chapter 17 Flashcards
the human resource management concepts and techniques employers use to manage the human resource challenges of their international operations
international human resource management
formal, employee-elected groups of worker representatives
works councils
employees have the legal right to a voice in setting company policies
co determination
noncitizens of the countries in whcih employees are working
expatriates
citizens of the country in which the multinational company has its headquarters
home-country nationals
citizens of the countries wich employees are working, also called host-country nationals
locals
citizens of a country other than the parent or the host country
third-country nationals
groups of geographically dispersed coworkers who interact using a combination of telecommunications and information technologies to accomplish an organizational task
virtual teams
the notion that home-country attitudes, management style, knowledge, evaluation criteria, and managers are superior to anything the host country has to offer
ethnocentric
a conscious belief that only the host-country managers can ever really understand the culture and behavior of the host country market
polycentric
the belief that the firms whole management staff must be scoured on a global basis, on the assumption that the best manager of a specific position anywhere may be in any of the countries in which the firm operates
geocentric
a process that aims ot assess the assigness probable success in handling a foreign transfer
adaptability screening
financial payments over and above regular base pay, typically ranging between 10% and 30% of base pay
foreign service premiums
payments that compensate expatriates for exceptionally hard living and working conditions at certain locations
hardship allowances
typically, lump-sum payments to reward employees for moving from one assignment of another
mobility premiums
