Question 1

In terms of expatriate pay,which of the following is a characteristic of a foreign service premium?

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A)  It allows a firm to pay expatriates' income tax in the host country.
B)  It ensures that expatriates' children receive adequate schooling.
C)  It helps to evaluate expatriates' performance without any unintentional bias.
D)  It ensures that expatriates are prepared for reentry into their home-country organization.
E)  It compensates expatriates for having to live in an unfamiliar country.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

According to Mendenhall and Oddou,perceptual ability refers to

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A)  an expatriate's willingness to use the host-country language.
B)  an expatriate's ability to strengthen his or her self-esteem.
C)  an expatriate's ability to empathize.
D)  the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.
E)  the ability to develop long-lasting friendships with host-country nationals.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

Which of the following staffing policies is concerned with filling all key management positions by parent-country nationals?

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A)  ethnocentric
B)  global
C)  polycentric
D)  geocentric
E)  transnationalF) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 4

Imogene Davis of Benedict Pharmaceuticals' Human Resources department is responsible for developing the criteria for selecting people for particular jobs.Which of the following strategies is Imogene Davis involved in?

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A)  compensation policy
B)  staffing policy
C)  performance appraisal policy
D)  training policy
E)  management development policyF) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 5

Repatriation refers to

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A)  sending expatriate managers to a new host country.
B)  training expatriate managers to adjust to the new environment of the host country.
C)  reentry of expatriate managers into their home-country organization.
D)  helping expatriate managers build rapport with local employees.
E)  increasing expatriate managers' effectiveness in dealing with host-country nationals.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

Geodyne,a United States-based player in the energy business is clear-cut in its human resources policy with regard to international expansion.While U.S.nationals staff key positions at its Orlando,Florida headquarters,it recruits locals to manage subsidiaries in each country that it goes into.As a result of this,in 2016,Geodyne found that of the company's total staff of 1240,nearly 72% were newly-hired managers to work in the company's foreign subsidiaries,forming a gap between host-country managers and parent-country managers.What is Geodyne's staffing policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  global
B)  geocentric
C)  polycentric
D)  ethnocentric
E)  transnationalF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 7

How is a geocentric staffing policy beneficial to a firm?

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A)  It requires the firm to provide little or no documentation to hire a foreign national.
B)  It is inexpensive to implement.
C)  It helps the firm follow a localization strategy.
D)  It allows all key management positions to be filled by parent-country nationals.
E)  It enables the firm to make the best use of its human resources.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

In the Swiss firm Terabithia Systems AG,all the important positions in its international operations are held by Swiss nationals.What is the staffing policy followed by Terabithia?

Accepted Answer

A)  eurocentric
B)  ethnocentric
C)  polycentric
D)  geocentric
E)  transnationalF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 9

In the context of expatriate compensation,what is the role of a balance sheet approach?

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A)  It equalizes purchasing power across countries so employees can enjoy the same living standard in their foreign posting that they enjoyed at home.
B)  It helps expatriate managers and their families to adjust to the day-to-day life of the host country.
C)  It rewards expatriates on the basis of merit and performance.
D)  It helps expatriates to come to terms with the standard of living of the host country.
E)  It is offered as an inducement to accept foreign postings and live away from family.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

In the 1960s,organized labor believed that by coordinating union action across countries through an international trade secretariat,it could counter the power of a multinational corporation by

Accepted Answer

A)  threatening to disrupt production on an international scale.
B)  introducing a reciprocal tax treaty.
C)  trying to farm out highly skilled tasks back to the home country of the firm.
D)  increasing its bargaining power.
E)  lobbying for importing employment practices from the home country of the firm.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

A concern of organized labor is that an international business keeps highly-skilled tasks in its home country and farms out low-skilled tasks to foreign plants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following allowances is paid when an expatriate is being sent to a difficult location?

Accepted Answer

A)  education
B)  housing
C)  hardship
D)  cost of living
E)  reciprocalF) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Discuss the differences between ethnocentric,polycentric,and geocentric approaches to staffing for international businesses.What is the rationale behind each of these approaches?

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An ethnocentric staffing policy is one i...

Question 14

What are the reasons for the failure of spouses to adjust to an expatriate's foreign posting?

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The failure of spouses to adjust to a fo...

Question 15

Ichiro Kawasaki,a Japanese citizen,is sent by his company,Kagemusha Corporation,a Japanese company,to head the company's sales office in the United States.In this situation,Ichiro is an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  immigrant manager.
B)  host-country manager.
C)  inpatriate manager.
D)  expatriate manager.
E)  virtual manager.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 16

What is the purpose of cultural training before a foreign posting?

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Cultural training seeks to foster an app...

Question 17

Citizens of a foreign country working in the home country of their multinational employer are known as repatriates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is expatriate failure? According to Tung's survey,what are the different reasons for expatriate failure in U.S.multinationals?

Accepted Answer

Expatriate failure refers to the prematu...

Question 19

Which of the following staffing policies limits a firm's ability to reduce its use of expatriates?

Accepted Answer

A)  geocentric
B)  polycentric
C)  transnational
D)  regiocentric
E)  neocentricF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

What is repatriation? What is its importance?

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A largely overlooked but critically impo...

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Which of the following staffing policies is concerned with filling all key management positions by parent-country nationals?

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In terms of expatriate pay,which of the following is a characteristic of a foreign service premium?

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Citizens of a foreign country working in the home country of their multinational employer are known as repatriates.

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In the Swiss firm Terabithia Systems AG,all the important positions in its international operations are held by Swiss nationals.What is the staffing policy followed by Terabithia?

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How is a geocentric staffing policy beneficial to a firm?

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Which of the following staffing policies limits a firm's ability to reduce its use of expatriates?

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In the context of expatriate compensation,what is the role of a balance sheet approach?

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What is expatriate failure? According to Tung's survey,what are the different reasons for expatriate failure in U.S.multinationals?

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According to Mendenhall and Oddou,perceptual ability refers to

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Imogene Davis of Benedict Pharmaceuticals' Human Resources department is responsible for developing the criteria for selecting people for particular jobs.Which of the following strategies is Imogene Davis involved in?

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Ichiro Kawasaki,a Japanese citizen,is sent by his company,Kagemusha Corporation,a Japanese company,to head the company's sales office in the United States.In this situation,Ichiro is an example of a(n)

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What is repatriation? What is its importance?

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A largely overlooked but critically impo...
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What is the purpose of cultural training before a foreign posting?

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In the 1960s,organized labor believed that by coordinating union action across countries through an international trade secretariat,it could counter the power of a multinational corporation by

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Discuss the differences between ethnocentric,polycentric,and geocentric approaches to staffing for international businesses.What is the rationale behind each of these approaches?

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In the Swiss firm Terabithia Systems AG,all the important positions in its international operations are held by Swiss nationals.What is the staffing policy followed by Terabithia?

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