Int. HR Management

Question 1

What are the Goals of GRIP (global reward infrastructure program)

Answer 1

• Facilitate internal transfers
• career development
• market comparisons
• restructurings
• M&A transactions

Question 2

What is the core idea of GRIP?

Answer 2

Description of the content of each (sub-)job family

-mapping the corresponding internal job structure.

Question 3

Headquarters and Subsidiaries Contribution
Centralization* ———- Decentralization

1. Headquarters is the primary contributor to these activities:

Answer 3

􏰀 Capital planning
􏰀 Transfer pricing
􏰀 Global profitability

Question 4

Headquarters and Subsidiaries Contribution
Centralization —–**—– Decentralization

2. Shared responsibility of headquarters and subsidiary activities:

Answer 4

Headquarters lead:
􏰀 Broad corporate strategy
􏰀 Global product development 
􏰀 Basic R&D
􏰀 Global product sourcing
􏰀 Development of global managers

Subsidiary lead:
􏰀 Geographic strategy
􏰀 Local product and service
􏰀 Technical support and customer service
􏰀 Local procurement

Question 5

Headquarters and Subsidiaries Contribution
Centralization ———- Decentralization**

3. Subsidiary is the primary contributor to theses activities:

Answer 5

• Sales
• Marketing
• Local Market Research
• Human Resource Management
• Compliance with local laws and regulations

Question 6

What are Arguments for centralization?

Answer 6

• facilitates coordination
• ensures decisions are consistent with organizational objectives
• managers have the means to bring major changes
• avoid duplication of activities.

Question 7

What are Arguments for decentralization?

Answer 7

• relief of top-management
• motivational aspects
• greater flexibility
• close to costumers so better decision
• increase control

Question 8

What are Disadvantages of decentralized public service?

Answer 8

• higher costs
• duplication of efforts
• fragmentation

Question 9

What are Advantages of decentralized public service?

Answer 9

• units in control of decisions
• recognition of local priorities
• responsive to specific needs.

Question 10

What are disadvantages of centralized public service?

Answer 10

• unresponsive
• overhead costs
• inflexible to units needs

Question 11

What are advantages of centralized public service?

Answer 11

• consistent standards
• common system, support, control
• expertise.

Question 12

What are the 2 goals of management expatriation?

Answer 12

• international coordination

- human resource management

Question 13

What does international coordination entail in management expatriation?

Answer 13

􏰀 Control of foreign subsidiaries
􏰀 Verification of efficient information and communication structures
􏰀 Transfer of management, product and process know-how
􏰀 Establishment of a cross-national corporate culture

Question 14

What does human resource management entail in management expatriation?

Answer 14

􏰀 Compensation for unavailable specialists and managers in host country
􏰀 Training of junior managers

Question 15

What are 4 factors to consider in the selection process?

Answer 15

1. Professional
2. Behavioral
3. Intercultural/environmental
4. Personal Characteristics

Question 16

What are the factors involved in the trip preparation matrix?

Answer 16

1. experience-related
2. intellectual
3. cross-national
4. country-specific

Question 17

What are the 2 types of assignments?

Answer 17

1. Types of expatriation

2. Contractual mode of expatriation

Question 18

What are 5 types of expatriation?

Answer 18

􏰀 Traditional expatriation (change of residence, duration 3-5 years)
􏰀 Short-time expatriation (change of residence, duration < 1 year)
􏰀 International commuting (residence in home and host country)
􏰀 Frequent flyer (residence in home country, expatriation to several subsidiaries)
􏰀 Virtual expatriation

Question 19

What are 4 contractual modes of expatriation?

Answer 19

• Business trip (duration < 3 months, working contract with parent company)
• Deployment (duration 3 – 12 months, working contract with parent company)
• Relocation (duration 1 – 5 years, temporary working contract with subsidiary, contract with parent company inactive)
• Transfer (unlimited, working contract with subsidiary)

Question 20

What are reasons for expatriation failure?

Answer 20

􏰀 Difficulties of handling greater responsibilities abroad
􏰀 Failed cultural adaptation of expatriate
􏰀 Failed cultural adaptation of expatriate’s partner
􏰀 Other private circumstances (separation from friends/family)

Question 21

What are counteractions of expatriation by MNCs?

Answer 21

􏰀 Regular mentoring
􏰀 Language support (translations)
􏰀 Administrative support (driving license, bank account, etc.)
􏰀 Support job search for partner
􏰀 Support school search for children
􏰀 Encouragement to join clubs and associations
􏰀 Home leave

Question 22

What is reintegration comprised of?

Answer 22

􏰀 Handling of contra-cultural shock, reintegration with friends and family
􏰀 Placement
-Same or similar position as before expatriation
-New expatriation, displacement, retirement
-Position reached by employees in parent company who did not go abroad
-Similar position as abroad regarding tasks, responsibility, and salary
-Similar position as abroad regarding salary, but not regarding tasks and responsibility