Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
High transportation costs, trade barriers, and problems with local marketing agents are all disadvantages of:
Your Answer: licensing
Correct Answer: exporting
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Question 2 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Suppose Apple Computer granted a France company the rights to manufacture keyboards in France in exchange for a royalty fee. This type of arrangement is referred to as a:
Your Answer: franchising agreement.
Correct Answer: licensing agreement.
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Question 3 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Under a(n) _____ agreement, a firm might license some valuable intangible property to a foreign partner, but in addition to a royalty payment, the firm might also request that the foreign partner license some of its valuable know-how to the firm.
Your Answer: inter-licensing
Correct Answer: cross-licensing
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Question 4 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Which of the following is not an advantage of a wholly owned subsidiary?
Your Answer: Ability to realize location and experience economies
Correct Answer: Low development costs and risks
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Question 5 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
The ability to realize location and experience curve economies are advantages of franchising as a mode of foreign market entry.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 6 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Which of the following industries are turnkey projects the most common in?
Your Answer: Fresh fruit, grain, and meat products
Correct Answer: Chemical, pharmaceutical, and metal refining
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Question 7 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Some _____ percent of the world's FDI flows is now in the form of mergers and acquisitions.
Your Answer: 47
Correct Answer: 78
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Question 8 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Generally, the most inexpensive method of serving a foreign market is establishing a wholly owned subsidiary.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 9 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Firms pursuing global or transnational strategies tend to prefer establishing joint ventures.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 10 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Lack of control over technology, inability to realize location and experience curve economies, and inability to engage in global strategic coordination are disadvantages of licensing.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
According to a study conducted by R.L. Tung, _____ percent of U.S. multinationals experience expatriate failure rates of 10 percent or more.
Your Answer: 91
Correct Answer: 76
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Question 2 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
In the context of international labor relations, what does the acronym ITS stands for?
Your Answer: International Trade Secrets
Correct Answer: International Trade Secretariats
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Question 3 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
An expatriate's base salary is normally double the base salary for a similar position in his or her home country.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 4 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Substantial differences exist in the compensation of executives at the same level in various countries.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 5 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
One of tasks of the _____ function is to foster harmony and minimize conflict between the firm and organized labor.
Your Answer: marketing
Correct Answer: human resource
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Question 6 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
Only _____ of the firms in the study conducted by R.L. Tung used formal procedures and psychological tests to assess the personality traits and relational abilities of potential expatriates.
Your Answer: 5 %
Correct Answer: 5 %
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Question 7 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
The activities an organization carries out to utilize its ____ effectively is referred to as human resource management.
Your Answer: customers
Correct Answer: human resources
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Question 8 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
In firms pursuing __________ strategies, we might expect the HRM function to pay significant attention to selecting individuals who not only have the skills required to perform particular jobs but who also "fit" the prevailing culture of the firm.
Your Answer: international and global
Correct Answer: transnational and global
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Question 9 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
According to the textbook, in practice, the International Trade Secretariats have had
Your Answer: resounding success.
Correct Answer: virtually no success.
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Question 10 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
Beth's behavioral style, beliefs, and value system are consistent with that of the company that she works for. She is said to be compatible with her company's
Your Answer: corporate culture.
Correct Answer: corporate culture.
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
“Cultural Myopia” refers to the firm's failure to
Your Answer: understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing and management.
Correct Answer: understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing and management.
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Question 2 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
According to Mendenhall and Oddou, the attribute of _____ provides an expatriate the ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do, that is, the ability to empathize with them.
Your Answer: cultural toughness
Correct Answer: perceptual ability
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Question 3 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Cultural training seeks to foster an appreciation for the host country's culture.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 4 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
What is the most common approach to expatriate pay?
Your Answer: Merit approach
Correct Answer: Balance sheet approach
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Question 5 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
From a strategic perspective, the key issue in international labor relations is
Your Answer: the degree to which organized labor can limit the choices of an international business.
Correct Answer: the degree to which organized labor can limit the choices of an international business.
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Question 6 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
An expatriate's base salary is normally double the base salary for a similar position in his or her home country.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 7 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
A(n) __________ staffing policy is one in which all key management positions are filled by parent-company nationals.
Your Answer: ethnocentric
Correct Answer: ethnocentric
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Question 8 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Human resource management refers to the activities an organization carries out to utilize its human resources effectively.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 9 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
What does a firm typically do when a reciprocal tax treaty is not in force?
