Question 1

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 2

According to Mendenhall and Oddou,expatriate managers who lack the dimension of _____ tend to treat foreign nationals as if they were home-country nationals.

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural toughness
B)   self-orientation
C)   others-orientation
D)   perceptual ability
E)   willingness to communicateF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is an advantage of adopting a polycentric staffing approach?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is less expensive to implement as compared to other staffing approaches.
B)   It gives host-country nationals unlimited opportunities to gain experience outside their own country.
C)   It increases career mobility.
D)   It increases interaction between the headquarters of a firm and its foreign subsidiaries.
E)   It bridges the gap between host-country managers and parent-country managers.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The major drawback with a(n) _____ staffing policy is the gap that can form between host-country managers and parent-country managers.

Accepted Answer

A)   global
B)   geocentric
C)   polycentric
D)   ethnocentric
E)   transnationalF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

According to Mendenhall and Oddou,the attribute of _____ provides an expatriate the ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do.

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural toughness
B)   perceptual ability
C)   self-orientation
D)   others-orientation
E)   willingness to communicateF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

How is a geocentric staffing policy beneficial to a firm?

Accepted Answer

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) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

International businesses differ in terms of their approaches to international labor relations,mainly in the degree to which:

Accepted Answer

A)   labor relations activities are centralized or decentralized.
B)   labor relations are formal or informal.
C)   labor relations are given a high priority or a low priority.
D)   labor relations are internally or externally managed.
E)   firms follow a polycentric or geocentric staffing policy.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

In the Swiss firm Terabithia Systems AG,all the important positions in its international operations are held by Swiss nationals.Terabithia follows a(n) _____ staffing policy.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

In international businesses,a polycentric staffing policy increases the costs of value creation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Mendenhall and Oddou identified that expatriates with _____,a dimension that predicts success,were able to adapt their interests in food,sport,and music.

Accepted Answer

A)   perceptual ability
B)   self-orientation
C)   others-orientation
D)   cultural toughness
E)   empathyF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is an advantage of an ethnocentric staffing policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   It alleviates cultural myopia.
B)   It is inexpensive to implement.
C)   It helps build strong informal management networks.
D)   It helps transfer core competencies to a foreign operation.
E)   It uses human resources efficiently.F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 12

Unless a host country has a reciprocal tax treaty with the expatriate's home country,an expatriate must pay income tax to both the home- and host-country governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In international businesses,firms pursue a polycentric staffing policy because they see it as the best way to maintain a unified corporate culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Mendenhall and Oddou,which of the following dimensions that predicts success in a foreign posting strengthens an expatriate's self-esteem,self-confidence,and mental well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)   Cultural toughness
B)   Others-orientation
C)   Perceptual ability
D)   Self-orientation
E)   EmpathyF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 15

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) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following allowances ensures that an expatriate will enjoy the same standard of living in the foreign posting as at home?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hardship allowance
B)   Base salary allowance
C)   Cost-of-living allowance
D)   Quality-of-life allowance
E)   Housing allowanceF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Describe any two components of a typical expatriate compensation package.

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Question 18

According to the survey undertaken by Towers Perrin,which of the following countries provides the highest pay to HR executives?

Accepted Answer

A)   Switzerland
B)   The United States
C)   Japan
D)   Australia
E)   ArgentinaF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

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

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Question 20

Firms that have a broad geographic scope are most likely to have a(n) _____ mind-set.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnocentric
B)   polycentric
C)   transnational
D)   geocentric
E)   localizedF) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Unless a host country has a reciprocal tax treaty with the expatriate's home country,an expatriate must pay income tax to both the home- and host-country governments.

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Which of the following is an advantage of an ethnocentric staffing policy?

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The major drawback with a(n) _____ staffing policy is the gap that can form between host-country managers and parent-country managers.

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Which of the following allowances ensures that an expatriate will enjoy the same standard of living in the foreign posting as at home?

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International businesses differ in terms of their approaches to international labor relations,mainly in the degree to which:

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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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In international businesses,a polycentric staffing policy increases the costs of value creation.

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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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