Questions from Human Resource Management

Q: Expatriates frequently complain that when they accept an international assignment, they

Expatriates frequently complain that when they accept an international assignment, they put their careers on hold while their peers in the home office continue to climb the corporate ladder. To what w...

Q: Despite the growth of airfreight, ships transport 90 percent of world

Despite the growth of airfreight, ships transport 90 percent of world trade. According to a recent report by the International Shipping Commission, “For thousands of today’s international seafarers, l...

Q: U.S. law does not prohibit selection decisions based on

U.S. law does not prohibit selection decisions based on marital status, as long as they are applied equally to men and women. Why might a company have such a policy? Is it ethical? Is it in the best l...

Q: Working individually or in groups, write an expatriation and repatriation plan

Working individually or in groups, write an expatriation and repatriation plan for your professor, whom your school is sending to Bulgaria to teach HR for the next three years.

Q: Choose three traits useful for selecting international assignees, and create a

Choose three traits useful for selecting international assignees, and create a straightforward test (not pencil and paper) to screen candidates for these traits.

Q: Why is it so difficult to predict whether a new employee will

Why is it so difficult to predict whether a new employee will be a highly motivated employee? What factors can influence employee motivation?

Q: Implicit in this chapter is the view that organizational change is necessary

Implicit in this chapter is the view that organizational change is necessary for survival. However, organizational change often places individual employees under considerable stress, particularly the...

Q: A major complaint one often hears is that the human resource function

A major complaint one often hears is that the human resource function still remains as one of the weakest and less prestigious functions in many organizations, with the stereotype that it is a “paper...

Q: Survivors of layoffs might be considered the lucky ones who still have

Survivors of layoffs might be considered the lucky ones who still have a job. However, layoff survivors can present a number of problems. What kind of problems might you expect layoff survivors to exh...

Q: Some scholars believe that there is a set of “best”

Some scholars believe that there is a set of “best” human resource practices that advanced companies should follow (see Figure 1.7), whereas others believe that there is “no one best way” when it come...