MGT 400- Final Exam Questions With
Complete Answers
Their knowledge of the firm
Their loyalty to the firm
Symbolism for the business - ANSWER Advantages of expatriates
Expenses
Employee's unfamiliarity with local needs
The inability to adapt - ANSWER Disadvantages of expatriates
Enhance a company's image and give it additional bargaining power
Already familiar with local language, culture, and customs, so training is cheap
Do not need time to adapt, so they can be productive right away
They know how businesses work and are able to provide helpful information -
ANSWER Advantages of host-country employees
Difficulty finding qualified people
Employee's loyalty to the community may interfere with the company's policies
Lack of understanding the company's culture and processes - ANSWER
Disadvantages of host-country employees
Recruitment
Selection
Pre departure preparation
Managing the foreign country assignment
Repatriation - ANSWER What are the 5 expatriate management concerns?
Selection criteria - ANSWER The qualifications, knowledge, skills, abilities or
individual characteristics a person needs in order to do a job effectively
Selection tools - ANSWER Any technique for assessing the degree to which an
individual possesses a selection criteria; a device used to forecast how well a
candidate is likely to perform if hired
Miss = inaccurate prediction
Hit = accurate prediction - ANSWER What is a miss vs. hit in the selection
process?
Test-retest
, Inter-rater agreement - ANSWER What are the 2 ways to test for reliability?
Test-retest - ANSWER A measure of reliability obtained by administering the
same test twice over a period of time to a group of individuals; the scores from
Time 1 and Time 2 can then be correlated in order to evaluate the test for
stability over time
Inter-rater agreement - ANSWER The degree of agreement among raters; gives
a score of how much homogeneity, or consensus, there is in the ratings given by
judges
Criterion-related
Content
Construct - ANSWER What are the 3 ways to test for validity?
Criterion-related - ANSWER Whether or not the preferred approach is possible
Content - ANSWER If the ____ of the selection device matches the ___ of the job,
then you can argue whether or not it is a good indicator
Construct - ANSWER Most difficult to measure
Factual
Analytical
Experimental - ANSWER What are the 3 types of training philosophies?
Factual training method - ANSWER Readings, lectures, and videos; passive and
low training
Analytical training method - ANSWER Case studies and cultural assimilators;
passive/participative and medium training
Experimental - ANSWER Simulations, field trips, and role plays; participative and
high training
Job novelty - ANSWER The degree to which a new job is different from the
current one; degree of interaction with host nationals
Cultural assimilators - ANSWER A programmed learning technique that is
designed to expose members of one culture to some of the basic attitudes,
customs and values of another culture
Repatriates - ANSWER Expatriates returning to their home country
Provide assistance and time to adjust
Demonstrate appreciation
Complete Answers
Their knowledge of the firm
Their loyalty to the firm
Symbolism for the business - ANSWER Advantages of expatriates
Expenses
Employee's unfamiliarity with local needs
The inability to adapt - ANSWER Disadvantages of expatriates
Enhance a company's image and give it additional bargaining power
Already familiar with local language, culture, and customs, so training is cheap
Do not need time to adapt, so they can be productive right away
They know how businesses work and are able to provide helpful information -
ANSWER Advantages of host-country employees
Difficulty finding qualified people
Employee's loyalty to the community may interfere with the company's policies
Lack of understanding the company's culture and processes - ANSWER
Disadvantages of host-country employees
Recruitment
Selection
Pre departure preparation
Managing the foreign country assignment
Repatriation - ANSWER What are the 5 expatriate management concerns?
Selection criteria - ANSWER The qualifications, knowledge, skills, abilities or
individual characteristics a person needs in order to do a job effectively
Selection tools - ANSWER Any technique for assessing the degree to which an
individual possesses a selection criteria; a device used to forecast how well a
candidate is likely to perform if hired
Miss = inaccurate prediction
Hit = accurate prediction - ANSWER What is a miss vs. hit in the selection
process?
Test-retest
, Inter-rater agreement - ANSWER What are the 2 ways to test for reliability?
Test-retest - ANSWER A measure of reliability obtained by administering the
same test twice over a period of time to a group of individuals; the scores from
Time 1 and Time 2 can then be correlated in order to evaluate the test for
stability over time
Inter-rater agreement - ANSWER The degree of agreement among raters; gives
a score of how much homogeneity, or consensus, there is in the ratings given by
judges
Criterion-related
Content
Construct - ANSWER What are the 3 ways to test for validity?
Criterion-related - ANSWER Whether or not the preferred approach is possible
Content - ANSWER If the ____ of the selection device matches the ___ of the job,
then you can argue whether or not it is a good indicator
Construct - ANSWER Most difficult to measure
Factual
Analytical
Experimental - ANSWER What are the 3 types of training philosophies?
Factual training method - ANSWER Readings, lectures, and videos; passive and
low training
Analytical training method - ANSWER Case studies and cultural assimilators;
passive/participative and medium training
Experimental - ANSWER Simulations, field trips, and role plays; participative and
high training
Job novelty - ANSWER The degree to which a new job is different from the
current one; degree of interaction with host nationals
Cultural assimilators - ANSWER A programmed learning technique that is
designed to expose members of one culture to some of the basic attitudes,
customs and values of another culture
Repatriates - ANSWER Expatriates returning to their home country
Provide assistance and time to adjust
Demonstrate appreciation