Your Answer: Pays one-third of the expatriate's income tax in the host country
Correct Answer: Pays the expatriate's income tax in the host country
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Question 10 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
R.L. TUNG identified all of the following as reasons for expatriate failure among U.S. expatriate managers except
Your Answer: manager's personal or emotional maturity.
Correct Answer: poor working conditions overseas.
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
Multidomestic firms try to create value by emphasizing
Your Answer: local responsiveness.
Correct Answer: local responsiveness.
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Question 2 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
In most cases, two groups evaluate the performance of expatriate managers, host-nation managers and home-office managers.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 3 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Two advantages of adopting a polycentric approach are:
Your Answer: overcomes lack of qualified managers in host country it is less inexpensive to implement
Correct Answer: alleviates cultural myopia and is inexpensive to implement
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Question 4 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
The type of training that is aimed at helping an expatriate manager and his or her family ease them into day-to-day life in the host country is called
Your Answer: cognitive training.
Correct Answer: practical training.
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Question 5 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
An expatriate's base salary is normally double the base salary for a similar position in his or her home country.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 6 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Substantial differences exist in the compensation of executives at the same level in various countries.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 7 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
What four dimensions seem to predict success in expatriate selection according to Mendenhall and Oddou?
Your Answer: Self-orientation, others-orientation, perceptual ability, and cultural toughness
Correct Answer: Self-orientation, others-orientation, perceptual ability, and cultural toughness
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Question 8 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Which of the following was identified by R.L. Tung as the number one reason for expatriate failure among U.S. expatriate managers?
Your Answer: Manager's personal or emotional maturity
Correct Answer: Inability of spouse to adjust
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Question 9 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
What does a firm typically do when a reciprocal tax treaty is not in force?
Your Answer: Pays one-third of the expatriate's income tax in the host country
Correct Answer: Pays the expatriate's income tax in the host country
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Question 10 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Staffing policy can be a tool for developing and promoting corporate culture.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 1 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
A geocentric staffing policy is one in which all key management positions are filled by parent country nationals.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 2 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
A principle concern of domestic unions about multinational firms it that the multinational can counter their bargaining power with
Your Answer: the power to move production to another country.
Correct Answer: the power to move production to another country.
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Question 3 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Beth's behavioral style, beliefs, and value system are consistent with that of the company that she works for. She is said to be compatible with her company's
Your Answer: corporate bureaucracy.
Correct Answer: corporate culture.
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Question 4 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
A geocentric staffing policy uses human resources efficiently.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
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Question 5 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
A geocentric staffing policy requires host-country nationals to be recruited to manage subsidiaries, while parent-country nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 6 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
In most cases, two groups evaluate the performance of expatriate managers, host-nation managers and home-office managers.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
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Question 7 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
A citizen of one country who is working abroad in one of the firm's subsidiaries is an expatriate manager.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
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Question 8 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
A(n) __________ staffing policy is one in which all key management positions are filled by parent-company nationals.
Your Answer: geocentric
Correct Answer: ethnocentric
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Question 9 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
What does a firm typically do when a reciprocal tax treaty is not in force?
Your Answer: Requires the expatriate to pay his or her own income tax in the host country
Correct Answer: Pays the expatriate's income tax in the host country
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Question 10 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
From a strategic perspective, the key issue in international labor relations is
Your Answer: the degree to which organized labor resists the transfer of domestic employees to overseas operations.
Correct Answer: the degree to which organized labor can limit the choices of an international business.
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Question 1 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
An advantage of an ethnocentric staffing policy is that it alleviates cultural myopia.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 2 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
According to Mendenhall and Oddou, the attribute of ______ strengthens an expatriate's self-esteem, self-confidence, and mental well-being.
Your Answer: cultural toughness
Correct Answer: self-orientation
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Question 3 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Staffing policy can be a tool for developing and promoting corporate culture.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 4 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
A geocentric staffing policy uses human resources efficiently.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 5 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Cultural toughness refers to the fact that how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting tends to be related to the number of previous international assignments the expatriate has successfully completed.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 6 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Cultural training seeks to foster an appreciation for the host country's culture.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 7 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Two advantages of adopting a polycentric approach are:
Your Answer: overcomes lack of qualified managers in host country it is less inexpensive to implement
Correct Answer: alleviates cultural myopia and is inexpensive to implement
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Question 8 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
According to a study conducted by R.L. Tung, _____ percent of U.S. multinationals experience expatriate failure rates of 10 percent or more.
Your Answer: 91
Correct Answer: 76
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Question 9 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
What is the most common approach to expatriate pay?
