U.S. employers have most likely experienced an increase in successful expatriate assignments in the last two decades because they have ________.
A) focused on job performance as the main selection criteria
B) increased the number of selection criteria for global assignees
C) provided global assignees with local managers to serve as mentors
D) allowed HR managers to have more control of the global hiring process
Question 2According to research, all of the following will most likely help spouses of expatriates adjust to living in foreign countries EXCEPT ________.
A) close family relationships
B) pre-school age children
C) scheduled vacations
D) language training
Question 3Which of the following, if true, undermines the argument of using expatriates to establish the new Walmart stores in Chile?
A) Adaptability screening tests indicate that three potential candidates are bilingual and travel overseas frequently.
B) Walmart offers overseas candidates extensive training on cultural differences and adaptation skills.
C) The most qualified Walmart managers have no foreign travel experience and do not speak Spanish.
D) A balance sheet approach is used by Walmart, but workers do not receive hardship allowances for moving to Chile.
Question 4Which of the following terms refers to the process of assessing an employee's probable success in handling a foreign transfer?
A) skills placement testing
B) adaptability screening
C) management assessment
D) performance appraisal
Question 5Which term refers to a group of geographically dispersed co-workers that uses a desktop videoconferencing system to communicate and accomplish tasks for the firm?
A) virtual team
B) telecommuter group
C) permanent transferee
D) short-term international team
Question 6Which of the following qualities is most closely linked to an employee's success on an international work assignment?
A) technical skills
B) responsibility
C) intelligence
D) flexibility
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