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Human Resources Management in Canada, 16Ce (Dessler/Chhinzer) Chap 1 to 17 - Complete ✅
Chapter 17: Managing Human Resources in a Global Business
1. What percentage of employees view international assignments as career enhancing and pivotal to them and
their families?
A) 29 percent
B) 49 percent
C) 78 percent
D) 93 percent
QuestionID: 17-01
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) 93 percent
2. Keri is a Canadian citizen working for a Canadian brewery. She is sent to Japan to expand the brewery's
market. What is the formal term for Keri given her location of work and her citizenship?
A) Deportee
B) Exile
C) Settler
D) Expatriate
QuestionID: 17-02
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) Expatriate
3. Eli works for Statistics Canada out of the Ottawa office. He is sent to New York to work for three years. He
would be considered a(n) ___________.
A) deportee
B) immigrant
C) emigrant
D) expatriate
QuestionID: 17-03
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) expatriate
4. Stacy moved from Banff, Canada to London, England with her accounting firm, Canadian Accounting
Experts Inc. Based on this information, Stacy would be referred to as a(n) _____________.
A) expatriate
B) domestic employee
C) exchange student
D) supervisor
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,QuestionID: 17-04
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: A) expatriate
5. Which type of program focuses on managing the recruitment, relocation, and retention of employees who
complete work-related tasks and activities outside of the core or primary head office or region of the company?
A) Nomad recruitment program
B) Divergence program
C) Workforce mobility program
D) Remote evaluation program
QuestionID: 17-05
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: C) Workforce mobility program
6. Why is global mobility management important?
A) The cost of expatriate assignment failure can reach a million dollars.
B) Expatriate assignments always succeed without issues.
C) It minimizes the expenses of expatriate career development.
D) It guarantees a gradual increase in work adjustment.
QuestionID: 17-06
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: A) The cost of expatriate assignment failure can reach a million dollars.
7. What do expatriates typically experience over time?
A) A gradual increase in work adjustment
B) An immediate improvement in work adjustment
C) No change in work adjustment
D) A gradual decrease in work adjustment
QuestionID: 17-07
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: A) A gradual increase in work adjustment
8. What happens to many expatriate assignments?
A) They succeed and conclude as planned.
B) They result in permanent relocations.
C) They fail, usually ending in an early unplanned return.
D) They are extended beyond the original term.
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,QuestionID: 17-08
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: C) They fail, usually ending in an early unplanned return.
9. The ___________ contains the expatriate's specific job requirements and remuneration, vacation, home leave,
and repatriation agreement.
A) immigration agreement
B) foreign work agreement
C) emigrant bond
D) assignment letter
QuestionID: 17-09
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) assignment letter
10. What is a potential outcome of firms neglecting to prepare employees for short-term assignments in the
same way as long-term assignments?
A) Extreme loneliness
B) Smooth adjustment overseas
C) Success of short-term assignments
D) Extra support from the home office
QuestionID: 17-10
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: A) Extreme loneliness
11. Which of the following terms is used to formally describe the early return from an expatriate assignment?
A) Failure to recover expatriation investments
B) Expatriate loss
C) Incompletion of expatriate work
D) Expatriate assignment failure
QuestionID: 17-11
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) Expatriate assignment failure
12. What increases the chance of success for expatriate assignments?
A) Companies that allow expatriates to work entirely independently.
B) Companies that provide strong support to expatriate employees.
C) Companies that reduce support to encourage self-reliance.
D) Companies that focus mostly on technical training.
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, QuestionID: 17-12
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: B) Companies that provide strong support to expatriate employees.
13. In Canada, there has been a trend toward _____________.
A) permanent relocation instead of long-term global assignments
B) permanent relations instead of short-term global assignments
C) medium-term global assignments instead of permanent relocations
D) short-term global assignments instead of permanent relocations
QuestionID: 17-13
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) short-term global assignments instead of permanent relocations
14. One of the reasons Canadian executives are in demand across the globe is because _____________.
A) Canada's living standards are relatively low compared with many European countries and the United
States
B) Canadians are widely perceived as polite and able to get along well with others, which directly translates
into improved organizational profitability
C) Canadian business schools produce managers who are among the very best in the world, as
demonstrated in multiple large-scale international studies
D) Canada's diverse ethnic makeup has produced a generation of business leaders who mix easily with
different cultures
QuestionID: 17-14
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) Canada's diverse ethnic makeup has produced a generation of business leaders who mix easily with
different cultures
15. What is the number one reason why many employees are reluctant to accept expatriate assignments?
A) Cost projections
B) Candidate assessment
C) Relocation assistance
D) Family issues
QuestionID: 17-15
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) Family issues
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Human Resources Management in Canada, 16Ce (Dessler/Chhinzer) Chap 1 to 17 - Complete ✅
Chapter 17: Managing Human Resources in a Global Business
1. What percentage of employees view international assignments as career enhancing and pivotal to them and
their families?
