Chapter 15 Part 2

Front 1

popular fashion trends

Back 1

Individuals working internationally need to know as much as possible about all of the following host-country characteristics EXCEPT which one?

Front 2

It influences the attitudes, behaviours, and reactions of both workers and their managers.

Back 2

Which of the following is associated with cultural conditioning?

Front 3

laws

Back 3

According to cross-cultural studies, nations tend to cluster according to similarities in all of the following cultural dimensions EXCEPT which one?

Front 4

a more autocratic style

Back 4

Compared to North American managers, European managers—especially those in France, Germany, and Italy—tend use which of the following decision-making styles?

Front 5

amore participatory style

Back 5

Compared to Canadian managers, Japanese managers tend to use which of the following decision-making styles in the workplace?

Front 6

shorter, project-based assignments

Back 6

Whichof the following is a recent trend in expatriate assignments?

Front 7

How many executives within my organization have a foreign-service assignment in their background?

Back 7

If you were concerned about maximizing your career benefits with a foreign assignment, which of the following questions would be the most important to ask?

Front 8

to help employees make the transition back home

Back 8

Whichof the following is the key purpose of repatriation?

Front 9

The expatriates often take lower-level jobs upon return or leave the company.

Back 9

Which of the following is most likely to happen when companies fail to use the knowledge, skills, and understanding that expatriate managers acquire in international assignments?

Front 10

both home- and host-country evaluations

Back 10

If you were developing a performance appraisal system for individuals on international assignments, it would be best to base individuals’ appraisals on information from which of the following?

Front 11

criterion deficiency

Back 11

Which of the following is one of the most common problems that occur with performance appraisals of international assignees?

Front 12

They are mobile.

Back 12

Which of the following factors is NOT a reason why firms may want to use host-country nationals?

Front 13

internal equity and personal needs

Back 13

In collectivist societies such as Japan and Taiwan, which of the following is a key focus of the pay system?

Front 14

Pay plans should be designed to support the overall strategic intent of the organization and also provide enough flexibility to customize certain policies to meet the needs of employees in specific locations.

Back 14

In designing compensation systems, what does the philosophy of “thinking globally and acting locally” mean?

Front 15

It allows for a redistribution of wealth at the firm level.

Back 15

In some countries, such as India, profit sharing is mandated by law. Thus, companies have to distribute some of their profits to the employees. Which of the following is the key reason for this requirement?

Front 16

There are higher wages and benefits in Europe.

Back 16

When comparing European countries such as Norway and Denmark with North America, which of the following trends is evident in terms of compensation systems?

Front 17

narrowing the salary gap between the host-country and the expatriate managers

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Which of the following is a current trend among multinational corporations when setting compensation levels for host-country managers?

Front 18

to ensure that there is work–life balance

Back 18

Which of the following is the key purpose of the balance-sheet approach to compensating expatriate managers?

Front 19

compensating the managers for separation from family and friends

Back 19

In using the balance-sheet approach to compensating expatriate managers, the term “incentive premiums” refers to which of the following concepts?

Front 20

host-based pay

Back 20

There are several ways in which expatriates can be compensated for their services. At one end, their pay can be based on their earnings in the home country. Which of the following is at the other end of expatriate pay?

Front 21

Unions in Canada have more political power than in most European countries.

Back 21

Which of the following best describes the difference between labour relations in Canada and those in Europe?

Front 22

to highlight the ethical dimension of work

Back 22

The International Labour Organization has set itself a new agenda—called the “Decent Work Agenda.” Which of the following is the main purpose behind this move?

Front 23

codetermination

Back 23

A very high level of worker participation in management is found in Germany, where national law requires that labour be part of the boards of directors of companies. What is this participative arrangement called?