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WorksheetsGlobal HRM
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
A citizen of one country who is working abroad in one of the firm’s subsidiaries is known as a(n)
A) subsidiary manager
B) host country national
C) expatriate manager
D) foreign manager
A firm that is trying to create value by emphasizing local responsiveness is probably following a _______ strategy.
A) global standardization
B) localization
C) transnational
D) international
The process of selecting employees for particular jobs is referred to as
A) human resource management
B) staffing policy
C) management selection
D) organizational behavior
Which of the following is not a type of staffing policy in international business?
A) the transcentric approach
B) the ethnocentric approach
C) the polycentric approach
D) the geocentric approach
An ethnocentric staffing policy is __________.
A) one in which all key management positions are filled by parent company nationals
B) one in which host-country nationals are recruited to manage subsidiaries while parent-company nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters
C) one in which the best people, regardless of nationality, are recruited to fill key positions throughout the organization
D) one in which corporate bureaucracy overwhelms the system leaving key positions to be filled in a haphazard manner
A firm following a geocentric approach to staffing will pursue a system
A) in which all key management positions are filled by parent company nationals
B) in which host-country nationals are recruited to manage subsidiaries while parent-company nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters
C) in which the best people, regardless of nationality, are recruited to fill key positions throughout the organization
D) in which corporate bureaucracy overwhelms the system leaving key positions to be filled in a haphazard manner
Which of the following does not correctly match an international business strategy with its methodology?
A. global, create value by realizing experience curve and location economies
B. international, create value by transferring core competencies overseas
C. multidomestic, create value by emphasizing local responsiveness
D. transnational, create value by operating in as many foreign countries as possible
A firm that is trying to maintain a unified corporate culture will pursue a ______ staffing policy.
A) geocentric
B) transcentric
C) ethnocentric
D) polycentric
The premature return of an expatriate manager to his or her home country is known as
A) repatriation
B) expatriate failure
C) inpatriate failure
D) foreign manager failure
Among Japanese companies, the most commonly cited reason for expatriate failure is
A) the inability of the spouse to adjust
B) the manager’s inability to adjust
C) the manager’s personal or emotional maturity
D) the manager’s inability to cope with larger overseas responsibilities
Extra pay the expatriate receives for working outside his or her country of origin is called
A) base salary
B) allowance
C) foreign service premium
D) expat pay bonus
Which of the following is true of cultural training?
A) it should be provided only to the expatriate
B) if time is a factor, training can be limited to a study of language and business practices
C) it helps the expatriate appreciate the host country culture
D) it can be offered to the spouse/family after it is clear the foreign posting is a success
