Deck 14: International Human Resource Management

Question 1

Corbyn was excited about the letter he just received from his company! His company made oil refinery parts for the oil and gas industry worldwide. When he joined the headquarters of the company six years ago, he was told that he could have the opportunity to be relocated to various locations around the world with the company. A lot had happened to Corbyn since he started with the company. In the interim, he had married, and was now expecting his second child. His wife was a successful lawyer, with a growing practice in family law. His letter indicated that he was scheduled to leave for India in two months for a two year posting to manage their subsidiary located close to Indian Oil Corporation, one of their largest clients. This posting was a real testament to his success with the company and a fantastic assignment. As he folded up the letter to slide it back in its envelope, he wondered how his wife would respond to hearing about this development in his career.

-Related to his assignment in India,some simple administrative processing considerations that the organization can help with include all of the following except

A)The assignment terms and conditions are documented and agreed upon
B)Payroll processing is managed according to the new agreement
C)Tax administration is managed according to the new agreement
D)Any spouse and/or dependant concerns have been taken care of
E)Finding appropriate transportation to and from the worksite

Answer 1

Finding appropriate transportation to and from the worksite

Question 2

Maria loved to travel and was constantly reading up on differences in various country cultures.She was considering traveling to China next,as her good friend Heidi,would be speaking at a conference there this summer.Heidi suggested that they travel to China together to the conference,and then extend their trip to do some sightseeing afterwards.
Maria read that the Global Leadership and Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness study found that people in China were normally quite loyal to their family and other groups.This would be known as

A)In-group collectivism
B)Uncertainty avoidance
C)Humane orientation
D)Power distance
E)Uncertainty distance

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Maria loved to travel and was constantly reading up on differences in various country cultures.She was considering traveling to China next,as her good friend Heidi,would be speaking at a conference there this summer.Heidi suggested that they travel to China together to the conference,and then extend their trip to do some sightseeing afterwards.
Maria also read that Global Leadership and Organizational Behaviour Effectiveness study found that people in China were normally quite high in focusing on altruistic behavior and generosity.This is known as

A)People orientation
B)Person orientation
C)Group collectivism
D)Humane orientation
E)In-group collectivism

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Corbyn was excited about the letter he just received from his company! His company made oil refinery parts for the oil and gas industry worldwide. When he joined the headquarters of the company six years ago, he was told that he could have the opportunity to be relocated to various locations around the world with the company. A lot had happened to Corbyn since he started with the company. In the interim, he had married, and was now expecting his second child. His wife was a successful lawyer, with a growing practice in family law. His letter indicated that he was scheduled to leave for India in two months for a two year posting to manage their subsidiary located close to Indian Oil Corporation, one of their largest clients. This posting was a real testament to his success with the company and a fantastic assignment. As he folded up the letter to slide it back in its envelope, he wondered how his wife would respond to hearing about this development in his career.

-Corbyn and his family would benefit from an international orientation program which may begin weeks or even months before and last several weeks after an assignment.This is known as

A)Expatriate prep work
B)Pre-departure training
C)Expatriate orientation
D)Pre-departure development
E)Departure development process

Question 5

Corbyn was excited about the letter he just received from his company! His company made oil refinery parts for the oil and gas industry worldwide. When he joined the headquarters of the company six years ago, he was told that he could have the opportunity to be relocated to various locations around the world with the company. A lot had happened to Corbyn since he started with the company. In the interim, he had married, and was now expecting his second child. His wife was a successful lawyer, with a growing practice in family law. His letter indicated that he was scheduled to leave for India in two months for a two year posting to manage their subsidiary located close to Indian Oil Corporation, one of their largest clients. This posting was a real testament to his success with the company and a fantastic assignment. As he folded up the letter to slide it back in its envelope, he wondered how his wife would respond to hearing about this development in his career.

-By relocating Corbyn to manage the Indian subsidiary,this indicates that his company likely has a staffing preference of

A)Ethnocentrism
B)Polycentrism
C)Geocentrism
D)Regiocentrism
E)Nationalcentrism

Question 6

Corbyn was excited about the letter he just received from his company! His company made oil refinery parts for the oil and gas industry worldwide. When he joined the headquarters of the company six years ago, he was told that he could have the opportunity to be relocated to various locations around the world with the company. A lot had happened to Corbyn since he started with the company. In the interim, he had married, and was now expecting his second child. His wife was a successful lawyer, with a growing practice in family law. His letter indicated that he was scheduled to leave for India in two months for a two year posting to manage their subsidiary located close to Indian Oil Corporation, one of their largest clients. This posting was a real testament to his success with the company and a fantastic assignment. As he folded up the letter to slide it back in its envelope, he wondered how his wife would respond to hearing about this development in his career.

