Question 1

Which of the following is true of a foreign service premium?

Accepted Answer

A)   It helps to evaluate expatriates' performance without any unintentional bias.
B)   It is offered to expatriates as an inducement to accept foreign postings.
C)   It allows a firm to pay expatriates' income tax in the host country.
D)   It ensures that expatriates' children receive adequate schooling.
E)   It ensures that expatriates are prepared for reentry into their home-country organization.

Question 2

A firm that adopts a polycentric staffing policy is less likely to:

Accepted Answer

A)   isolate foreign subsidiaries from corporate headquarters.
B)   implement an expensive staffing policy.
C)   be controlled by corporate headquarters.
D)   suffer from cultural myopia.
E)   provide growth opportunities.

Question 3

How does unintentional bias affect the performance appraisal of expatriates? How can it be reduced?

Accepted Answer

Unintentional bias makes it difficult to...

Question 4

International businesses pursuing a(n) _____ strategy are increasingly using management development as a strategic tool as they need a strong unifying corporate culture and informal management networks to assist in coordination and control.

Accepted Answer

A)   localization
B)   international
C)   transnational
D)   global standardization
E)   ethnocentric

Question 5

A firm's failure to understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing and management is referred to as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural parity
B)   cultural myopia
C)   power distance
D)   cultural toughness
E)   cultural polarization

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which of the following strategies is compatible with a geocentric staffing policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   Global standardization strategy
B)   Localization strategy
C)   International strategy
D)   Ethical strategy
E)   Global strategy

Question 8

In the context of approaches to expatriate pay,which of the following is true of a balance sheet approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   It helps expatriate managers and their families to adjust to the day-to-day life of the host country.
B)   It rewards expatriates on the basis of merit and performance.
C)   It is offered as an inducement to accept foreign postings and stay away from family in unfamiliar country.
D)   It provides financial incentives to offset qualitative differences between assignment locations.
E)   It reduces the amount of tax that the expatriates have to pay while on the foreign assignment.

Question 9

Yuriko,a citizen of Japan,was working as a manager in the Japanese branch of an American firm.Due to her efficiency,she was assigned a temporary posting at the headquarters of the firm in America.In this situation,she is known as a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   repatriate
B)   inpatriate
C)   third-country national
D)   beneficiary
E)   parent-country national

Question 10

A(n) _____ staffing policy seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization,regardless of nationality.

Accepted Answer

A)   global
B)   ethnocentric
C)   geocentric
D)   polycentric
E)   transnational

Question 11

International firms pursuing an ethnocentric staffing policy may be better able to create value from the pursuit of experience curve and location economies than firms pursuing other staffing policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to Mendenhall and Oddou's dimensions that predict success in a foreign posting,which of the following is a result of the attribute of others-orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)   The expatriate has high self-esteem.
B)   The expatriate empathizes with the host-country nationals.
C)   The expatriate speaks to the host-country nationals in the local language.
D)   The expatriate adjusts to the inhospitable climate of the host country.
E)   The expatriate is comfortable working in a male-dominated environment.

Question 13

Which of the following is true of organizations like the International Labor Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in terms of their role in international labor relations?

Accepted Answer

A)   They have been highly successful in uniting unions of different countries.
B)   They have significantly reduced competition between national unions.
C)   They have adopted codes of conduct for multinational firms to follow in labor relations.
D)   They are responsible for the import of employment practices from the home country of the firm.
E)   They have increased the bargaining power of multinational firms.

Question 14

According to Mendenhall and Oddou,human resource managers must equate domestic performance with overseas performance potential.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In a firm with a(n) _____ staffing policy,considerable resentment is caused among foreign nationals who are members of the international cadre and work with U.S.nationals,if pay is not equalized.

Accepted Answer

A)   polycentric
B)   geocentric
C)   ethnocentric
D)   regiocentric
E)   localized

Question 16

A polycentric staffing approach is effective for firms pursuing a(n) _____ strategy.

Accepted Answer

A)   international
B)   localization
C)   global
D)   transnational
E)   regional

Question 17

According to R.L.Tung's study,which of the following is the most important reason for expatriate failures for U.S.multinationals?

Accepted Answer

A)   Inability of the spouse to adjust
B)   Difficulties with the new environment
C)   Insufficient pay
D)   Personal or emotional problems
E)   Lack of technical competence

Question 18

A(n) _____ refers to extra pay the expatriate receives for working outside his or her country of origin.

Accepted Answer

A)   parity adjustment
B)   special bonus
C)   foreign service premium
D)   expat allowance
E)   benefit

Question 19

Firms that emphasize global standardization try to create value by:

Accepted Answer

A)   retaining products and competencies within the parent country.
B)   realizing experience curve and location economies.
C)   focusing on local responsiveness.
D)   emphasizing localization.
E)   adopting an ethnocentric staffing approach.

Question 20

In a review of the research on expatriate selection,_____ state(s) that a major problem in many firms is that human resource managers tend to equate domestic performance with overseas performance potential.

Accepted Answer

A)   R.L. Tung
B)   Medenhall and Oddou
C)   Towers Perrin
D)   Prahalad and Doz
E)   Christopher Bartlett and Sumantra Ghoshal

Exam 17: Global Human Resource Management

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

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International businesses pursuing a(n) _____ strategy are increasingly using management development as a strategic tool as they need a strong unifying corporate culture and informal management networks to assist in coordination and control.

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Firms that emphasize global standardization try to create value by:

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A firm that adopts a polycentric staffing policy is less likely to:

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In the context of approaches to expatriate pay,which of the following is true of a balance sheet approach?

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According to Mendenhall and Oddou,human resource managers must equate domestic performance with overseas performance potential.

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According to R.L.Tung's study,which of the following is the most important reason for expatriate failures for U.S.multinationals?

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According to Mendenhall and Oddou's dimensions that predict success in a foreign posting,which of the following is a result of the attribute of others-orientation?

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Which of the following strategies is compatible with a geocentric staffing policy?

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A(n) _____ staffing policy seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization,regardless of nationality.

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How does unintentional bias affect the performance appraisal of expatriates? How can it be reduced?

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In a review of the research on expatriate selection,_____ state(s) that a major problem in many firms is that human resource managers tend to equate domestic performance with overseas performance potential.

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A firm's failure to understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing and management is referred to as _____.

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International firms pursuing an ethnocentric staffing policy may be better able to create value from the pursuit of experience curve and location economies than firms pursuing other staffing policies.

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In a firm with a(n) _____ staffing policy,considerable resentment is caused among foreign nationals who are members of the international cadre and work with U.S.nationals,if pay is not equalized.

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Yuriko,a citizen of Japan,was working as a manager in the Japanese branch of an American firm.Due to her efficiency,she was assigned a temporary posting at the headquarters of the firm in America.In this situation,she is known as a(n) _____.

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Which of the following is true of organizations like the International Labor Organization and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in terms of their role in international labor relations?

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A polycentric staffing approach is effective for firms pursuing a(n) _____ strategy.

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