Question 1: Which one of the following is true of global organizations?
- All of their managers come from the host country.
- They increasingly emphasize standardization of products across market segments.
- They tend to have centralized, parent-country decision-making structures.
- HRM practices at such companies tend to be uniform across cultures.
- Managers at such companies must be able to get results across national boundaries.
Question 2: 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?
- Resolution
- Dissolution
- Rationalization
- Communication
- Validation
Question 3: Which of the following terms describe the disillusionment and discomfort that occur during the process of adjusting to a new culture?
- Culture shock
- Honeymoon
- Euphoria
- Acculturation
- Acclimatization
Question 4: Which of the following is true of selecting employees in a global labor market?
- A host-country national can more easily understand the local values and customs.
- Employees are usually very eager to take a foreign assignment.
- Host-country nationals are usually more skilled than expatriates.
- Training for and transporting families to foreign assignments is less expensive than hiring people in the foreign country.
- Organizations generally fill all key foreign positions with host-country nationals.
Question 5: John, an American who works for a U.S.-based company, has been assigned to work in Japan. He is known as a(n):
- expatriate.
- inpatriate.
- host-country national.
- third-country national.
- guest-country national.