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​A(n) ________ manager is a citizen of one country who is living and working in another in one of the subsidiaries.
expatriate
Which staffing policy calls for individuals from the home country to manage operations​ abroad?
Ethnocentric staffing
Which one of the following is a reason firms follow the ethnocentric staffing​ policy?
To maintain tight control over decision making in branch offices abroad
Which one of the following is a disadvantage of the ethnocentric staffing​ policy?
Having the cost of relocating managers from the home country
With​ ________ staffing, individuals from the host country manage operations abroad.
polycentric
Which one of the following is an advantage of polycentric staffing​ policy?
Eliminating the high cost of relocating expatriate managers and families
Company X has a few subsidiaries in Asia and the Middle East. The company policy is to treat each national market differently. The company hires host countries staff to manage their entire overseas subsidiary. What kind of risk the company might be​ running?
Potential for losing control of the​ host-country operation
With​ ________ staffing, the​ best-qualified individuals, regardless of​ nationality, manage operations abroad.
geocentric
Which one of the following BEST describe a geocentric staffing​ policy?
The​ best-qualified individuals, regardless of​ nationality, manage operations abroad.
Which one of the following is an advantage of geocentric staffing​ policy?
Development of a global perspective among company managers
Which one of the following is a disadvantage of geocentric​ staffing?
Expensive to implement
Japanese companies are notorious for their reluctance to place​ non-Japanese managers at the helm of international offices. And when they do appoint a​ foreigner, they often place a Japanese manager in the office to monitor important decisions and report back to the home office. This indicates that most Japanese firms prefer​ a(n) ________ staffing approach.
ethnocentric
A company plans to sell its products directly to buyers in a new market abroad. The company may create a new operation abroad and staff it with managers or may train a local manager. What kind of planning do you think the company should develop to estimate its future​ needs?
HR planning
Collecting data on every​ employee, including educational​ background, special job​ skills, previous​ jobs, language​ skills, and experience living abroad is what type of​ planning?
The first phase of HR planning
Publicity generated by allegations of workplace abuse caused many firms to establish codes of​ conduct, and they stepped up efforts to ensure compliance. Which U.S. multinational​ company, cited by the​ textbook, sent a team of investigators to China to look into charges of​ sweatshop-like conditions at a company manufacturing​ facility?
Apple
When apparel contractors in Bangladesh admitted that they hired​ children, Levi Strauss demanded that they comply with local regulations.​ Unfortunately, it turned out that many of the underage workers were their​ families' sole sources of support. Which one of the following options did Levi Strauss enact to solve the​ problem?
​Levi's struck a​ deal: Contractors continued paying wages to the youngsters while they went to school and then rehired them when they reached age 14.
​________ is the psychological process of readapting to​ one's home culture.
Reverse culture shock
What is a psychological process affecting people living abroad and is characterized by​ homesickness, irritability,​ confusion, aggravation, and​ depression?
Cultural shock
When do international companies tend to hire local​ managers?
When cultural understanding is a key job requirement
Which one of the following is the culture training method in which the trainee responds to a specific situation and is evaluated by a team of​ judges, and typically includes​ role-play exercises?
Cultural assimilation training
Which one of the following is usually included in cultural training​ programs?
Language training
What type of compensation do managers often receive when their work assignment is located in an unstable country or in one with a very low standard of​ living?
Hardship pay
The U.S. government permits citizens working abroad to exclude​ $95,100 of what from their taxable income in the United​ States?
Foreign earned income
Governments in​ _____________ are promising to keep unions in check making this region attractive for company location selection.
Asia
In what country does codetermination give workers a direct say in the strategies and policies of their​ employers?
Germany
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