Your Answer: Merit approach
Correct Answer: Balance sheet approach
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Question 10 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
In firms pursuing __________ strategies, we might expect the HRM function to pay significant attention to selecting individuals who not only have the skills required to perform particular jobs but who also "fit" the prevailing culture of the firm.
Your Answer: international and global
Correct Answer: transnational and global
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Relationship development and willingness to communication are the two factors that are particularly important in developing a healthy degree of
Your Answer: cultural toughness.
Correct Answer: others-orientation.
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Question 2 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
An expatriate's base salary is normally double the base salary for a similar position in his or her home country.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 3 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
In most cases, two groups evaluate the performance of expatriate managers, host-nation managers and home-office managers.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
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Question 4 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Multidomestic firms try to create value by emphasizing
Your Answer: ethnocentrism.
Correct Answer: local responsiveness.
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Question 5 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
European-based multinationals experience a much higher expatriate failure rate than either Japanese or United States multinationals, according to a study conducted by R.L. Tung.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 6 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
By corporate structure, we mean the organization's norms and value systems.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 7 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Human resource management refers to the activities an organization carries out to utilize its human resources effectively.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
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Question 8 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Many Japanese firms prefer their foreign operations to be headed by expatriate Japanese managers because these managers will have socialized into the firm's culture while employed in Japan. This is an example of
Your Answer: polycentricity.
Correct Answer: ethnocentricity.
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Question 9 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
According to a study by R.L. Tung, the number one reason for expatriate failure among U.S. multinationals is the inability of the expatriate manager's spouse to adjust.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 10 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
In firms pursuing __________ strategies, we might expect the HRM function to pay significant attention to selecting individuals who not only have the skills required to perform particular jobs but who also "fit" the prevailing culture of the firm.
Your Answer: transnational and global
Correct Answer: transnational and global
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Question 1 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Historically, most international businesses have been more concerned with management development than with training.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 2 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
According to the textbook, the key to solving expatriate repatriation problems is:
Your Answer: strategic planning
Correct Answer: human resource planning
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Question 3 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
A principle concern of domestic unions about multinational firms it that the multinational can counter their bargaining power with
Your Answer: wage rates tied to global rather than domestic standards.
Correct Answer: the power to move production to another country.
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Question 4 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
In the context of international labor relations, what does the acronym ITS stands for?
Your Answer: International Trade Secretariats
Correct Answer: International Trade Secretariats
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Question 5 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Cultural training seeks to foster an appreciation for the host country's culture.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
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Question 6 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
What are the four types of allowances that are often included in an expatriate's compensation package?
Your Answer: Travel allowances, emergency allowances, training allowances, relocation allowances
Correct Answer: Hardship allowances, housing allowances, cost-of-living allowances, and education allowances
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Question 7 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Which of the following international strategies is most compatible with a polycentric staffing policy?
Your Answer: International strategy
Correct Answer: Multidomestic strategy
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Question 8 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Cultural toughness refers to the fact that how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting tends to be related to the number of previous international assignments the expatriate has successfully completed.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 9 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
A geocentric staffing policy uses human resources efficiently.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
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Question 10 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
By corporate structure, we mean the organization's norms and value systems.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
From a strategic perspective, the key issue in international labor relations is
Your Answer: the degree to which organized labor increases the costs of conducting international business.
Correct Answer: the degree to which organized labor can limit the choices of an international business.
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Question 2 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
______ is concerned with the selection of employees for particular jobs.
Your Answer: Staffing policy
Correct Answer: Staffing policy
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Question 3 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
An expatriate's base salary is normally double the base salary for a similar position in his or her home country.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 4 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
A citizen of one country who is working abroad in one of the firm's subsidiaries is an expatriate manager.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
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Question 5 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Cultural toughness refers to the fact that how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting tends to be related to the number of previous international assignments the expatriate has successfully completed.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 6 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
According to a study conducted by R.L. Tung, _____ percent of U.S. multinationals experience expatriate failure rates of 10 percent or more.
Your Answer: 76
Correct Answer: 76
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Question 7 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
According to a study by R.L. Tung, the number one reason for expatriate failure among U.S. multinationals is the inability of the expatriate manager's spouse to adjust.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
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Question 8 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
A(n) _____ staffing policy requires host country nationals to be recruited to manage subsidiaries, while parent company nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters.
Your Answer: polycentric
Correct Answer: polycentric
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Question 9 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
According to Mendenhall and Oddou, the attribute of _____ provides an expatriate the ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do, that is, the ability to empathize with them.
