Question 1

At the highest level of involvement in the worldwide marketplace are organizations that choose to locate a facility based on the ability to effectively,efficiently,and flexibly produce a product or service,using cultural differences as an advantage.Such organizations are referred to as:

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A)   foreign subsidiaries.
B)   international organizations.
C)   multinational organizations.
D)   global organizations.
E)   universal organizations.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

A _____ is a country (other than the country in which the organization's headquarters is located) in which an organization operates a facility.

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A)   host country
B)   parent country
C)   first country
D)   third country
E)   guest countryF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 3

Discuss how economic systems impact HRM in international markets.

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A country's economic system,whether capi...

Question 4

The usual way that a company begins to enter foreign markets is by:

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A)   importing.
B)   offshoring.
C)   exporting.
D)   outsourcing.
E)   relocating.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

What are the reasons behind the trend toward expansion into global markets?

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Foreign countries can provide a business...

Question 6

How can companies help expatriates return to the home country after completing a foreign assignment?

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Companies are increasingly making effort...

Question 7

Which of the following is true of employee benefits?

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A)   In both the U.S. and Europe, the awarding of stock options is linked to specific performance goals.
B)   Pension plans are more widespread in the U.S. and Japan than in Western Europe.
C)   Unlike in the U.S., compensation plans in other countries are less likely to include benefits.
D)   Paid vacation tends to be more generous in Western Europe than in the United States.
E)   Although stock options became a common form of incentive pay in Europe during the 1990s, American businesses did not begin to adopt them until the end of that decade.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

For which phase of an international assignment does the preparation involve providing information about the employee's community and home-country workplace?

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A)   Preparation for departure from the home-country
B)   Preparation during the assignment itself
C)   Preparation for the culture shock phase in the host country
D)   Preparation for the return to the home-country
E)   Preparation for the honeymoon phase in the host countryF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

A TexasCorp (an American company) employee,who was born in India and is working at the company's facilities in India,is a:

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A)   host-country national.
B)   parent-country national.
C)   first-country national.
D)   third-country national.
E)   guest-country national.F) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 10

In the context of the effects of culture on training design,a culture with a long-term orientation will have trainees who are likely to accept development plans and assignments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following determines the compensation of expatriates by adjusting the manager's compensation so that it gives the manager the same standard of living as in the home country plus extra pay for the inconvenience of locating overseas?

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A)   The scorecard approach
B)   The balance-sheet approach
C)   The equalization approach
D)   The exchange-rate approach
E)   The correspondence approachF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 12

The host country is the country in which the organization's headquarters is located.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to Hofstede's cultural dimensions,a culture in which people are expected to look after their own interests is high in:

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A)   power distance.
B)   femininity.
C)   individualism.
D)   uncertainty avoidance.
E)   long-term orientation.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the performance management process across national boundaries?

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A)   The specific methods of performance management work the same way in almost every country.
B)   U.S. employees are much more used to indirect feedback than are employees in other countries.
C)   Which behaviors are rated, how and the extent to which performance is measured, who performs the rating, and how feedback is provided are usually uniform across countries.
D)   While the measures used may vary from country to country, the legal requirements remain the same as those in the United States.
E)   In rapidly changing regions, the organization may have to update its performance plans more often than once a year.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT helpful in easing the repatriation of employees after an overseas assignment?

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A)   Organization staying in touch with employees during their stay abroad
B)   Expatriates maintaining important contacts in the company and industry
C)   Communicating career development plans before and during the overseas assignment
D)   Giving expatriates praise and recognition for their overseas service
E)   Limiting all professional ties in the home country while overseasF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 16

Which of the following is true about decisions related to a global compensation strategy?

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A)   They affect a company's costs and ability to compete.
B)   They focus more on flexibility than on fairness to account for differences across cultures.
C)   They are made on the basis of the cost of living in the home country.
D)   They focus only on comparing wages across countries.
E)   They are determined only by labor costs.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 17

Explain Hofstede's dimensions of culture.

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The five dimensions of culture that Geer...

Question 18

The day-to-day decisions about labor relations are usually handled by foreign subsidiaries because:

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A)   labor costs in industrialized countries are far lower than in newly industrialized countries.
B)   the control over labor relations is centralized in most countries.
C)   labor relations on an international scale involve differences in laws and economic systems.
D)   this reduces the power distance across countries.
E)   the host governments require them to do so.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Third-country nationals are employees from a country other than the parent country or the host country.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which one of the following is true of global organizations?

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A)   All of their managers come from the host country.
B)   They increasingly emphasize standardization of products across market segments.
C)   They tend to have centralized, parent-country decision-making structures.
D)   HRM practices at such companies tend to be uniform across cultures.
E)   Managers at such companies must be able to get results across national boundaries.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Exam 15: Managing Human Resources Globally

The usual way that a company begins to enter foreign markets is by:

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Which one of the following is true of global organizations?

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Which of the following is NOT helpful in easing the repatriation of employees after an overseas assignment?

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Explain Hofstede's dimensions of culture.

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The day-to-day decisions about labor relations are usually handled by foreign subsidiaries because:

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A _____ is a country (other than the country in which the organization's headquarters is located) in which an organization operates a facility.

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A TexasCorp (an American company) employee,who was born in India and is working at the company's facilities in India,is a:

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Third-country nationals are employees from a country other than the parent country or the host country.

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Discuss how economic systems impact HRM in international markets.

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The host country is the country in which the organization's headquarters is located.

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How can companies help expatriates return to the home country after completing a foreign assignment?

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For which phase of an international assignment does the preparation involve providing information about the employee's community and home-country workplace?

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What are the reasons behind the trend toward expansion into global markets?

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According to Hofstede's cultural dimensions,a culture in which people are expected to look after their own interests is high in:

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At the highest level of involvement in the worldwide marketplace are organizations that choose to locate a facility based on the ability to effectively,efficiently,and flexibly produce a product or service,using cultural differences as an advantage.Such organizations are referred to as:

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Which of the following is true of employee benefits?

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Which of the following is true of the performance management process across national boundaries?

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Which of the following is true about decisions related to a global compensation strategy?

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In the context of the effects of culture on training design,a culture with a long-term orientation will have trainees who are likely to accept development plans and assignments.

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Which of the following determines the compensation of expatriates by adjusting the manager's compensation so that it gives the manager the same standard of living as in the home country plus extra pay for the inconvenience of locating overseas?

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