation with the new culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In general,there are two categories of international assignments: strategic control and transfer of knowledge and skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An organization has implemented HRM systems for its foreign subsidiaries that are consistent with the local economic,political,and legal environment.What approach is the organization using?

Accepted Answer

A) exportive IHRM approach 
B) integrative IHRM approach 
C) strategic IHRM approach 
D) adaptive IHRM approach

Question 16

What best defines the capability of an international employee to develop and maintain relationships with home-country nationals?

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual competencies 
B) relationship competencies 
C) self-maintenance competencies 
D) problem solving competencies

Question 17

Which of the following is a type of international assignment where the employee is relocated for a period of time,usually in excess of a year?

Accepted Answer

A) international commuters 
B) expatriate 
C) short-term assignment 
D) Moderate-term assignment

Question 18

If a company is looking for a strategy that would create the highest internal fit,which International Human Resources Management ("IHRM")approach should be chosen?

Accepted Answer

A) exportive IHRM approach 
B) adaptive IHRM approach 
C) integrative IHRM approach 
D) global IHRM approach

Question 19

What best defines the capability of an international employee to substitute sources of reinforcement when necessary and deal with alienation and isolation?

Accepted Answer

A) perceptual competencies 
B) relationship competencies 
C) self-maintenance competencies 
D) leadership competencies

Question 20

Identify and briefly explain the three different approaches to SIHRM.

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Exam 11: Strategic International HRM

What is repatriation? What are some of the issues facing repatriates?

The Four Seasons' "Golden Rule" was not successfully implemented in its other locations outside North America because it was culturally sensitive and value-laden.

Canada's workforce diversity produces a wide range of HR-related challenges for international placements.Which of the following is typical of those challenges?

The first major challenge in forecasting the HR demand in an international setting is to develop an understanding of the labour market.

When an individual moves to a foreign country to work,the individual may experience an overwhelming sense of alienation from the new culture.What is this experience called?

What is one of the internal factors with which international HR planning must fit?

Discuss one advantage and one disadvantage of the use of home-country nationals,parent-country nationals,and third-country nationals.

HR managers face a number of challenges related to employment legislation when their organizations expand across national borders.Which of the following is typical of those challenges?

An organization has reduced transaction costs,ensured the consistency of its corporate policies all over the world,and gained control over its subsidiaries.What approach has the organization adopted?

What is cross-cultural training ("CCT")? What are the benefits of CCT? What are the five steps that must be planned and implemented to ensure successful training?

When an individual returns to his or her home headquarters or home subsidiaries after working in a foreign country,what is this process called?

Expatriate employee security produces a wide range of HR-related challenges for international placements.Which of the following is a HR support structure in the area of international employee safety?

When an individual moves to a foreign country to work,the individual may experience repatriation,which refers to the overwhelming sense of alienation with the new culture.

In general,there are two categories of international assignments: strategic control and transfer of knowledge and skills.

An organization has implemented HRM systems for its foreign subsidiaries that are consistent with the local economic,political,and legal environment.What approach is the organization using?

What best defines the capability of an international employee to develop and maintain relationships with home-country nationals?

Which of the following is a type of international assignment where the employee is relocated for a period of time,usually in excess of a year?

If a company is looking for a strategy that would create the highest internal fit,which International Human Resources Management ("IHRM") approach should be chosen?

What best defines the capability of an international employee to substitute sources of reinforcement when necessary and deal with alienation and isolation?

Identify and briefly explain the three different approaches to SIHRM.