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Beat the Clock

Chapter 7 INTERNATIONAL TRAINING, DEVELOPMENT, CAREERS, AND TALENT

1. Which of the following knowledge and skills acquired during an international assignment is most beneficial
to the repatriate?
a) market specific knowledge
b) intercultural skills, self-confidence
c) network knowledge
d) general management capacity
(d)
See pp. 202-203.

2. The self-directed career with continuous learning encouraged by repatriation without job security
a) boundaryless career
b) protean career
c) international cadre
d) international itinerant
(b)
See p. 199.

3. One solution to ease reverse culture shock is

a) mentors
b) critical incidents
c) security briefings
d) simulations
(a)
See pp. 189-190, 204 and TABLE 7.3.

4. A ___ culture and a ___ level of expected interaction would require the longest and most rigorous amount
of cross-cultural training.
a) similar, low
b) similar, high
c) novel, high
d) novel, low
(c)
See p. 179.

5. Consider missionaries as expatriates with somewhat longer than traditional international assignments.
Their cross-cultural training approach would most likely be
a) information-giving
b) affective
c) immersion
d) mentor
(c)
See p. 179.

6. Which of these training methods emphasizes the affective approach to cross-cultural training?
a) lectures, movies, books
b) role-playing
c) surface level language training
d) simulations
(b)
See pp. 178-179.

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7. Which of these training methods emphasizes the immersion approach to cross-cultural training?
a) use of interpreters
b) critical incidents
c) extensive language training
d) case studies
(c)
See pp. 178-179.

8. The increasing number of MNEs with their own ‘university’ or ‘school’ is a reflection of the importance of
a) the human resource
b) MNE marketing
c) knowledge transfer
d) internal structure
(a)
See p. 175.

9. According to the 2015 Brookfield Report, the most common form of spouse assistance on assignment is
a) job assistance
b) stress reduction
c) language training
d) sensitivity
(c)
See p. 180.

10. Issues of personal safety have created the need for this kind of expatriate training.
a) sensitivity
b) critical incidents
c) security briefings
d) stress reduction
(c)
See p. 182.

11. Reason why repatriate knowledge may be underused

a) trend towards not providing post-assignment position guarantee
b) MNEs accept loss of experience, knowledge, and competence when expatriate returns
c) Firms are unaware of the benefits of the international assignment to both the firm and individual
d) all of the above
(d)
See p. 203.

12. Difficulties in re-entering the workforce depending on all EXCEPT which of the following?
a) age and gender
b) religious orientation
c) occupation
d) length of time abroad
(b)
See p. 197.

13. Expatriate trailing partners that _____ while on assignment, _____.

a) couldn’t work, became quite distressed
b) did not learn the local language, developed more local friends
c) couldn’t nurture their personal networks, had less career anxiety
d) ate parent-country food, saved money
(a)

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See p. 196.

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14. Which are the two main motivators for accepting an international assignment?
a) the resulting job security and the challenge
b) the challenge and career advancement
c) career advancement and financial gain
d) financial gain and the resulting job security
(c)
See p. 193

15. Which of the following are factors influencing repatriate adjustment?

a) career anxiety
b) work adjustment
c) family adjustment
d) all of the above
(d)
See p. 193

16. A highly qualified mobile professional builds his or her career competencies and labor market value
through transfers across boundaries
a) boundaryless career
b) free agent
c) international itinerant
d) boundaryless itinerant
(a)
See pp. 199-200.

17. Which of these statements about GTM and IHRM is NOT true?
a) global talent management is a field within IHRM
b) managing international talent is most often about key employees
c) global talent management focuses on the same set of practices as IHRM
d) the employees that GTM and IHRM manage similarly complex

18. A ___ culture and a ___ level of expected interaction would require the shortest, and least rigorous
amount of cross-cultural training.
a) similar, low
b) similar, high
c) novel, high
d) novel, low
(a)
See p. 179.

19. Which of these is NOT a job-related factor influencing repatriate adjustment?

a) loss of visibility and isolation
b) family adjustment
c) no post-assignment guarantee
d) devaluing of the international experience
(b)
See p. 193 and FIGURE 7.5.

20. Which of these training methods emphasizes the information-giving approach to cross-cultural training?
a) preliminary visits
b) critical incidents
c) extensive language training
d) lectures, movies, or books
(d)
See pp. 178-179.

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