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81.According to Mendenhall and Oddou, which of the following dimensions : 1299531
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?
A. Cultural toughness
B. Others-orientation
C. Perceptual ability
D. Self-orientation
E. Empathy
82.Mendenhall and Oddou identified that expatriates with _____, a dimension that predicts success, were able to adapt their interests in food, sport, and music.
A. perceptual ability
B. self-orientation
C. others-orientation
D. cultural toughness
E. empathy
83.According to Mendenhall and Oddou, which of the following is a dimension that seems to predict success in a foreign posting?
A. Others-orientation
B. Learning effects
C. Dynamic capabilities
D. Eclectic paradigm
E. Factor endowments
84.According to Mendenhall and Oddou’s dimensions that predict success in a foreign posting, relationship development refers to:
A. an expatriate’s willingness to use the host-country language.
B. the ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do.
C. the ability to empathize with foreign nationals.
D. the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.
E. the ability to develop long-lasting friendships with host-country nationals.
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.
A. R.L. Tung
B. Medenhall and Oddou
C. Towers Perrin
D. Prahalad and Doz
E. Christopher Bartlett and SumantraGhoshal
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?
A. The expatriate has high self-esteem.
B. The expatriate empathizes with the host-country nationals.
C. The expatriate speaks to the host-country nationals in the local language.
D. The expatriate adjusts to the inhospitable climate of the host country.
E. The expatriate is comfortable working in a male-dominated environment.
87.According to Mendenhall and Oddou, relationship development and willingness to communicate are two important factors of the dimension of _____.
A. self-orientation
B. perceptual ability
C. cultural toughness
D. others-orientation
E. personal interest
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.
A. cultural toughness
B. perceptual ability
C. self-orientation
D. others-orientation
E. willingness to communicate
89.According to Mendenhall and Oddou, perceptual ability refers to:
A. an expatriate’s willingness to use the host-country language.
B. an expatriate’s ability to strengthen his or her self-esteem.
C. an expatriate’s ability to empathize.
D. the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.
E. the ability to develop long-lasting friendships with host-country nationals.
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.
A. cultural toughness
B. self-orientation
C. others-orientation
D. perceptual ability
E. willingness to communicate
