Question 1

The _____ function of an international business is typically responsible for international labor relations.

Accepted Answer

A)   public relations
B)   human resource management
C)   finance and accounting
D)   legal
E)   logistics

Question 2

Repatriation refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   sending expatriate managers to a new host country.
B)   training expatriate managers to adjust to the new environment of the host country.
C)   reentry of expatriate managers into their home-country organization.
D)   helping expatriate managers build rapport with local employees.
E)   the process of increasing expatriate managers' effectiveness in dealing with host-country nationals.

Question 3

According to Mendenhall and Oddou,what is the major problem in the selection of appropriate candidates for overseas assignments in many firms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Lack of technical abilities
B)   Equating domestic performance with overseas performance potential
C)   Lack of communication between line managers and HR managers
D)   A geocentric staffing policy
E)   A polycentric staffing policy

Question 4

In the context of international labor relations,which of the following is true of organized labor?

Accepted Answer

A)   It supports the pursuit of a transnational standardization strategy.
B)   It supports the pursuit of a global standardization strategy.
C)   It increases unintentional bias in evaluating the performance of expatriate managers.
D)   It limits a firm's ability to integrate and consolidate its global operations.
E)   It reduces a firm's ability to understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing.

Question 5

An expatriate's base salary is normally lower than the base salary for a similar position in the home country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Firms that pursue a localization strategy try to create value by:

Accepted Answer

A)   emphasizing local responsiveness.
B)   encouraging a global staffing approach.
C)   emphasizing transnational strategies.
D)   building an informal management network.
E)   transferring products and competencies overseas.

Question 7

Describe the different approaches that international businesses take to labor relations.

Accepted Answer

International businesses differ markedly...

Question 8

Which of the following is true of a polycentric staffing policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is expensive to implement.
B)   It leads to cultural myopia.
C)   It prevents mistakes arising from cultural misunderstandings.
D)   It bridges the gap between the headquarters and its foreign subsidiaries.
E)   It gives unlimited advancement opportunities for host-country nationals.

Question 9

How has organized labor responded to the increased bargaining power of multinational corporations?

Accepted Answer

Organized labor has responded to the inc...

Question 10

International trade secretariats have been less successful because of the:

Accepted Answer

A)   similarity in the structure of unions on a global level.
B)   common perception unions have about multinational companies.
C)   reciprocal tax treaty.
D)   competition between national unions to attract investment from international businesses.
E)   retention of highly skilled tasks in the host country.

Question 11

Which of the following is a characteristic feature of an ethnocentric staffing policy?

Accepted Answer

A)   It requires host-country nationals to be recruited to manage subsidiaries.
B)   It is used when a firm places a low value on its corporate culture.
C)   It increases advancement opportunities for host-country nationals.
D)   It seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization, regardless of nationality.
E)   It places parent-country nationals in key management positions.

Question 12

Broadly speaking,a(n) _____ staffing approach is compatible with an international strategy.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnocentric
B)   geocentric
C)   polycentric
D)   transnational
E)   ethical

Question 13

According to the results of a seminal study by R.L.Tung,the top reason that Japanese expatriate managers fail is:

Accepted Answer

A)   the inability of their spouses to adjust.
B)   their lack of technical competence.
C)   personal or emotional problems.
D)   the inability to cope with larger overseas responsibilities.
E)   their inability to deal with difficulties in the new environment.

Question 14

A(n) _____ approach to staffing has the following disadvantages: it limits career mobility and it isolates headquarters from foreign subsidiaries.

Accepted Answer

A)   polycentric
B)   transnational
C)   geocentric
D)   ethnocentric
E)   global

Question 15

Home-country managers' performance appraisals may be biased by:

Accepted Answer

A)   distance and by their own lack of experience of working abroad.
B)   poor networking skills.
C)   lack of technological know-how.
D)   learning effects.
E)   taking hard variables as well as soft variables into consideration.

Question 16

For a firm to outperform its rivals in the global marketplace,the performance appraisal systems it uses must measure the perceptions that it wants to encourage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In firms following a(n) _____ staffing policy,the issue of compensation can be reduced to that of how much home-country expatriates should be paid.

Accepted Answer

A)   polycentric
B)   ethnocentric
C)   geocentric
D)   international
E)   global

Question 18

A(n) _____ staffing policy limits advancement opportunities for host-country nationals.

Accepted Answer

A)   transnational
B)   polycentric
C)   geocentric
D)   ethical
E)   ethnocentric

Question 19

A principal concern of domestic unions about multinational firms is that the company can counter its bargaining power with:

Accepted Answer

A)   work schedules tied to global rather than domestic standards.
B)   wage rates tied to global rather than domestic standards.
C)   the power to import labor from abroad.
D)   the power to move production to another country.
E)   the retention of low-skilled tasks in home country.

Question 20

Which of the following staffing policies relies extensively on the use of expatriate managers?

Accepted Answer

A)   Global staffing policy
B)   Polycentric staffing policy
C)   Transnational staffing policy
D)   Ethnocentric staffing policy
E)   Localized staffing policy

Exam 17: Global Human Resource Management

According to Mendenhall and Oddou,what is the major problem in the selection of appropriate candidates for overseas assignments in many firms?

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Which of the following is a characteristic feature of an ethnocentric staffing policy?

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For a firm to outperform its rivals in the global marketplace,the performance appraisal systems it uses must measure the perceptions that it wants to encourage.

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Which of the following staffing policies relies extensively on the use of expatriate managers?

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How has organized labor responded to the increased bargaining power of multinational corporations?

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An expatriate's base salary is normally lower than the base salary for a similar position in the home country.

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Repatriation refers to:

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International trade secretariats have been less successful because of the:

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A principal concern of domestic unions about multinational firms is that the company can counter its bargaining power with:

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Which of the following is true of a polycentric staffing policy?

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Broadly speaking,a(n) _____ staffing approach is compatible with an international strategy.

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According to the results of a seminal study by R.L.Tung,the top reason that Japanese expatriate managers fail is:

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In the context of international labor relations,which of the following is true of organized labor?

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Describe the different approaches that international businesses take to labor relations.

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The _____ function of an international business is typically responsible for international labor relations.

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A(n) _____ approach to staffing has the following disadvantages: it limits career mobility and it isolates headquarters from foreign subsidiaries.

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A(n) _____ staffing policy limits advancement opportunities for host-country nationals.

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Home-country managers' performance appraisals may be biased by:

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In firms following a(n) _____ staffing policy,the issue of compensation can be reduced to that of how much home-country expatriates should be paid.

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Firms that pursue a localization strategy try to create value by:

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