A) 29 percent
B) 49 percent
C) 78 percent
D) 93 percent
QuestionID: 17-01
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) 93 percent
2. Keri is a Canadian citizen working for a Canadian brewery. She is sent to Japan to expand the brewery's
market. What is the formal term for Keri given her location of work and her citizenship?
A) Deportee
B) Exile
C) Settler
D) Expatriate
QuestionID: 17-02
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) Expatriate
3. Eli works for Statistics Canada out of the Ottawa office. He is sent to New York to work for three years. He
would be considered a(n) ___________.
A) deportee
B) immigrant
C) emigrant
D) expatriate
QuestionID: 17-03
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) expatriate
4. Stacy moved from Banff, Canada to London, England with her accounting firm, Canadian Accounting
Experts Inc. Based on this information, Stacy would be referred to as a(n) _____________.
A) expatriate
B) domestic employee
C) exchange student
D) supervisor
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,QuestionID: 17-04
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: A) expatriate
5. Which type of program focuses on managing the recruitment, relocation, and retention of employees who
complete work-related tasks and activities outside of the core or primary head office or region of the company?
A) Nomad recruitment program
B) Divergence program
C) Workforce mobility program
D) Remote evaluation program
QuestionID: 17-05
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: C) Workforce mobility program
6. Why is global mobility management important?
A) The cost of expatriate assignment failure can reach a million dollars.
B) Expatriate assignments always succeed without issues.
C) It minimizes the expenses of expatriate career development.
D) It guarantees a gradual increase in work adjustment.
QuestionID: 17-06
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: A) The cost of expatriate assignment failure can reach a million dollars.
7. What do expatriates typically experience over time?
A) A gradual increase in work adjustment
B) An immediate improvement in work adjustment
C) No change in work adjustment
D) A gradual decrease in work adjustment
QuestionID: 17-07
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: A) A gradual increase in work adjustment
8. What happens to many expatriate assignments?
A) They succeed and conclude as planned.
B) They result in permanent relocations.
C) They fail, usually ending in an early unplanned return.
D) They are extended beyond the original term.
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,QuestionID: 17-08
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: C) They fail, usually ending in an early unplanned return.
9. The ___________ contains the expatriate's specific job requirements and remuneration, vacation, home leave,
and repatriation agreement.
A) immigration agreement
B) foreign work agreement
C) emigrant bond
D) assignment letter
QuestionID: 17-09
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) assignment letter
10. What is a potential outcome of firms neglecting to prepare employees for short-term assignments in the
same way as long-term assignments?
A) Extreme loneliness
B) Smooth adjustment overseas
C) Success of short-term assignments
D) Extra support from the home office
QuestionID: 17-10
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: A) Extreme loneliness
11. Which of the following terms is used to formally describe the early return from an expatriate assignment?
A) Failure to recover expatriation investments
B) Expatriate loss
C) Incompletion of expatriate work
D) Expatriate assignment failure
QuestionID: 17-11
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) Expatriate assignment failure
12. What increases the chance of success for expatriate assignments?
A) Companies that allow expatriates to work entirely independently.
B) Companies that provide strong support to expatriate employees.
C) Companies that reduce support to encourage self-reliance.
D) Companies that focus mostly on technical training.
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, QuestionID: 17-12
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: B) Companies that provide strong support to expatriate employees.
13. In Canada, there has been a trend toward _____________.
A) permanent relocation instead of long-term global assignments
B) permanent relations instead of short-term global assignments
C) medium-term global assignments instead of permanent relocations
D) short-term global assignments instead of permanent relocations
QuestionID: 17-13
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) short-term global assignments instead of permanent relocations
14. One of the reasons Canadian executives are in demand across the globe is because _____________.
A) Canada's living standards are relatively low compared with many European countries and the United
States
B) Canadians are widely perceived as polite and able to get along well with others, which directly translates
into improved organizational profitability
C) Canadian business schools produce managers who are among the very best in the world, as
demonstrated in multiple large-scale international studies
D) Canada's diverse ethnic makeup has produced a generation of business leaders who mix easily with
different cultures
QuestionID: 17-14
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) Canada's diverse ethnic makeup has produced a generation of business leaders who mix easily with
different cultures
15. What is the number one reason why many employees are reluctant to accept expatriate assignments?
A) Cost projections
B) Candidate assessment
C) Relocation assistance
D) Family issues
QuestionID: 17-15
Objective: 17.1—Describe the globalization of business and trends in worker mobility.
Answer: D) Family issues
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