Question 1:

a) Outline the main characteristics of the four approaches to international staffing.

b) Should multinationals be concerned about expatriate failure? If so, why?

c) What are the main challenges faced in training expatriate managers?

d) What aspects could you include in a pre-repatriation program?

Question 2:

You are from Corporate Headquarters. As a member of the HR department, you are responsible for managing international assignment. You are to present a 10-minute summary of the key aspects of expatriate selection to a regional meeting of subsidiary managers, none of whom have any experience in HR or selection expatriate. The corporate objective is to use intra-regional international assignments for cross-border project teamwork between their various operations within the region. What aspects of expatriate selection should you highlight in your presentation?

Question 3:

SHow the major factors associated with appraisal of expatriate managerial performance.

Question 4:

(a) Why is it important to meant the historical origins of national industrial relations systems?

(b) Identify characteristics of multinationals that give trade unions cause for concern.