Question 1

An appraisal system which builds upon the strengths while minimizing their disadvantages uses all of the following criteria:

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A)   Hard ,soft and contextual goals
B)   Financial,corporate and cross-cultural goals
C)   Interpersonal ,financial and cultural goals
D)   Hard goals,cultural and corporate goalsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

The transfer of the individual and accompanying family member into a foreign environment outside of their normal cultural comfort zones is the definition of:

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A)   Domestic relocation
B)   International traveler
C)   Expatriate assignment
D)   CommuterE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

An operative:

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A)   Is a subsidiary manager
B)   Reproduces a foreign subsidiary structure
C)   Is an individual sent to a subsidiary to solve a particular problem
D)   Is an individual whose assignment is to perform functional job taskE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

What can be described as the strongest stressors in expatriate "overseas" work environment?

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A)   Uncertainty regarding culture differences and language
B)   Uncertainty regarding objectives,goals and role requirements
C)   Uncertainty regarding job retention
D)   Uncertainty of who to report to and who is in the line of commandE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

If perceived financial benefits and career progression are not met during an assignment,the level of motivation and commitment will decrease thus affecting performance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The international business traveler can be described as an expatriate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What tool assists an organization in collecting accurate performance data and allows for cross-employee comparisons?

Accepted Answer

A)   Local implicit norms
B)   Standardized appraisal forms
C)   Local performance diaries
D)   Standardized performance goalsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

One problem with an annual performance appraisal is:

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A)   Managers often miscommunicate how to improve the expatriate's job performance in a timely manner.
B)   Technological improvements have made the evaluation obsolete.
C)   Employees do not receive consistent frequent feedback in order to improve
D)   Email feedback has replaced the need for a formal employee evaluationE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 9

MNEs control performance by what means?

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Question 10

In which country do managers find it difficult to directly point out a work-related problem or error by a subordinate?

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A)   USA
B)   China
C)   Japan
D)   IndonesiaE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

The turbulence of the global environment requires that long-term goals be

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A)   Inflexible to major environment events
B)   Realistic and in line with corporate goals
C)   Ambitious to meet the growing needs of the organization
D)   Flexible to respond to market contingenciesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

A Japanese manager cannot directly point out a work-related problem or error committed by a subordinate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Individuals are likely to blame lack of job discretion on the following:

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A)   The culture,role,and organization
B)   The organization,the job and the location
C)   The job,location and culture differences
D)   Culture,the job and the Chief Executive OfficerE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

According to Hays,the "trouble shooter" is:

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A)   The individual sent from a subsidiary back to headquarters because they are a performance problem
B)   The individual in a local subsidiary who holds his or her employees to an impossibly high standard in performance appraisal reports
C)   The individual sent to a local subsidiary to identify redundant employees and fires them
D)   The individual sent to a local subsidiary to analyze and solve particular operational problemsE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Web-based platforms of human resource information system that include performance management modules:

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A)   Create more performance management problems than they solve
B)   May be seen as eliminating the separations of time,distance and culture experienced by multinational firms
C)   May be seen as a response to the separations of time,distance and culture experienced by multinational firms
D)   May be seen as increasing and making more obvious the separations of time,distance and culture experienced by multinational firmsE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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