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1

Molex's human resource policy includes all of the flowing elements except
A)screening Americans to find those who are fluent in a foreign language
B)hiring managers and engineers at the local level
C)standardizing employee policies across the corporation to ensure fair treatment
D)employing foreign nationals living in the U.S. who have just completed their MBAs
E)promoting foreign nationals to senior level positions at headquarters
2

If a company's key management positions are filled by parent company nationals, the firm is said to have a(n) ___________ staffing policy.
A)biased
B)ethnocentric
C)polycentric
D)geocentric
E)headquarters oriented
3

A firm that believes the host country lacks qualified individuals to fill senior management positions may take a(n) __________ approach to staffing.
A)ethnocentric
B)polycentric
C)biased
D)geocentric
E)transnational
4

A(n) _________ approach to staffing can be advantageous because the firm is less likely to suffer from cultural myopia than with other polices however, it may create a gap between home and host country managers.
A)polycentric
B)geocentric
C)ethnocentric
D)transnational
E)international
5

With a(n) ___________ staffing policy, the firm selects individuals for key positions based on their qualifications rather than their nationality.
A)polycentric
B)ethnocentric
C)geocentric
D)transnational
E)international
6

A firm pursuing a global strategy should take a __________ approach to staffing.
A)transnational
B)international
C)polycentric
D)geocentric
E)ethnocentric
7

Research indicates that the primary reason for expatriate failure in U.S. multinationals is
A)family problems
B)manager's inability to adapt
C)manager's personal or emotional maturity
D)inability of spouse to adjust
E)inability to cope with larger overseas responsibilities
8

Which of the following is not one of Mendenhall and Oddou's four dimensions that predict success in a foreign posting.
A)family orientation
B)self orientation
C)others orientation
D)perceptual ability
E)cultural toughness
9

An expatriate's total compensation package is made up of all of these except
A)base salary
B)foreign service premium
C)allowances
D)taxation
E)repatriation premium
10

An expatriate's allowance package often includes all of these except
A)hardship allowances
B)travel allowances
C)housing allowances
D)cost of living allowances
E)education allowances
11

Activities an organization conducts to use its human resources effectives comprise human resource management.
A)True
B)False
12

A national of one country appointed to a management position in another country is an expatriate manager.
A)True
B)False
13

Recent studies indicate that firms with high profitability have a strong fit between human resource management practices and strategy.
A)True
B)False
14

A firm's corporate culture can be validated by the company's staffing policy.
A)True
B)False
15

Typically a manager who performs well in a domestic setting will also perform well in a foreign location.
A)True
B)False
16

Most managers sent on one to five year expatriate assignments receive significant cultural training prior to their departure.
A)True
B)False
17

It is important to prepare expatriates for their repatriation to the home country.
A)True
B)False
18

The balance sheet approach is the most common means of determining expatriate pay.
A)True
B)False
19

The establishment of international labor organizations, lobbying for national legislation to restrict multinationals, and promoting international regulations of multinationals' activities via such organizations and the UN have served to strengthen the bargaining power of organized labor.
A)True
B)False
20

Because of differences in labor laws, union power, and the nature of collective bargaining among countries, most international businesses have decentralized their international labor relations.
A)True
B)False





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