chapter 14

Question 1

expatriates

Answer 1

managers who live and work outside their home country

Question 2

types of international managers

Answer 2

expatriates

host-country nationals

Question 3

types of expats

Answer 3

home-country nationals
third-country nationals
impatriates

Question 4

expatriate managers who are citizens of the country in which company is headquartered

Answer 4

home-counry nationals

Question 5

expatriate managaers who are citizens of countries other htan the one they are working or they work for is headquartered

Answer 5

third-country nationals

Question 6

inpatriates

Answer 6

managers form a host country or third-country national working in home country

Question 7

managers who are citizens of the country in which they are working

Answer 7

host-country nationals

Question 8

the use of outside personnel on a contractual or temporary basis
may create quality contorl problems

Answer 8

outsourcing, subscontracting

Question 9

reasons for using home country nationals

Answer 9

they are more effective in start up operations
to provide technical expertise
to maintain coordination over mncs foreign operation

Question 10

companys belief that a home-country manger is best for the job

Answer 10

ethnocentrism

Question 11

reasons for not using host-country nationalsq

Answer 11

host government expects mnc to hire local mangers
mnc will unlikely have available home country mangers to fill oversees positions
lower costs

Question 12

general criteria

Answer 12

technical skills

behaviorla and relationship skills

Question 13

technical skills

Answer 13

managers must possess the knowledge, to do the job

Question 14

managers must have proper interpersonal skills

Answer 14

behavioral and relationship skills

Question 15

how well is the manger able to adjust to different cultures

Answer 15

adaptability to cultural change

Question 16

physical and emotional health

Answer 16

managers must be physically able to do the job

Question 17

young managers are more willing to travel oversees

Answer 17

age, expereince, and education

Question 18

language training

Answer 18

international mangers learn language of foreign country

Question 19

manager demonstrate adequate motivation for wanting to go overseas

Answer 19

motivation

Question 20

spouse and dependents or work/family issues

Answer 20

what affect will assignment haveon the mangers family

Question 21

compensation

Answer 21

salary
benefits
allowances
incentives
taxes

Question 22

salary that an expatriate woudl receie in the home country

Answer 22

base salary

Question 23

payments made to expats to havve sam eliving experience as they did at home

Answer 23

allowances

Question 24

incentives

Answer 24

payments to entice expats to accept assignment

Question 25

using various methods to determine salary packages

Answer 25

tailor-made packages

Question 26

methods of tailor-made packages

Answer 26

``` balance sheet approach localization lump-sum catheterize approach regional system ```

Question 27

expats return to their home country from overseas assigmentt

Answer 27

repatriation

Question 28

reasons for returnign home

Answer 28

time is reached family reasons dissatisfaction of conditions managers failure to perform

Question 29

readjustment problems

Answer 29

problems faced by expats upon returning home

Question 30

examples of readjustment problems

Answer 30

out of mind | lower standard of living

Question 31

Polycentric

Answer 31

Places local nationals in key positions allowing them to develop and appoint own people

Question 32

The acquisition of skills, knowledge, and abilities

Answer 32

Learning

Question 33

Mnc that relies on local managers from a particular geographic region

Answer 33

Regiocenteic mnc

Question 34

Mnc seeks to integrate diverse regions of the world through global approach to decision making

Answer 34

Geocentric mnc

Question 35

An approach to developing an expatriate compensation package that allows person to decide how to spend funds

Answer 35

Cafeteria approach

Question 36

Approach to developing an expatriate compensation package that involves setting a compensation system

Answer 36

Regional system

Question 37

Expatriate compensation package giving expat predetermined amount of money

Answer 37

Lump sum method

Question 38

Paying the expat a salary comparable to local nationals

Answer 38

Localization

Question 39

Ensures expat is made whole and does not lose money by taking the assignment

Answer 39

Balance-sheet approach

Question 40

Process of evaluating how well a family is likely to stand p to stress of overseas life

Answer 40

Adaptability screening

Question 41

Factors used to choose personnel for international assignments

Answer 41

International selection criteria

Question 42

Programmed learning technique designed to expose members of one culture to basic concepts of another culture

Answer 42

Cultural assimilator