Your Answer: cultural toughness
Correct Answer: perceptual ability
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Question 10 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Training is a much broader concept than management development.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
In firms pursuing __________ strategies, we might expect the HRM function to pay significant attention to selecting individuals who not only have the skills required to perform particular jobs but who also "fit" the prevailing culture of the firm.
Your Answer: international and global
Correct Answer: transnational and global
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Question 2 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
According to a study by R.L. Tung, the number one reason for expatriate failure among U.S. multinationals is the inability of the expatriate manager's spouse to adjust.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 3 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
A geocentric staffing policy uses human resources efficiently.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
Feedback: Difficulty: MediumPage: 623
Question 4 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Cultural training seeks to foster an appreciation for the host country's culture.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
Feedback: Difficulty: EasyPage: 629
Question 5 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
An advantage of an ethnocentric staffing policy is that it alleviates cultural myopia.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 6 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
By corporate structure, we mean the organization's norms and value systems.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 7 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
The activities an organization carries out to utilize its ____ effectively is referred to as human resource management.
Your Answer: customers
Correct Answer: human resources
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Question 8 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
According to Mendenhall and Oddou, the attribute of ______ strengthens an expatriate's self-esteem, self-confidence, and mental well-being.
Your Answer: perceptual ability
Correct Answer: self-orientation
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Question 9 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
European-based multinationals experience a much higher expatriate failure rate than either Japanese or United States multinationals, according to a study conducted by R.L. Tung.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 10 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
In regard to the types of allowances often included in an expatriate's compensation package, a(n) _____ allowance is paid when the expatriate is being sent to a difficult location.
Your Answer: education
Correct Answer: hardship
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
_______ is a subset of expatriates who are citizens of a foreign country working in the home country of their multinational employer.
Your Answer: Immigrants
Correct Answer: Inpatriates
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Question 2 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
According to Mendenhall and Oddou, the attribute of ______ strengthens an expatriate's self-esteem, self-confidence, and mental well-being.
Your Answer: cultural toughness
Correct Answer: self-orientation
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Question 3 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Dell Computers is not just concerned with hiring people who have the skills required for performing particular jobs; it wants individuals whose behavioral styles, beliefs, and value systems are consistent with those of Dell. This would be an example of
Your Answer: ethnocentrism.
Correct Answer: corporate culture.
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Question 4 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
By corporate structure, we mean the organization's norms and value systems.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 5 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
R.L. TUNG identified all of the following as reasons for expatriate failure among U.S. expatriate managers except
Your Answer: manager's personal or emotional maturity.
Correct Answer: poor working conditions overseas.
Feedback: Difficulty: MediumPage: 624-625
Question 6 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Human resource management refers to the activities an organization carries out to utilize its human resources effectively.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 7 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
According to the textbook, almost all expatriates believe that a position in a foreign country is beneficial to careers of almost all expatriates because their knowledge is used immensely in their company when they get home.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 8 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
The type of training that is aimed at helping an expatriate manager and his or her family ease them into day-to-day life in the host country is called
Your Answer: technical training.
Correct Answer: practical training.
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Question 9 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
In most cases, two groups evaluate the performance of expatriate managers, host-nation managers and home-office managers.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: true
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Question 10 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
Only _____ of the firms in the study conducted by R.L. Tung used formal procedures and psychological tests to assess the personality traits and relational abilities of potential expatriates.
Your Answer: 5 %
Correct Answer: 5 %
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
What are the four types of allowances that are often included in an expatriate's compensation package?
Your Answer: Emergency allowances, hardship allowances, training allowances, cost-of-living allowances
Correct Answer: Hardship allowances, housing allowances, cost-of-living allowances, and education allowances
Feedback: Difficulty: MediumPage: 635
Question 2 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
“Cultural Myopia” refers to the firm's failure to
Your Answer: adapt to certain ethnocentric cultures through the expatriate.
Correct Answer: understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing and management.
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Question 3 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
According to Mendenhall and Oddou, the attribute of ______ strengthens an expatriate's self-esteem, self-confidence, and mental well-being.
Your Answer: self-orientation
Correct Answer: self-orientation
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Question 4 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
A principle concern of domestic unions about multinational firms it that the multinational can counter their bargaining power with
Your Answer: work schedules tied to global rather than domestic standards.
Correct Answer: the power to move production to another country.
Feedback: Difficulty: MediumPage: 637
Question 5 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
A(n) __________ staffing policy is one in which all key management positions are filled by parent-company nationals.
