Most North American companies use the ________ approach to formulating expatriate pay.
A) equitable wage rate
B) balance sheet
C) performance
D) total package
Question 2All of the following are the primary benefits of providing ongoing training to employees on overseas assignments EXCEPT ________.
A) offering educational opportunities
B) developing relationships with co-workers
C) cultivating corporate values and standards
D) providing spousal networking opportunities
Question 3Which of the following terms refers to paying a portion of an expatriate's salary in home-country currency and a portion in local currency?
A) balance sheet approach
B) split pay approach
C) hardship premium
D) foreign-service premium
Question 4Before departing for an overseas assignment, an employee would most likely benefit from ________ training.
A) technical
B) interpersonal
C) cross-cultural
D) career development
Question 5What are the advantages and disadvantages of using expatriates for staffing foreign subsidiaries?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 6________ are financial payments over and above regular base pay.
A) Foreign service premiums
B) Hardship allowances
C) Balance sheet payments
D) Mobility premiums
Question 7What staffing options do multinational firms have when filling positions in foreign subsidiaries?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 8JJP Enterprises seeks to entice one of its star managers to move to Iraq to oversee a construction project. The firm will most likely offer a ________ because of the difficult living and working conditions in Iraq.
A) cost-of-living allowance
B) performance bonus
C) hardship allowance
D) mobility premium
Question 9Explain what a virtual team is. What are some challenges virtual teams face and how can they be dealt with?
What will be an ideal response?