Parent country nationals (PCNs) are commonly used to fill lower-level jobs abroad.

The primary advantage of using a host country national is that the manager already understands the local laws, culture, and economic conditions.

In a geocentric staffing model, the firm will prefer host country nationals to either parent country nationals or third country nationals.

Who typically heads up an international division?

What is a disadvantage of using host country nationals to manage foreign operations?

What term refers to people working and residing in countries other than their native country?

Mick is a native of South Africa. He works for Octagon, a British MNC, at the firm's Tokyo branch. Mick is best described as a

Firms using a(n) ________ primarily use parent country nationals to staff higher-level foreign positions.

A manager based in New York who is given a foreign assignment in Tokyo would most likely receive a significant cost-of-living allowance.

Expatriate managers generally receive differential compensation to make up for dramatic differences in

Standardized basic training methods tend to be less expensive than customized ones

Having the freedom to choose whether to accept or reject an expatriate assignment increases the likelihood a manager will be successful at the assignment.

Culture shock affects an expatriate's job satisfaction level, but does not tend to affect his or her effectiveness and productivity at work.

Repatriated managers experience change and uncertainty as they adjust to returning home after a foreign assignment.

The ability of the family to adapt plays a relatively minor role in expatriate failure.

________ refers to bringing a manager back home after a foreign assignment has been completed.

Which method can reduce the level of culture shock an expatriate is likely to experience?

Which of the following is NOT a phase in the process of acculturation?

John has been transferred to an office in Japan for a year. In his first few weeks, he began to feel confused and rejected as well as a sort of mourning for home. John is experiencing ________.