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102) Discuss the reasons expatriate managers fail to complete their foreign assignment.
103) Discuss Mendenhall and Oddou's assertion that an executive who performs well in a domestic
setting may not adapt to a different cultural setting.
104) Discuss why the repatriation process is so difficult for so many expatriates.
105) Describe the notion of management development programs as a tool for increasing the overall
skill levels of managers. What is the goal of this type of program?
106) How can firms reduce the bias in performance appraisals of expatriate managers?
107) Should a firm pay executives in different countries according to the prevailing standards in
each country, or should it equalize pay on a global basis? Defend your answer.
108) What is the most common approach to expatriate pay? Explain this form of compensation.
What is the advantage of this approach?
109) Discuss the concerns of organized labor.
110) What are the three actions taken by organized labor to respond to the increased bargaining
power of multinationals? How successful have these efforts been?
111) Explain how the wide variation in union structure around the world has been an impediment
to cooperation between international companies and various unions.
