Question 1

workers with foreign credentials had received recognition for their credentials within four years of arriving in Canada?

Accepted Answer

The article states that "only 28% of workers with foreign credentials received recognition for their credentials within four years of arriving in Canada."

Question 2

A polycentric staffing policy is usually more expensive than sending expatriates abroad.

Accepted Answer

A polycentric staffing policy involves hiring local employees in host countries, which may be less expensive than sending expatriates abroad who require compensation packages that include benefits such as housing, transportation, and language training.

Question 3

The issues associated with the overemployment of immigrants and foreign workers is especially critical today,given the younger workforce and the current labour surpluses in Canada.

Accepted Answer

The statement is incorrect. The current labour shortages in Canada mean that there is a growing demand for foreign workers to fill job vacancies in various industries.

Question 4

British Columbia is the recipient of most of Canada's landed immigrants.

Accepted Answer

Ontario, not British Columbia, has historically been the province receiving the most landed immigrants in Canada.

Question 5

Nathan is a person residing in Canada who was born outside of Canada; what is the term used to describe Nigel with respect to working in Canada?

Accepted Answer

The term used to describe someone who was born outside of Canada and is now residing in Canada is immigrant. Options A, C, D, and E do not apply in this scenario as they all have different meanings and contexts.

Question 6

According to the textbook,which of the following is considered to be the first step in ensuring that a foreign assignee is successful?

Accepted Answer

According to the textbook, the first step in ensuring that a foreign assignee is successful is careful screening, which includes assessing the individual's skills, experience, and cultural adaptability to the host country.

Question 7

A Canadian company has offices in the United States,France,and Japan.Each office outside of Canada is managed by a Canadian expatriate; this company appears to have a polycentric staffing policy.

Accepted Answer

This company appears to have an ethnocentric staffing policy, as it is staffing its international offices with managers from its home country (Canada), rather than hiring local managers from the host countries.

Question 8

Which of the following is used by companies in order to take care of the mental health of expatriate employees,which is often affected by the stressful relocation process?

Accepted Answer

International EAPs (Employee Assistance Programs) are typically used by companies to take care of the mental health of expatriate employees. Relocating to a new country and adjusting to a new culture can be an extremely stressful experience that can impact the mental health of employees. EAPs provide psychological support and counseling services to expats who are struggling to cope with the stress of relocation. They can include services such as confidential therapy sessions, crisis management, and support hotlines.

Question 9

Which type of program focuses on managing the recruitment,relocation,and retention of employees who complete work-related tasks and activities outside of the core or primary head office or region of the company?

Accepted Answer

The program described focuses on managing employees who work outside of the primary head office or region, which is referred to as workforce mobility. Choices A, B, D, and E do not involve managing employees working outside of the primary head office or region.

Question 10

Keri is Canadian citizen working for a Canadian brewery.She has been sent to Japan to expand the brewery's market.What is the formal term for Keri given her location of work and her citizenship?

Accepted Answer

The best choice is D, "Expatriate," as this term refers to someone who is living and working outside of their home country by choice. Keri's situation fits this definition as she is a Canadian citizen working for a Canadian company in Japan. A deportee refers to someone who has been forcibly removed from a country, an exiled person has been banished or forced to live outside of their home country, a settler is someone who permanently moves to a new territory to establish a new residence, and a refugee is someone who has been forced to flee their home country due to persecution or war.

Question 11

Which term describes the process of moving expatriates and their families back home from the foreign assignment?

Accepted Answer

Repatriation is the process of returning expatriates and their families to their home country after completing their assignment. This involves organizing logistics, ensuring smooth transition and reintegration into the organization upon return. Expatriation refers to the initial process of sending individuals on foreign assignments. Immigration refers to the process of individuals moving to a new country to live there permanently. Emigration refers to the act of leaving one's home country to live in another. Migration refers to the movement of people from one place to another.

Question 12

Third-country nationals are employees who are returning home following the completion of multiple,successful foreign work assignments.

Accepted Answer

Third-country nationals are employees from a country other than the home country of the organization or the host country where the organization operates. They are not specifically defined by returning home after foreign assignments.

Question 13

The majority of global assignment compensation is aligned to pay expatriates according to compensation levels in the host country.

Accepted Answer

The majority of global assignment compensation models use the balance sheet approach, which aligns expatriate compensation to the home country levels, adjusting for cost of living, housing, and other factors to maintain purchasing power parity.

Question 14

Discuss steps that can be taken to assist in the repatriation process.

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Question 15

According to the textbook,a payment made to compensate managers for the cultural and physical adjustments that they will have to make is known as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A mobility premium is a payment made to compensate managers for the cultural and physical adjustments they will have to make when relocating for work.

Question 16

Discuss the challenges of international compensation and differentiate between the balance sheet and variable pay approaches to compensation.

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Question 17

According to the textbook,what is the most common method for formulating expatriate pay,to equalize purchasing power across countries?

Accepted Answer

The most common method for formulating expatriate pay to equalize purchasing power across countries is the balance sheet approach. This approach ensures that expatriates have the same purchasing power abroad as they would have in their home country. It takes into account several factors such as cost of living, housing, taxation, and exchange rates to determine the appropriate compensation package for the expatriate.

Question 18

Identify and describe the three barriers confronting new immigrants to Canada upon attempting to enter the labour force.

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Question 19

Statistics Canada has reported that the percentage of long-term immigrants who had successfully completed a university degree and who only found jobs with low educational requirements has been declining.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

In the balance sheet approach,base salary for the relocated manager will normally be in the same range as which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The balance sheet approach aims to keep the relocated manager's purchasing power at par with what they would have in their home country, hence the base salary is normally aligned with the manager's home-country salary.

Quiz 17: Managing Human Resources in a Global Business