1. In Italy, what is the most likely result of giving a sales incentive to a team's top sales professional?

2. Which of the following has been a recent problem associated with expatriate compensation?

3. Taxes collected on goods that are shipped across national boundaries are called ________.

4. Matt has a weekly meeting with other engineers who are located at different sites and regions around the world, yet none of the employees travel to the meetings. Matt most likely belongs to a(n) ________.

5. Research shows that ________ of the total amount of consumers worldwide resides in the United States.

6. Which of the following is most likely a FALSE statement regarding virtual teams?

7. Historically, the largest expatriate costs have included all of the following EXCEPT ________.

8. The compensation for host-country nationals is normally ________ the prevailing wage rates in the area.

9. An employee who is not a citizen of the country in which the firm is located but is a citizen of the country in which the organization is headquartered is referred to as a(n) ________.

10. Karen, a software engineer, belongs to a virtual team that meets regularly to solve problems and discuss issues. All of the following are most likely benefits of such a team EXCEPT ________.

11. Murphy Enterprises recently acquired a controlling interest in Mexico's leading clothing retailer. Murphy plans to open additional retail stores in the next three years. Some of Murphy's top executives advocate the idea of transferring U.S. managers to Mexico to oversee the construction and opening of the new stores. Another group of Murphy executives believe that host-country nationals should manage the project. Which of the following best supports the decision to use a polycentric staffing approach?

12. Mary has been on assignment in Japan for one year, and she will soon be returning to work at her firm's Dallas headquarters. Which of the following would most likely improve Mary's repatriation experience?

13. Women currently make up nearly 25 percent of expatriates, which is up from 14 percent not long ago. Unfortunately, these gains in female expatriate participation rates have not been equally distributed worldwide. Which of the following is most likely the cause for this disparity?

14. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the regiocentric staffing approach?

15. Which of the following limits the number or value of goods that can be imported across national boundaries?

16. Which of the following occurs in the first stage of the expatriate selection process?

17. With regard to tax equalization payments, under Internal Revenue Service rules, U.S. citizens living overseas can exclude up to how much income earned abroad from taxes?

18. As an HR manager for an MNC, Eliot needs to establish appropriate compensation practices in each country. Which of the following is a factor that Eliot should most likely consider?

19. In which staffing approach would the corporate HR function typically be the most complicated?

20. Which of the following is NOT a type of global staff member?

21. Monique is a manager at a firm based in Chicago. She has recently been selected to manage the firm's Singapore office along with three other managers from the Chicago office. The firm hopes that the American managers will effectively represent the views of the home office and will link the Singapore office to the Chicago office. Which type of staffing approach is most likely being used by Monique's employer?

22. E-mail and bulletin boards are generally best for tasks that ________.

23. The process of bringing expatriates home is referred to as ________.

24. Modern Mosaics, an American firm, has granted a Chinese firm the right to use the Modern Mosaics manufacturing processes for a specific period of time. Modern Mosaics is most likely involved in ________.

25. With the ________ staffing approach, regional groups of subsidiaries reflecting the organization's strategy and structure work as a unit.