Question 1Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textDespite national laws and policies that might prevail at company headquarters prohibiting discrimination against women in the workplace, cultural norms and expectations widely held in other counties, such as Islamic and Asian societies and in some areas of __________, might need to be considered when making staffing-assignment decisions about women in those countries, especially involving work and supervisory interactions with men.Select one: A. Latin America B. North America C. Western Europe D. Middle East#^Question 2Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textThis term refers to using multiple methods in the employee selection process.Select one: A. Multiple Perspectives Assessment B. Target Assimilation C. Trait-Treatment Interaction D. Triangulation#^Question 3Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textMany companies have found the employee-referral approach to be very useful in attracting competent and committed employees–especially __________ operations that might not have the demand or budget to justify professional recruitment agencies.Select one: A. developing country B. small- to medium-sized C. large D. very large#^Question 4Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion text__________ candidates are frequently easier to persuade into taking an assignment abroad.Select one: A. Internal B. External C. Domestic D. Poly-chronic#^Question 5Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textDifferential effects of culture are particularly problematic in the use of:Select one: A. Personality Tests B. Hiring Practices C. Risk Assessments D. Company Surveys#^Question 6Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textIn weak economic times the importance of global employee staffing for gaining competitive advantage is much less than in strong economic times.Select one: True FalseQuestion 7Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textFrom a broader perspective, staffing encompasses the many activities related to moving employees into, throughout, and out of an organization in the pursuit of satisfying work demand and meeting organizational objectives.Select one: True FalseQuestion 8Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textRecruitment involves gathering appropriate information and deciding from among the candidates who to choose to fill the work demand.Select one: True FalseQuestion 9Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textExpatriation involves the special staffing activity involving transfer of an employee upon the completion of a foreign assignment back to his or her own country.Select one: True FalseQuestion 10Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textAs an additional potential disadvantage, an ethnocentric staffing approach limits the promotional and developmental opportunities of HCNs, which might lead to their increased dissatisfaction and related costs of lower productivity and increased turnover.Select one: True FalseQuestion 11Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textA Geocentric staffing policy works well especially within industries whose products or services involve minimal cultural differentiation such as in the electronics or automotive industry.Select one: True FalseQuestion 12Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textAlthough there has been an increase in the number of women being sent to foreign assignments, women still lag significantly behind their male MNC expatriate counterparts.Select one: True FalseQuestion 13Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textA major reason given by managers for selecting men over women for foreign expatriate assignments falls into the category of business necessity–to avoid costly failure and to promote and optimize the competitive viability of business operations abroad.Select one: True FalseQuestion 14Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textThe geographic scope of sources considered for locating qualified potential job candidates might be worldwide when the company is following a geocentric approach and is searching for top talent regardless of nationality.Select one: True FalseQuestion 15Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textStaffing needs often influence an MNCs selection decision for the location of foreign direct investment, where there increasingly is a preference, due to greater dependence upon advanced technologies in operations, for countries that can offer labor with relatively higher levels of literacy, skills, and discipline rather than merely the lowest wages.Select one: True FalseQuestion 16Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textMany organizations have developed useful skills inventories on both local and global levels that facilitate an external labor market search for employees with interest and requisite skills to fill an international assignment.Select one: True FalseQuestion 17Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textDue to the informal, non-professional nature of the employee referral method, the number of companies around the world that use it in external recruitment has dramatically decreased.Select one: True FalseQuestion 18Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textThe psychometric approach using personality tests argues that there are identifiable competencies associated with foreign assignment success and that the accurate measurement of these competencies can be used to identify and predict effective performers in international assignments.Select one: True False
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Question 1Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textDespite national laws and policies that might prevail at company headquarters prohibiting discrimination against women in the workplace, cultural norms and expectations widely held in other counties, such as Islamic and Asian societies and in some areas of __________, might need to be considered when making staffing-assignment decisions about women in those countries, especially involving work and supervisory interactions with men.Select one: A. Latin America B. North America C. Western Europe D. Middle East#^Question 2Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textThis term refers to using multiple methods in the employee selection process.Select one: A. Multiple Perspectives Assessment B. Target Assimilation C. Trait-Treatment Interaction D. Triangulation#^Question 3Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textMany companies have found the employee-referral approach to be very useful in attracting competent and committed employees–especially __________ operations that might not have the demand or budget to justify professional recruitment agencies.Select one: A. developing country B. small- to medium-sized C. large D. very large#^Question 4Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion text__________ candidates are frequently easier to persuade into taking an assignment abroad.Select one: A. Internal B. External C. Domestic D. Poly-chronic#^Question 5Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textDifferential effects of culture are particularly problematic in the use of:Select one: A. Personality Tests B. Hiring Practices C. Risk Assessments D. Company Surveys#^Question 6Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textIn weak economic times the importance of global employee staffing for gaining competitive advantage is much less than in strong economic times.Select one: True FalseQuestion 7Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textFrom a broader perspective, staffing encompasses the many activities related to moving employees into, throughout, and out of an organization in the pursuit of satisfying work demand and meeting organizational objectives.Select one: True FalseQuestion 8Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textRecruitment involves gathering appropriate information and deciding from among the candidates who to choose to fill the work demand.Select one: True FalseQuestion 9Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textExpatriation involves the special staffing activity involving transfer of an employee upon the completion of a foreign assignment back to his or her own country.Select one: True FalseQuestion 10Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textAs an additional potential disadvantage, an ethnocentric staffing approach limits the promotional and developmental opportunities of HCNs, which might lead to their increased dissatisfaction and related costs of lower productivity and increased turnover.Select one: True FalseQuestion 11Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textA Geocentric staffing policy works well especially within industries whose products or services involve minimal cultural differentiation such as in the electronics or automotive industry.Select one: True FalseQuestion 12Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textAlthough there has been an increase in the number of women being sent to foreign assignments, women still lag significantly behind their male MNC expatriate counterparts.Select one: True FalseQuestion 13Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textA major reason given by managers for selecting men over women for foreign expatriate assignments falls into the category of business necessity–to avoid costly failure and to promote and optimize the competitive viability of business operations abroad.Select one: True FalseQuestion 14Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textThe geographic scope of sources considered for locating qualified potential job candidates might be worldwide when the company is following a geocentric approach and is searching for top talent regardless of nationality.Select one: True FalseQuestion 15Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textStaffing needs often influence an MNCs selection decision for the location of foreign direct investment, where there increasingly is a preference, due to greater dependence upon advanced technologies in operations, for countries that can offer labor with relatively higher levels of literacy, skills, and discipline rather than merely the lowest wages.Select one: True FalseQuestion 16Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textMany organizations have developed useful skills inventories on both local and global levels that facilitate an external labor market search for employees with interest and requisite skills to fill an international assignment.Select one: True FalseQuestion 17Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textDue to the informal, non-professional nature of the employee referral method, the number of companies around the world that use it in external recruitment has dramatically decreased.Select one: True FalseQuestion 18Not yet answeredNot graded Flag questionQuestion textThe psychometric approach using personality tests argues that there are identifiable competencies associated with foreign assignment success and that the accurate measurement of these competencies can be used to identify and predict effective performers in international assignments.Select one: True False
