HR in a Global Context

Question 1

Person that spends their entire careers in international assignments, moving from one locale to another

Answer 1

Globalists

Question 2

Hired locally in subsidiary countries (and are also known as HCs, host-country nationals)

Answer 2

Local hires

Question 3

Person on assignment for less than a year but more than a few weeks, often without moving the family

Answer 3

Short-term assignees

Question 4

Traditional expatriates on full relocation assignments lasting from one to three years

Answer 4

International assignees

Question 5

Travel across a country border for work regularly

Answer 5

Commuters

Question 6

Ad hoc or contract workers hired for a single assignment

Answer 6

Just-in-time expatriates

Question 7

Common reasons for offshoring

Answer 7

Question 8

3 reasons for offshoring

Answer 8

Question 9

Challenges to consistent job descriptions

Answer 9

Question 10

GI-LR Matrix

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Question 11

Matrix for Global, Transnational, International, and Multi-domestic

Answer 11

Question 12

Process by which employees returning from international assignments reintegrate into their home country’s culture, conditions, and employment.

Answer 12

Repatriation

Question 13

Globalization strategy that emphasizes adapting to the needs of local markets and allows subsidiaries to develop unique products, structures, and systems.

Answer 13

Local responsiveness (LR)

Question 14

Organizations that own or control production or service facilities in one or more countries other than the home country.

Answer 14

Multinational enterprises (MNEs)

Question 15

Extent to which diversity is embraced in management of people, products/services, and branding.

Answer 15

Identity alignment

Question 16

Globalization strategy that emphasizes consistency of approach, standardization of processes, and a common corporate culture across global operations.

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Global integration (GI)

Question 17

Process by which an organization moves an employee out of an international assignment; can involve moving back to the home country, moving to a different global location, or moving to a new location or position in the current host country.

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Redeployment

Question 18

Push vs Pull factors

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Push: need for new markets, increased cost pressures & competition, shortfalls in natural resources & talent supply, government supplies, trade agreements, a globalized supply chain

Pull: greater strategic control, gov policies that promote outward foreign investment, trade agreements

Question 19

Perlmutter 4 orientations for multinational corporations

Answer 19

Question 20

Descriptions of Globalization Strategies

Answer 20

Question 21

4 stages of global assignees on assignment

Answer 21

Question 22

Global Assignment Process

Answer 22