U.S. Based high-tech company has built an R&D office in Bangalore, India. Four years have passed since the greenfield operation was successfully built. During this time, the new location has taken on higher-priority engineering projects and has trained and developed the managerial skills of its newly recruited managers in Bangalore. Headquarters wants the office to take on a new engineering project that would expand its business in the U.S. By adding a new product line. This project has been identified as the most important objective for the corporation in the mid-term. The project is still in the phase of identifying specifications and developing milestones, where the engineering management team is working closely with the product manager. The management team understands that it must create an international assignment program to have this project run smoothly. The team believes that extended business travel would be the most appropriate program. To confirm their belief, the HR manager does extensive research. The analysis shows that extended business travel will result in $10,000,000 in additional revenue in the first year and $5,000,000 in additional revenue in the second year due to the customization of the product to customer demand. The cost of the program is $400,000 initial investment plus a variable cost of $100,000 per year. What is the cost-benefit ratio in the first year?
A company has planned and executed an a successful 3-year international assignment of an individual to its
new office in Beijing, China. The individual has three more month on assignment before returning to the United
States. The expatriate has repeatedly e-mailed and called leaving messages with both the home country
manager and the human resources professional in orger to inquire about his new role after the assignment, but
has not received any response. In response, the international assignee has gotten more anxious, which has
affected his productivity. Which of the following outcomes is NOT likely as a direct result of the above
scenario?
In order to create a truly global workforce, a gap analysis is done to determine the skill gap between the existing executive class and the type of executive. Which of the following analytical methods does this measure employ?
Which of the following is not a benefit that Human Resources should take into account when determining the compensation package for expatriates or local nationals?