Strayer Bus325 week 6 quiz 4
Question 1
Boundary spanning refers to activities that:
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Expand ownership in a different country |
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Gather information that bridge internal and external organizational contexts |
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Exporting information and technology across country boundaries |
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Expatriates are seldom called on to perform for the organization |
Question 2
The culture adjustment process in an international assignment can be characterized by:
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An “S” shaped curve |
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A “U” shaped curve |
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Cultural shock |
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Matrix relationships |
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Question 3
Third country nationals:
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Provide no assurance the subsidiary will comply with company objectives |
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Provide continuity of management as TCHs stay longer in positions |
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May be better informed than Parent Country Nationals about the host county environment |
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May impose an inappropriate HQ style |
Question 4
Recruitment is defined as:
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The process of gathering information for the purpose of evaluating who should be employed |
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Searching for and obtaining job candidates |
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Promoting employees within the organization to fill international management positions |
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Transferring functional managers to headquarters |
Question 5
“Bumble Bee” is a description of an expatriate role as:
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Agent of direct control |
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Network builders |
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Transferor of corporate values |
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Boundary spanners |
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Question 6
“Independents” are defined in the text as:
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Professional women who are self-selected expatriates |
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Trailers |
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Minority foreign female |
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Neither a Democrat or Republican expatriate |
Question 7
The European Union Social Charter allows for
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Spousal work permits |
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Expatriate to apply for citizenship |
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Free movement of citizens of member countries within the EU for work |
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Long term assignments |
Question 8
An example of an employee working on a contractual assignment of a non-standard is a/an:
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Part time loan of an employee for one week to one month |
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Three years assignment to start up a Greenfield site |
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Oil rig worker |
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R&D project team |
Question 9
Traditional expatriate assignments are referred to as a/an:
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Long term assignment |
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Extended assignment |
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Short term assignment |
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Contractual assignment |
Question 10
A group of multinationals have established an organization called “Permits Foundation” which:
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Promotes the improvement of work permit regulations for spouses of expatriates |
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Allows multinationals to work foreigners without a VISA |
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Advocates all managers to receive a permit to work in any country |
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Acts as a clearinghouse for work permit complaints |
Question 11
How is “expatriate failure” usually defined?
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Returning home before the period of assignment is completed |
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Lower than expected market shares |
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A dissatisfaction by the assignee during or after the assignment |
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Communication channels not utilized and implemented as expected |
Question 12
Three key organizational reasons for using the various forms of international assignments are:
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Position filling, crisis management and organizational development |
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Responding to requests from local employees, management development and organizational development |
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Position filling, management development and responding to requests by parent company employees for international assignments |
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Position filling, management development and organizational development |
Question 13
According to the text, common corporate language in MNEs is developed to :
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Expand the use of English |
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Use language as a way of standardizing reporting systems |
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Match the language of the home country |
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Provide an interpreter if managers are not fluent in the common language |
Question 14
Ethnocentric organizations are best characterized by:
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Key personnel positions are held by headquarter personnel. |
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Subsidiaries are managed by local nationals (HCN) |
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A worldwide integrated business which nationality is ignored in favor of ability |
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Staff may move outside their countries but only within a particular geographic region. |
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Question 15 Polycentric approaches to international staffing: Answer
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Solution: Strayer Bus325 week 6 quiz 4