Question

Choose the best answer.

(1 mark each)

1.         Inpatriates are employees who

1. Move to one country and are employed by an organization based in another country
2. Transfer from foreign subsidiary to headquarter country for an assignment
3. Are citizens of one country, working in a second country
4. Return home after completed international job assignments

2.         What does "TCN" stand for

1. host country national
2. expatriates
3. home country national
4. Third country national

3.         An international recruitment method wherein the managers are selected from different countries lying within the geographic region of business.

1. polycentric
2. geocentric
3. expat-centric
4. Regiocentric

4.         Non-citizen employees of a country in which they are working is classified as

1. expatriates
2. subordinates
3. coordinates
4. none of above

5.         Employees who have returned to their home countries after completing international job assignments are called

1. ex-employees
2. expatriates
3. repatriates
4. none of the above

Answer 1

1. Inpatriates are employees who are transferred from foreign assignment yo headquarters; therefore, option b Transfer from foreign subsidiary to headquarter country for an assignment

2. TCN stands for Third country national; therefore the answer is option d. Third country national

3. Managers who recruit employees for foreign assignment have four orientations: Ethnocentric, Polycentric, Regiocentric, and Geocentric.  Managers with ethnocentric orientation recruit employees from their home country for foreign assignment; polycentric orientation recruit managers for foreign assignment from host country; managers with regiocentric orientation recruit employees from a specific region in which assignment is available and managers with geocentric orientation recruit employees irrespective of geographical location.

Therefore, the answer for this question is option d. Regiocentric

4. Non citizens (who are sent for an foreign assignment to the place of work are called expatriates). Therefore answer for this question is option a. expatriates

5. Employees who come to their home country after completing their foreign assignment is called as c. Repatriates