Question 1

What are the reasons behind the trend toward expansion into global markets?

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Question 2

Which of the following shows that an employee is motivated enough for an overseas assignment?

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An employee who has the motivation to work on an overseas assignment has a realistic understanding of what working and living abroad require.

Question 3

In the context of the activities that an organization uses to help expatriates return home,which of the following activities involves giving the expatriate recognition for the overseas service when the person returns home?

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In the context of the activities that an organization uses to help repatriated employees through the transition to the home-country, validation means giving the expatriate recognition for the overseas service when this person returns home. Validation should also include planning for how the returning employee will contribute to the organization.

Question 4

Discuss how differences among countries affect HR planning at organizations with international operations.

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Question 5

Which of the following is true about preparing expatriates for international assignments?

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Along with cross-cultural training, preparation of the expatriate should include career development activities. Before leaving for a foreign assignment, expatriates should discuss with their managers how the foreign assignment fits into their career plans and what types of positions they can expect upon their return. This prepares the expatriate to develop valuable skills during the overseas assignment and eases the return home when the assignment is complete.

Question 6

Explain Hofstede's dimensions of culture.

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Question 7

How can companies help expatriates return to the home country after completing a foreign assignment?

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Question 8

Which of the following is true of the four components of expatriates' total pay package?

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Most benefits issues have to do with whether an employee can use the same benefits-pension plans, health benefits, and so on-in the foreign country.

Question 9

Repatriation refers to the process of:

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The process of preparing expatriates to return home from a foreign assignment is called repatriation.

Question 10

Discuss how economic systems impact HRM in international markets.

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Question 11

What criteria should be used for selection of employees for foreign assignments? Which of these criteria most strongly influences whether an employee completes a foreign assignment or not?

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Question 12

In the context of the activities that an organization uses to help repatriated employees through the transition to the home-country,which of the following activities involves the expatriate receiving information and recognizing changes while abroad?

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Companies are increasingly making efforts to help expatriates through this transition. Two activities help the process along: communication and validation. Communication refers to the expatriate receiving information and recognizing changes while abroad.

Question 13

Which of the following determines the compensation of expatriates by adjusting the manager's compensation so that it gives the manager the same standard of living as in the home country plus extra pay for the inconvenience of locating overseas?

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One of the greatest challenges of managing expatriates is determining the compensation package. Most organizations use a balance sheet approach to determine the total amount of the package. This approach adjusts the manager's compensation so that it gives the manager the same standard of living as in the home country plus extra pay for the inconvenience of locating overseas.

Question 14

Describe the terms parent country,parent-country national,host country,host-country national,third country,and third-country national.Give examples of each.

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Question 15

Discuss the challenges related to compensating employees from other countries.
Market pay structures can differ substantially across countries in terms of both pay level and the relative worth of jobs.One reason for such differences is a shortage of talent in local labor markets.Differences such as these create a dilemma for global companies: Should pay levels and differences reflect what workers are used to in their own countries? Or should they reflect the earnings of colleagues in the country of the facility,or earnings at the company headquarters? If the standard is that of the higher rates in the home country,the employees in the host country will likely see the expatriate's pay as unfair.If the standard is that of the lower pay in the host country,the company will likely find it impossible to persuade an expatriate to take an assignment in the host country.Dilemmas such as these make a global compensation strategy important as a way to show employees that the pay structure is designed to be fair and related to the value that employees bring to the organization.These decisions affect a company's costs and ability to compete.However,that conclusion oversimplifies the situation for many companies.Merely comparing wages ignores differences in education,skills,quality,and productivity.

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Question 16

Two activities used by companies in the process of helping employees repatriate are communication and _____.

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Companies are increasingly making efforts to help expatriates through this transition. Two activities help the process along: communication and validation. Communication refers to the expatriate receiving information and recognizing changes while abroad. Validation means giving the expatriate recognition for the overseas service when this person returns home. Validation should also include planning for how the returning employee will contribute to the organization.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT helpful in easing the repatriation of employees after an overseas assignment?

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Expatriates will find the transition back to the home-country easier if the organization has kept in touch with them during the period, and if they themselves have worked at maintaining important contacts in the company and industry.

Question 18

Distinguish between international,multinational,and global organizations.Also briefly outline the HR issues associated with each type of organization.

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Question 19

Which of the following is an advantage of the balance sheet approach?

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The balance sheet approach adjusts the manager's compensation so that it gives the manager the same standard of living as in the home country plus extra pay for the inconvenience of locating overseas.

Question 20

What is cross-cultural preparation? What are the methods used in this process? In which phases of an international assignment is cross-cultural preparation required?

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Quiz 15: Managing Human Resources Globally