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51. _____ is the process of helping employees make the transition to their home country. a. Expatriation b. Fraternization c. Repatriation d. Resistance e. Ritualization 52. Grant Burke, a native of Canada, was transferred to Malaysia to establish a new branch of the software company he worked for. When Grant returned to Canada after three years, he was surprised to see the changes his country had undergone. At work, he was finding it difficult to accept the stress-free work relationships after having adapted himself to a stricter work style in Malaysia. These factors caused a sense of irritability and disorientation and left Grant feeling as though he could not work with the company anymore. Which of the following is Grant experiencing? a. Biculturalism b. Resistance c. Alarm d. Reverse culture shock e. Eustress 53. Which of the following best explains the localized compensation strategy? a. It is a performance-based method of payment to motivate employees to perform better. b. It is a pay banding system based on regions to balance out cost-of-living considerations. c. It is payment to compensate for the challenge that an overseas assignment involves. d. It is an increment based on the employee’s length of time spent on the job. e. It is a method of payment that allows expatriates working abroad to claim taxes paid overseas on their US tax forms. 54. One method of compensation in a global business is to pay a similar base salary company wide or region wide and offer expatriates an allowance based on specific market conditions in each country. This is known as _____. a. broadbanding b. the balance sheet approach c. skills-based pay d. competence-based pay e. a pay grading system 55. _____ is the practice of company shareholders and employees represented in equal numbers on the boards of organizations, for organizations with 500 or more employees. a. Codetermination b. Centralization c. Adhocracy d. Formalization e. Codependency 5. _____ allows expatriates working abroad to claim taxes paid overseas on their US tax forms, reducing or eliminating double taxation. a. Localized compensation strategy b. Balance sheet system c. Payroll tax credit d. Overseas premium e. Foreign tax credit  Â