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Terms in this set (90)1) International human resource managers support subsidiary managers by providing IHRM guidelines and by hiring, training, and evaluating employees for international operations. True 2) Parent-country nationals (PCNs) are citizens of the country where the MNE's subsidiary is located. False 3) Avoiding country bias, nepotism, and other local practices and cultivating a global mindset are some of the significant challenges of the international staffing policy. True 4) Host-country nationals (HCNs) are citizens of the country where the MNE is headquartered. False 5) Foreign subsidiaries are never staffed from the home country. False 6) Margaret Lee, an American and a private bank employee from New York, is assigned to work and reside in Paris for five years. She is most likely to be known as a repatriate in Paris. False 7) Typically, country laws do not dictate how many employees can come from nonlocal sources. False 8) Firms usually hire HCNs abroad to maintain local control over foreign operations. False 9) Firms prefer HCNs when the host-country environment is complex and their specialized knowledge or local connections are required in the local marketplace. True 10) Worldwide staffing with PCNs helps firms develop an integrated global enterprise. False 11) Developing talent is a multistep collaboration between human resource managers and executive management. True 12) MNEs with a global mindset encourage an ethnocentric orientation among managers and employees working abroad. False 13) Training programs designed for preparing employees for assignments abroad consists of area studies, practical information, and cross-cultural awareness. True 14) Cross-cultural awareness training tends to lower intercultural sensitivity and effectiveness. False 15) Critical incident analysis examines an episode in which tension arises between employee and foreign counterpart due to a cross-cultural misunderstanding. True 16) Typically, a standardized diagnostic tool is used to evaluate the performance of all firm employees and subsidiaries, both domestic and international. False 17) The problem of noncomparable outcomes arises because of differences in economic, political, legal, and cultural variables. True 18) Subsidiary managers are often assessed by multiple evaluators mainly because MNEs are typically characterized by a low level of mutual trust among employees. False 19) Local tradition, culture, and cost of living do not influence compensation packages. False 20) In expatriate compensation, tax equalization is a special consideration. True 21) Expatriates usually do not receive the benefits normally accorded to home-country employees. False 22) Through labor relations, management and workers identify and determine job relationships that will apply in the workplace. True 23) Union membership has experienced a gradual decline in many advanced economies. True 24) With rapid globalization, the incidence of strikes has increased worldwide. False 25) Advanced economies tend to pay relatively lower wages. False 26) Unions in Europe often represent not only factory workers but white-collar workers such as physicians, engineers, and teachers. True 27) Most European countries restrict firms' ability to lay off workers. True 28) In traditional societies, women tend to enjoy a high degree of economic independence. False 29) Women enjoy equal access to senior management positions in most Asian countries. False 30) Representation by women in senior management is lowest in Russia and the Philippines. False 31) ________ are citizens of the country where the MNE's subsidiary is located. C) Host-country nationals 32) ________ are typically the largest proportion of workers hired abroad and usually work in manufacturing, assembly, basic service activities, clerical work, and other nonmanagerial functions. D) Host-country nationals 33) Richard Johnson, an American citizen, is a senior manager in a telecom company based in Texas. He is currently posted in and works from the company's subsidiary in Uganda, Africa. Richard is a ________. B) parent-country national 34) In which of the
following situations is the employee considered a host-country national? D) an American MNE employs a Mexican citizen for its subsidiary in Mexico 35) Which of the following best describes an expatriate? A) an employee who is assigned to live and work in a foreign country for an extended period Employee Categories (Scenario) 36) Which of the following employees is most likely a host-country national? C) Keiko Tran Employee
Categories (Scenario) 37) Which of the following employees is most likely a third-country national? A) Raj Patel Employee Categories (Scenario) 38) Which of the following employees is a parent-country national working in a host country? D) Shelly Eaton 39) Linda Grahams, an American citizen, works in a global conglomerate based in Washington D.C. A few months ago,
