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chapter 13 Flashcards

(12 cards)

1
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expatriates?

A

expatriates: employees citizens of country where parent company based sent to another work facility.

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what is workforce mobility?

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workforce mobility: focus on managing recruitement, relocation, retention of employees who complete tasks outside of the primary region.

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intercountry differences that affect HRM…

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  • Cultural factors
  • Economic systems
  • legal Systems
  • Labour costs factors
  • Industrial relations factors
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4
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The number of expatriates doubled between ___ and ___

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The number of expatriates doubled between 2005 and 2008

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guide to relocation selection tips.

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  1. candidate identification, assessment and selection
  2. cost projection (3 to 5 times the cost to move the entire family)
  3. Assignment letters
  4. Compensation, benefits and tace programs
  5. relocation assistance (between 50 000 and 100 000$)
  6. Family support
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6
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the cost of an expatriate assignment failure can reach …

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1M$

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7
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factors of expatriate failure:

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  • personality
  • person’s intention
  • Family pressure
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Ethnocentric staffing policy

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home-country managers are superior to those in the host country

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Polycentric staffing policy

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only host-country managers can understand the culture

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10
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geocentric staffing policy

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best manager can be found anywhere where the firms operate

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Barrier to managing global workers within Canada

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  1. Lack of canadian experience
  2. poor transferability of foreign education
  3. Lack of literacy skills
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12
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explain balance sheet method for foreign compensation

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you equal the purchasing power accros countries.

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