Question 1

Historically, most international businesses have been more concerned with management development than with training.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is a drawback of adopting a polycentric staffing approach?

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A)  It is expensive to implement.
B)  It leads host-country managers to make mistakes due to cultural misunderstandings.
C)  It limits advancement opportunities for host-country nationals.
D)  It invariably makes a firm suffer from cultural myopia.
E)  It bridges the gap between the headquarters of a firm and its foreign subsidiaries.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D) C

Question 4

Which of the following allowances is paid when an expatriate is being sent to a difficult location?

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A)  Education
B)  Housing
C)  Hardship
D)  Cost of living
E)  ReciprocalF) B) and C)
G) C) and E) C

Question 5

Citizens of a foreign country working in the home country of their multinational employer are known as repatriates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

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Unintentional bias makes it difficult to...

Question 7

International firms that have a broad geographic scope are the most likely to have a geocentric mindset.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following staffing policies relies extensively on the use of expatriate managers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Global
B)  Polycentric
C)  Transnational
D)  Ethnocentric
E)  LocalizedF) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

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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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.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Discuss the differences between ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches to staffing for international businesses. What is the rationale behind each of these approaches?

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An ethnocentric staffing policy is one i...

Question 11

The major drawback with a polycentric staffing policy is the gap that can form between host-country managers and parent-country managers due to language barriers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In terms of training and management development, which of the following is aimed at helping the expatriate manager and family ease themselves into day-to-day life in the host country?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive training
B)  Practical training
C)  House training
D)  Cultural training
E)  Perceptual ability trainingF) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 13

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

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The failure of spouses to adjust to a fo...

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) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Describe the disadvantages of a polycentric staffing policy.

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A polycentric approach has its drawbacks...

Question 16

Which of the following staffing policies limits a firm's ability to reduce its use of expatriates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Geocentric
B)  Polycentric
C)  Transnational
D)  Regiocentric
E)  NeocentricF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 17

In terms of expatriate pay, the income statement approach equalizes purchasing power across countries so employees can enjoy the same living standard in their foreign posting that they enjoyed at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 18

Unintentional bias makes it easy to evaluate the performance of expatriate managers objectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to Mendenhall and Oddou, expatriates with perceptual ability tend to be judgmental and evaluative in interpreting the behavior of host-country nationals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the absence of a reciprocal tax treaty, an expatriate:

Accepted Answer

A)  may have to pay income tax to both the home- and host-country governments.
B)  may not have to pay any tax.
C)  may not have to pay income tax only to the host-country government.
D)  may not have to pay income tax to the home-country government.
E)  may have to pay 50 percent less tax to the host-country government.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Exam 17: Global Human Resource Management

Historically, most international businesses have been more concerned with management development than with training.

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

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Which of the following is a drawback of adopting a polycentric staffing approach?

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Which of the following allowances is paid when an expatriate is being sent to a difficult location?

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

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International firms that have a broad geographic scope are the most likely to have a geocentric mindset.

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Which of the following staffing policies relies extensively on the use of expatriate managers?

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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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Discuss the differences between ethnocentric, polycentric, and geocentric approaches to staffing for international businesses. What is the rationale behind each of these approaches?

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The major drawback with a polycentric staffing policy is the gap that can form between host-country managers and parent-country managers due to language barriers.

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In terms of training and management development, which of the following is aimed at helping the expatriate manager and family ease themselves into day-to-day life in the host country?

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

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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?

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Describe the disadvantages of a polycentric staffing policy.

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Which of the following staffing policies limits a firm's ability to reduce its use of expatriates?

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In terms of expatriate pay, the income statement approach equalizes purchasing power across countries so employees can enjoy the same living standard in their foreign posting that they enjoyed at home.

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Unintentional bias makes it easy to evaluate the performance of expatriate managers objectively.

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According to Mendenhall and Oddou, expatriates with perceptual ability tend to be judgmental and evaluative in interpreting the behavior of host-country nationals.

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In the absence of a reciprocal tax treaty, an expatriate:

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