Linda was assigned to work in the company's office in Hong Kong and live there for the next three years. Which of the following can Linda be best described as? A) expatriate 40) International human resource management is usually more complex than domestic human resource management because ________. D) IHRM managers are required to demonstrate greater involvement in employees' personal lives 41) Which of the following issues
most likely complicates international human resource management? C) political risk and terrorism 42) All of the following refer to key tasks of IHRM EXCEPT ________. C) evaluating internal accounting practices and audits 43) Firms prefer HCNs when ________. A) the host country environment is complex 44) Under which of the following circumstances would an MNE most likely hire a parent-country national? A) when the MNE wants to maintain strong control over its foreign operations 45) For which of the following activities would parent-country nationals most likely be employed? C) research and development 46) An MNE would most likely employ a host-country national when ________. D) it needs specialized knowledge about the local market 47) ________ refers to searching for and locating potential job candidates to fill the firm's needs. B) Recruitment 48) ________ refers to an employee's ability to function effectively with those from different cultural backgrounds or in different cultural contexts. C) Cultural intelligence 49) Which of the following is NOT one of the four dimensions of cultural intelligence? D) introversion 50) ________ refers to the
confusion and anxiety experienced by a person who lives in a foreign culture for an extended period. A) Culture shock 51) Firms with global mindsets are characterized by ________. A) staff diversity 52) ________ refers to the employee's ability to adopt verbal and nonverbal behaviors appropriate in different cultures. C) Behavioral flexibility 53) Which of the following most likely occurs as a result of expatriate failure? B) diminished careers 54) ________ tends to worsen culture shock. C) Inadequate cross-cultural skills International Management
Qualifications (Scenario) 55) Which of the following would be the most important for human resources managers to determine before deciding who should manage the New Delhi facility? A) Which candidate possesses the ability to be a flexible and sensitive leader with superior cross-cultural knowledge? International
Management Qualifications (Scenario) 56) Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the argument in favor of hiring a local manager for the New Delhi facility? B) Local connections are crucial to achieve success in the local marketplace in India. International Management Qualifications (Scenario) 57) Which of the following most supports hiring Craig Springer as manager for CCC's facility in New Delhi? D) Craig is able to work independently with little direction. International Management Qualifications (Scenario) 58) Which of the following, if true, most seriously undermines the argument in favor of hiring Devon Parks as manager for CCC's facility in New Delhi? A) Devon has few local connections in New Delhi where success is largely determined by local connections and networking. 59) Area studies refer to ________. B) factual knowledge of the historical, political, and economic environment of the host country 60) How can international human resource managers effectively minimize culture shock for expatriates? B) by training personnel to understand the host country's government, culture, and language International Management Position (Scenario) 61) Conrad's training for his assignment in Romania would most likely include ________. B) area studies International Management
Position (Scenario) 62) The human resources department of Global Choppers designs trainings for employees in a way that helps them avoid the self-reference criterion. This implies that the training designed by the human resources department of Global Choppers ________. D) helps counter the tendency of viewing other cultures through the lens of one's own culture International Management Position
(Scenario) 63) Which of the following sums up the goal of training Conrad for his assignment in Romania? A) increasing Conrad's effectiveness abroad 64) Which of the following is the term used to describe an expatriate's return to his/her home country following completion of a foreign assignment? A) repatriation 65) ________ refers to the tendency to view
other cultures through the lens of your own culture. B) Self-reference criterion 66) Which of the following best summarizes the goal of cross-cultural awareness training for expatriates? D) It enables expatriates to effectively communicate with local customers and employees and be sensitive to the host-country's culture. 67) Critical incident
analysis examines ________. B) an episode in which tension arises between employee and foreign counterpart due to a cross-cultural misunderstanding 68) Which of the following most likely complicates international performance appraisals? B) distance from the headquarters 69) ________ makes performance evaluations more complex in the international context. A) The problem of noncomparable outcomes 70) ________ is a formal process for assessing how effectively employees perform their jobs. C) Performance appraisal 71) Base remuneration is also referred to as ________. C) wages 72) Which of the following refers to the additional payment that allows the