-Corbyn's company is most likely in what stage of corporate evolution?

A)Domestic firm
B)International firm
C)Multinational firm
D)Global/transnational firm
E)Original firm

Question 7

Corbyn was excited about the letter he just received from his company! His company made oil refinery parts for the oil and gas industry worldwide. When he joined the headquarters of the company six years ago, he was told that he could have the opportunity to be relocated to various locations around the world with the company. A lot had happened to Corbyn since he started with the company. In the interim, he had married, and was now expecting his second child. His wife was a successful lawyer, with a growing practice in family law. His letter indicated that he was scheduled to leave for India in two months for a two year posting to manage their subsidiary located close to Indian Oil Corporation, one of their largest clients. This posting was a real testament to his success with the company and a fantastic assignment. As he folded up the letter to slide it back in its envelope, he wondered how his wife would respond to hearing about this development in his career.

-When Corbyn takes the assignment in India,he would be considered a

A)Parent country national (PCN)
B)Third country national (TCN)
C)Host country national (HCN)
D)Home country national (HCN)
E)Second country national (SCN)

Question 8

Corbyn was excited about the letter he just received from his company! His company made oil refinery parts for the oil and gas industry worldwide. When he joined the headquarters of the company six years ago, he was told that he could have the opportunity to be relocated to various locations around the world with the company. A lot had happened to Corbyn since he started with the company. In the interim, he had married, and was now expecting his second child. His wife was a successful lawyer, with a growing practice in family law. His letter indicated that he was scheduled to leave for India in two months for a two year posting to manage their subsidiary located close to Indian Oil Corporation, one of their largest clients. This posting was a real testament to his success with the company and a fantastic assignment. As he folded up the letter to slide it back in its envelope, he wondered how his wife would respond to hearing about this development in his career.

-If Corbyn and his family relocate to India for two years,they may experience reverse culture shock when

A)Returning home after having been accustomed to another culture
B)Returning home and having missed ones own culture they develop a greater appreciation for it
C)A cultural barrier placed upon the expatriate when people from the host country begin to realize they do not originate from that country
D)A cultural barrier placed upon women when they enter a male-dominated society
E)A cultural barrier placed upon men when they enter a female-dominated society

Question 9

Corbyn was excited about the letter he just received from his company! His company made oil refinery parts for the oil and gas industry worldwide. When he joined the headquarters of the company six years ago, he was told that he could have the opportunity to be relocated to various locations around the world with the company. A lot had happened to Corbyn since he started with the company. In the interim, he had married, and was now expecting his second child. His wife was a successful lawyer, with a growing practice in family law. His letter indicated that he was scheduled to leave for India in two months for a two year posting to manage their subsidiary located close to Indian Oil Corporation, one of their largest clients. This posting was a real testament to his success with the company and a fantastic assignment. As he folded up the letter to slide it back in its envelope, he wondered how his wife would respond to hearing about this development in his career.

-If Corbyn's children accompany him to his assignment in India,and then possibly to other global work assignments,they could be called

A)First culture kids
B)Second culture kids
C)Third culture kids
D)Fourth culture kids
E)Multi culture kids

Question 10

Corbyn was excited about the letter he just received from his company! His company made oil refinery parts for the oil and gas industry worldwide. When he joined the headquarters of the company six years ago, he was told that he could have the opportunity to be relocated to various locations around the world with the company. A lot had happened to Corbyn since he started with the company. In the interim, he had married, and was now expecting his second child. His wife was a successful lawyer, with a growing practice in family law. His letter indicated that he was scheduled to leave for India in two months for a two year posting to manage their subsidiary located close to Indian Oil Corporation, one of their largest clients. This posting was a real testament to his success with the company and a fantastic assignment. As he folded up the letter to slide it back in its envelope, he wondered how his wife would respond to hearing about this development in his career.

-Corbyn would be considered a(n)

A)International commuter
B)Frequent flyer
C)Flexpatriate
D)Expatriate
E)Inpatriate