This is the type of training that helps expats understand the host country culture and prepare for it
What is cultural awareness training
100
Mercer's 2013 study indicated that the use of these types of assignments is increasing among MNEs
What are international assignments
100
The term that refers to expatriates returning home after completing an international assignment
What is repatriation
100
_____ transfer occurs when the expat shares the skills and experience they have developed abroad
What is knowledge transfer
200
This is the type of training that helps expats develop their ability to communicate with people in the host country
What is language training
200
MNEs provide cultural awareness training to their expatriates, but ethical arguments have been made for also providing such training to the ________ country workforce
What is host country workforce
200
The type of culture shock many expats experience when they return home
What is reverse culture shock
200
Also called ROI for short, this is the term that refers to how MNEs determine the benefit they get from their investment in sending expats on international assignments
What is return on investment
300
The cultural awareness video clip Parissa showed stated that the thumps up sign means what in Iran and some parts of the middle east?
What is "up yours"
300
This is a major reason employees are motivated to accept international work assignments in the first place
What is career advancement/financial gain
300
This term refers to the challenge MNEs face when repatriates leave the organization after returning from their overseas assignment
What is turnover
300
The average amount of money that an MNE spends on each expatriate they send on international assignment
What is one million dollars
400
This is a relatively new type of pre-departure training that is given when relocating expatriates to locations where personal safety may be a concern
What is security briefing
400
Most articles defining human resource development (HRD) have been written from the perspective of this Western nation
What is the United States
400
One challenge expats and their families face when returning home is having to rebuild relationships and re-establish their _________ networks.
What are social networks
400
MNEs have an ethical obligation to avoid _______________ treatment of HCNs when deciding who receives training
What is discriminatory
500
This is the training component that gives potential expats a chance to experience life in the host country before they actually move there for the international assignment
What is preliminary visit
500
In this Western European country, the concept of human resource development is not a defined field and so no HRD definition exists
What is Germany
500
Expats experience ____________ anxiety when they are afraid their company will not have a job for them when they return home
What is career anxiety
500
This type of careerist is a highly qualified mobile professional who builds his or her career through transfers across boundaries