MGMT 309 Chapter 9 | Verified with 100% Correct Answers
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MGMT 309
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MGMT 309
MGMT 309 Chapter 9 | Verified with 100% Correct Answers ________ is increasingly being recognized as a major determinant of success or failure in international business. International human resource management Which of the following should ideally dictate the organizational structure and staffing...
________ is increasingly being recognized as a major determinant of success or failure
in international business.
International human resource management
Which of the following should ideally dictate the organizational structure and staffing
needs of the firm?
the firm's strategy
In addition to the global war for talent, there are considerable strategic competitive
challenges for firms. Which of the following is one such challenge?
relocating operations around the world
________ are employees assigned to a country other than their own.
Expatriates
Fred Sanders, an American, works as a manager at his firm's headquarters in New
York. He recently learned that he has been assigned to manage the firm's subsidiary
office in Tokyo, and he will be relocating to Japan within the next six weeks. Which of
the following staffing approaches is being employed in this scenario?
ethnocentric staffing approach
Kelly Roberts, an American, is a senior manager at her firm's headquarters in New
York. Kelly is a(n) ________.
parent-country national
A(n) ________ policy is likely to be used where a company notes the inadequacy of
local managerial skills and determines a high need to maintain close communication
and coordination with headquarters.
Ethnocentric
________ are familiar with company goals, products, technology, policies, and
procedures; they know how to get things accomplished through headquarters.
Parent-country nationals
When the company is at the internationalization stage of strategic expansion and has a
centralized structure, it will likely use a(n) ________ staffing approach to fill key
managerial positions with PCNs.
Ethnocentric
________ are usually preferable when a high level of technical capability is required
and maintenance of close control is desired.
Parent-country nationals
, ________ are the most preferred staffing choice for a foreign subsidiary where
proprietary technology is used extensively.
Parent-country nationals
Which of the following is a disadvantage of the ethnocentric staffing approach?
lack of managerial effectiveness of PCNs in foreign countries
________ staffing approach serves to perpetuate particular personnel selections and
other decision-making processes because the same types of people are making the
same types of decisions.
Ethnocentric
Local managers are hired to fill key positions in their own country under the ________.
polycentric staffing approach
A(n) ________ staffing approach is more likely to be effective when implementing a
multinational strategy.
Polycentric
Which staffing approach will most likely be effective when implementing a global
strategy of "acting local"?
Polycentric
Which of the following is an advantage of the polycentric staffing approach?
Local managers tend to be instrumental in staving off or more effectively dealing with
problems in sensitive political situations.
Felix Department Store has over 900 stores in the U.S. and over 300 stores in Mexico
and Canada. Felix has been particularly successful in Mexico, and the firm's executives
believe Felix should expand into other Latin American countries. As a result, plans are
underway for the construction of a new Felix store in Managua, Nicaragua. The
construction, once started, is expected to be completed within a year, so staff selection
needs to begin soon. Felix's executives are considering the idea of using parent-country
nationals to manage the new store in Nicaragua.
Which of the following, if true, best supports the argument that parent-country nationals
should manage the Felix store in Managua, Nicaragua?
Felix wants to maintain close control of the Nicaragua store for at least three years.
Felix Department Store has over 900 stores in the U.S. and over 300 stores in Mexico
and Canada. Felix has been particularly successful in Mexico, and the firm's executives
believe Felix should expand into other Latin American countries. As a result, plans are
underway for the construction of a new Felix store in Managua, Nicaragua. The
construction, once started, is expected to be completed within a year, so staff selection
needs to begin soon. Felix's executives are considering the idea of using parent-country
nationals to manage the new store in Nicaragua.
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