Growth in international business
Employees assigned to work in another country are called _______.
Expatriates
Shared values, beliefs, and behaviors in a society
Culture
Employees sent to work in another country
Expatriates
Ability to communicate in a foreign country
Communication skills
Pay differences across countries are influenced by cost of ______
Living
When an organization is based in one country but operates a facility in a foreign land, the second location is referred to as __________ country.
Host
A country's political-legal system includes its laws, regulations and _______
government
Government deductions affecting pay
Taxes
The second emotional stage of working abroad
Cultural shock
Who evaluates employees
Managers
A company that operates in multiple countries to reduce costs
Multinational company
The factor that determines workforce skill level is ______
Education
A company that operates as one integrated systme worldwide
Global organization
First emotional stage when working abroad
Honeymoon stage
Why is compensation more complex in global HR?
Because pay, laws, and expectations differ across countries
A company that operates in more than one country is called a(n)______.
international organization.
Cultural framework with six dimensions used in HR
Hofstede’s dimensions
What do we call managing workers globally?
hint: Global ______
Final stage where employee feels comfortable abroad
Adjustment
Global decision system
Transnational
Carlos is from Mexico and has been hired as a warehouse manager for a company in Brazil. The company in Brazil is owned by a company in the United States. Which of these countries would be considered a third country in this scenario?
Mexico
Name three of Hofstede’s cultural dimensions.
Individualism/Collectivism - Power ditance - Uncertainty avoidance - Masculinity/Feminity - Long-term/short-term orientation - Indulgence/restraint
Payment to balance tax differences
Tax equalization
Training that prepares employees for working abroad is called_____ training.
Cross-cultural
What is the goal of the balance sheet approach?
To maintain the same standard of living abroad