Additional Case 17.2

question 84

Multiple Choice

Additional Case 17.2
Golden Rod is an electronics firm based in Detroit with subsidiaries in several countries including Indonesia, Egypt, Argentina, and Thailand. The top management positions in these subsidiaries are filled by U.S. citizens. Golden Rod is planning on creating a new expatriate assignment in Egypt. The firm has created a selection board of expatriates to choose the best person for the job. In the past, Golden Rod has experienced a high turnover rate among repatriated managers, so executives hope to solve this problem.

-Refer to Additional Case 17.2.It would be most effective for the selection board to:

• A) choose someone who has had previous international experience.
• B) screen applicants but not their families.
• C) use technical ability as the most important qualifying criterion.
• D) never choose a foreign-born employee to serve as an expatriate.

Recognize the role of pretesting and pilot studies in enhancing research design.

Identify the importance of correlational studies and understand correlation coefficients.

Understand the characteristics and purposes of narrative and phenomenological research.

Identify key concepts of humanistic psychology and existential philosophy.

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Definitions:

J.Strom Thurmond

A long-serving U.S. senator known for his strong support of racial segregation and opposition to civil rights legislation.

Taft-Hartley Act

A 1947 United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.

AFL

refers to the American Federation of Labor, a national federation of labor unions in the United States, founded in 1886, focusing on skilled workers.

CIO

Congress of Industrial Organizations, a federation of unions that organized workers in industrial unions in the United States and Canada from 1935 until its merger with the AFL in 1955.