Show International Business: The New Realities, 4e (Cavusgil) Chapter 17 Human Resource Management in the Global Firm 1) ________ are citizens of the country where the MNE's subsidiary is located. A) Third-country nationals B) Expatriates C) Host-country nationals D) Parent-country nationals Answer: C Diff: 1: Easy Skill: Concept Objective: 17-1: Understand the strategic role of human resources in international business AACSB: Analytical Thinking 2) ________ are typically the largest proportion of workers hired abroad and usually work in manufacturing, assembly, basic service activities, clerical work, and other nonmanagerial functions. A) Home-country nationals B) Parent-country nationals C) Third-country nationals D) Host-country nationals Answer: D Diff: 1: Easy Skill: Concept Objective: 17-1: Understand the strategic role of human resources in international business AACSB: Analytical Thinking 3) Richard Johnson, an American citizen, is a senior manager in a telecom company based in Texas. He is currently posted in and works from the company's subsidiary in Uganda, Africa. Richard is a ________. A) host-country national B) parent-country national C) third-country national D) repatriate Answer: B Diff: 2: Moderate Skill: Application Objective: 17-1: Understand the strategic role of human resources in international business AACSB: Analytical Thinking 1 Copyright © 2017 Pearson Education, Inc. Which type of expatriate is a citizen of the country where the firm is headquartered?Third country national: citizen of one country, working in a second country, and employed by an organization headquartered in a third country. Expatriate: employee who is not a citizen of the country in which the firm's operations are located, but is a citizen of the country in which the organization is headquartered.
Which type of international employee is a parent country national who works at a foreign subsidiary?Arnold is considered a parent-national, also known as an expatriate. An expatriate is a citizen of a company's home country working abroad at one of the company's foreign subsidiaries.
What is the country where an expatriate is working called?Home country is the country in which the expatriate is working.
What are host country nationals?Host Country National – Permanent resident of the country where the operations of the company are located. Third Country National – Permanent Resident of a country other than the parent country and the host country.
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