77. According to R. L. Tung’s study, which of the following is the most important reason for
expatriate failures for U.S. multinationals?
78. According to the results of a seminal study by R. L. Tung, what was the major reason for
expatriate failure among European expatriates?
79. According to the results of a seminal study by R. L. Tung, the top reason that Japanese
expatriate managers fail is:
80. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, what is the major problem in the selection of
appropriate candidates for overseas assignments in many firms?
81. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, which of the following dimensions that predicts
success in a foreign posting strengthens an expatriate’s self-esteem, self-confidence, and mental
well-being?
82. Mendenhall and Oddou identified that expatriates with _____, a dimension that predicts
success, were able to adapt their interests in food, sport, and music.
83. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, which of the following is a dimension that seems to
predict success in a foreign posting?
84. According to Mendenhall and Oddou’s dimensions that predict success in a foreign
posting, relationship development refers to:
85. In a review of the research on expatriate selection, _____ state(s) that a major problem in
many firms is that human resource managers tend to equate domestic performance with
overseas performance potential.
86. According to Mendenhall and Oddou’s dimensions that predict success in a foreign
posting, which of the following is a result of the attribute of others-orientation?
87. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, relationship development and willingness to
communicate are two important factors of the dimension of _____.
88. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, the attribute of _____ provides an expatriate the
ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do.
89. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, perceptual ability refers to:
90. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, expatriate managers who lack the dimension of
_____ tend to treat foreign nationals as if they were home-country nationals.
91. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, the dimension of _____ refers to the relationship
between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.
92. Amanda, an American manager, is successfully adjusting in a country where the culture is
extremely male-dominated. According to Mendenhall and Oddou, which of the following
dimensions that predict success in foreign postings is involved in this situation?
93. Poor health care and housing standards and inhospitable climate make it difficult for
expatriates to adjust to a particular posting. According to Mendenhall and Oddou’s four
dimensions that predict success in a foreign posting, which of the following is required in this
situation?
94. Which of the following is an additional and difficult dimension to the long-standing
problem of expatriate failure due to the inability of the spouse to adjust?
95. Which of the following is intended to build a manager’s skills over his or her career with
the firm?
96. For expatriate managers, an exclusive reliance on English: