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Week 10 Lecture
• Define Parent-country nationals, Host-country nationals, Third
country nations, and Flexpatriates.
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of using
expatriates on international assignments? Consider issues
regarding repatriation.
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of Ethnocentric,
Regiocentric, Polycentic, and Geocentric IHRM orientation?
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Discussion Questions
1. Identify the type of team described in the case. Describe the
characteristics of the team that assisted in your identification.
2. What do you perceive to be the barriers confronting the
effectiveness of the team identified above?
3. What are some of the advantages/disadvantages of using
this type of team?
4. Provide some recommendations that will assist the members
to be more cohesive.
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Week 11 Lecture
• Identify and discuss five (5) ethical issues identified in
international management. Provide examples to support your
answers.
• Identify and discuss the six (6) basic ethical languages
identified by Donaldson (1992).
• Critically evaluate the views of ethical relativism and ethical
universalism. Provide examples to support your arguments.
• List the five (5) economic and five (5) legal components of
CSR.
• Explain the five (5) stages of moral development, giving
examples for each.