expatriate to maintain a standard of living similar to that at home? A) allowance 73) Given the potential hardships of working abroad, many MNEs also provide ________ to expatriate employees which is similar to a bonus. B) incentives 74) Which of the following is the best example of a situation in which a firm is compensating an employee with base remuneration? A) An American engineer working in Japan receives a salary comparable to that of engineers working in the U.S. 75) Which of the following is true about the taxation of expatriates? D) Most parent-country governments have devised regulations that allow expatriates to minimize double taxation. 76) Managers typically
consider all of the following elements when developing compensation packages for employees working abroad EXCEPT ________. B) premium 77) Typically, ________ provide(s) a means for collective bargaining. C) labor unions 78) Strikes organized by labor unions are aimed at ________. B) pressuring management to grant union demands 79) A strike refers to ________. B) an organized, collective refusal to work with the aim of pressuring management to grant union demands 80) When outsourcing work to foreign suppliers,
managers must ensure that ________. D) worker productivity in the host country meets acceptable levels 81) All of the following are international
labor trends EXCEPT ________. C) rapidly increasing union membership in most advanced economies 82) ________ refers to an industrial relations practice in which labor representatives sit on the corporate board and
participate in company decision making. A) Codetermination 83) Which of the following is true with regard to the distinctive features of labor around the world? D) Labor activism and dispute resolution through unions have grown significantly in China in recent years. 84) Which of the following offsets some of the
benefits of paying low wages abroad? C) cost of training 85) Which of the following is true with regard to workforce reduction and employee termination? B) Laying off workers requires management to consider local norms, regulations, and labor unions. 86) Which of the following is true with regard to firm strategy in international labor
relations? A) Cross-border linkages give rise to complex interactions among differing national labor systems. 87) International experience tends to ________. C) enhance problem-solving and crisis management skills 88)
Which of the following is true with regard to women in international business? B) Female senior managers in international business are still more the exception than the norm. 89) Which of the following is a recent trend regarding women in business? A) Companies worldwide are substantially increasing the number of women on foreign assignments. 90) Which of the following measures would a progressive firm most likely take to ensure female equality in international business? D) have female executives serve as mentors and role models for aspiring women Sets with similar termsINTERNATIONAL BUSINESS- chapter 2059 terms Natasha_Fleury My Lab IBUS330 Ch 6 Practice questions30 terms Kimberly_Lopez1996 International Business Chapter 17 Multiple Choice85 terms michael_pfaehler Sets found in the same folderChapter 1586 terms Alyssa_Pascual6 International Business exam 4 chapter 1990 terms megan_rochford International Business exam 4 chapter 1687 terms megan_rochford MAN 3600 Final Chapter 1890 terms Subhan_Tabba Other sets by this creatorMAR 3503 Final81 terms arturo_j_corces MAR 3323 Test 326 terms arturo_j_corces MAR 3503 Test 270 terms arturo_j_corces MAR 3503 Test 166 terms arturo_j_corces Verified questions
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They are those employees of an organization who are the citizens of the country in which the foreign subsidiary is located.
Are citizens of the country where the MNE's subsidiary is located?Host-country nationals (HCNs). They are citizens of the country where the MNE's subsidiary is located. They are typically the largest proportion of workers hired abroad and usually work in manufacturing, assembly, basic service activities, clerical work, and other nonmanagerial functions.
Which of the following best summarizes the goal of cross cultural awareness training for expatriates?Which of the following best summarizes the goal of cross-cultural awareness training for expatriates? It enables expatriates to effectively communicate with local customers and employees and be sensitive to the host-country's culture.
What key components must an Ihrm plan contain?The key components that an IHRM plan must contain are recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation, and task distribution (StuDocu).
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Which of the following is true with regard to the distinctive features of labor around the world?
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