Your Answer: geocentric
Correct Answer: ethnocentric
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Question 6 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
According to a study conducted by R.L. Tung, _____ percent of U.S. multinationals experience expatriate failure rates of 10 percent or more.
Your Answer: 17
Correct Answer: 76
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Question 7 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
In the context of international labor relations, what does the acronym ITS stands for?
Your Answer: International Trade Sanctions
Correct Answer: International Trade Secretariats
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Question 8 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Historically, most international businesses have been more concerned with management development than with training.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 9 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
In firms pursuing __________ strategies, we might expect the HRM function to pay significant attention to selecting individuals who not only have the skills required to perform particular jobs but who also "fit" the prevailing culture of the firm.
Your Answer: multidomestic and transnational
Correct Answer: transnational and global
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Question 10 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
By corporate structure, we mean the organization's norms and value systems.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
_______ is a subset of expatriates who are citizens of a foreign country working in the home country of their multinational employer.
Your Answer: Immigrants
Correct Answer: Inpatriates
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Question 2 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Many Japanese firms prefer their foreign operations to be headed by expatriate Japanese managers because these managers will have socialized into the firm's culture while employed in Japan. This is an example of
Your Answer: intercentricity.
Correct Answer: ethnocentricity.
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Question 3 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
According to Mendenhall and Oddou, the attribute of _____ provides an expatriate the ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do, that is, the ability to empathize with them.
Your Answer: perceptual ability
Correct Answer: perceptual ability
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Question 4 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
According to a study conducted by R.L. Tung, _____ percent of U.S. multinationals experience expatriate failure rates of 10 percent or more.
Your Answer: 76
Correct Answer: 76
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Question 5 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
“Cultural Myopia” refers to the firm's failure to
Your Answer: adapt to certain ethnocentric cultures through the expatriate.
Correct Answer: understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing and management.
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Question 6 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Only _____ of the firms in the study conducted by R.L. Tung used formal procedures and psychological tests to assess the personality traits and relational abilities of potential expatriates.
Your Answer: 15%
Correct Answer: 5 %
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Question 7 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Cultural toughness refers to the fact that how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting tends to be related to the number of previous international assignments the expatriate has successfully completed.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 8 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
What are the four types of allowances that are often included in an expatriate's compensation package?
Your Answer: Travel allowances, emergency allowances, training allowances, relocation allowances
Correct Answer: Hardship allowances, housing allowances, cost-of-living allowances, and education allowances
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Question 9 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
According to the textbook, almost all expatriates believe that a position in a foreign country is beneficial to careers of almost all expatriates because their knowledge is used immensely in their company when they get home.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 10 Multiple Choice 1 of 1 point(s)
What does a firm typically do when a reciprocal tax treaty is not in force?
Your Answer: Pays the expatriate's income tax in the host country
Correct Answer: Pays the expatriate's income tax in the host country
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Question 1 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
One estimate of the costs of expatriate failure is that the average cost per failure to the parent company can be as high as ____ times the expatriate's annual domestic salary plus the cost of relocation.
Your Answer: 1.5
Correct Answer: 3
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Question 2 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Historically, most international businesses have been more concerned with management development than with training.
Your Answer: true
Correct Answer: false
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Question 3 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
“Cultural Myopia” refers to the firm's failure to
Your Answer: adapt to certain ethnocentric cultures through the expatriate.
Correct Answer: understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing and management.
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Question 4 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Which of the following international strategies is most compatible with a polycentric staffing policy?
Your Answer: International strategy
Correct Answer: Multidomestic strategy
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Question 5 True/False 1 of 1 point(s)
Training is a much broader concept than management development.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: false
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Question 6 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
The type of training that is aimed at helping an expatriate manager and his or her family ease them into day-to-day life in the host country is called
Your Answer: cognitive training.
Correct Answer: practical training.
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Question 7 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
_______ is a subset of expatriates who are citizens of a foreign country working in the home country of their multinational employer.
Your Answer: Immigrants
Correct Answer: Inpatriates
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Question 8 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
Multidomestic firms try to create value by emphasizing
Your Answer: ethnocentrism.
Correct Answer: local responsiveness.
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Question 9 True/False 0 of 1 point(s)
Staffing policy can be a tool for developing and promoting corporate culture.
Your Answer: false
Correct Answer: true
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Question 10 Multiple Choice 0 of 1 point(s)
R.L. TUNG identified all of the following as reasons for expatriate failure among U.S. expatriate managers except
Your Answer: inability of spouse to adjust.
Correct Answer: poor working conditions overseas.
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