Question 1

General Electric is not just concerned with hiring people who have the skills required for performing particular jobs; it wants individuals whose behavioural styles,beliefs,and value systems are consistent with those of GE.This would be an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnocentrism
B)   corporate culture
C)   polycentric policy
D)   network approach
E)   behavioural approachF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Relationship development and willingness to communicate are the two factors that are particularly important in developing a health degree of what?

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural toughness
B)   perceptual ability
C)   others-orientation
D)   self-orientation
E)   socializationF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 3

What is an expatriate manager? What are some of the steps that an international business can take to enhance the success of their expatriate manager program?

Accepted Answer

An expatriate manager is a citizen of on...

Question 4

A polycentric staffing policy is appropriate for a firm following a multidomestic strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The role of HRM has a similar level of complexity for a domestic and an international firm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are the four types of allowances that are often included in an expatriate's compensation package?

Accepted Answer

A)   travel allowances, emergency allowances, training allowances, and relocation allowances
B)   hardship allowances, housing allowances, cost-of-living allowances, and education allowances
C)   emergency allowances, hardship allowances, training allowances, and cost-of-living allowances
D)   housing allowances, travel allowances, cost-of-living allowances, and relocation allowances
E)   living allowance, education allowance, travel allowance, and spousal allowanceF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 7

A citizen of one country who is working abroad in one of the firm's subsidiaries is an expatriate manager.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Compensation practices may vary from country to country,labour laws prohibiting union organization,and the strong pursuit of equal employment legislation are all complexities in:

Accepted Answer

A)   customers orientation
B)   external stakeholders
C)   human resources
D)   supplier confidence
E)   firm structureF) B) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 9

A(n) ____________ staffing policy seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization.

Accepted Answer

A)   intercentric
B)   ethnocentric
C)   geocentric
D)   polycentric
E)   multicentricF) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 10

In regard to expatriate pay,the _______________ equalizes purchasing power across countries so employees can enjoy the same living standard in their foreign posting that they enjoyed at home.

Accepted Answer

A)   balance sheet approach
B)   standard of living approach
C)   merit approach
D)   correspondence approach
E)   country equity approachF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

What does a firm typically do when a reciprocal tax treaty is not in force?

Accepted Answer

A)   pays one-third of the expatriate's income tax in the host country
B)   pays one-half of the expatriate's income tax in the host country
C)   pays the expatriate's income tax in the host country
D)   requires the expatriate to pay his or her own income tax in the host country
E)   pays the income tax for the employee in the home countryF) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

From a strategic perspective,the key issue in international labour relations is______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the degree to which organized labour can limit the choices of an international business
B)   the degree to which organized labour increases the costs of conducting international business
C)   the degree to which organized labour discourages participation in international business
D)   the degree to which organized labour resists the transfer of domestic employees to overseas operations
E)   the degree to which organized labour can restrict job flexibilityF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The term corporate culture refers to an organization's ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   compensation systems
B)   norms and value systems
C)   standing among its peer firms
D)   policies, rules, and regulations
E)   behaviour and attitudesF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)   inability of spouse to adjust
B)   lack of technical competence
C)   personal or emotional problems
D)   inability to cope with larger overseas responsibilities
E)   ethnocentric attitudesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following was not identified by R.L.Tung as a reason for expatriate failure among U.S.expatriate managers?

Accepted Answer

A)   poor pay
B)   difficulties with new environment
C)   inability of spouse to adjust
D)   personal or emotional problems
E)   family discordF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 16

How is total compensation calculated?

Accepted Answer

A)   salary
B)   salary + bonus
C)   salary + fringe benefits
D)   salary + bonus - fringe benefits
E)   salary + bonus + benefitsF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 17

One task of the _____________ function is to foster harmony and minimize conflict between the firm and organized labour.

Accepted Answer

A)   marketing
B)   exporting
C)   human resource management
D)   production
E)   host country managementF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

The type of training that is aimed at helping an expatriate managers and his or her family ease themselves into day-to-day life in the host country is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cognitive training
B)   practical training
C)   technical training
D)   cultural training
E)   life trainingF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The strategy that is most compatible with an ethnocentric staffing policy is what?

Accepted Answer

A)   transnational strategy
B)   global strategy
C)   multidomestic strategy
D)   international strategy
E)   pan-national strategyF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

A(n) ______________ staffing policy requires host country nationals to be recruited to manage subsidiaries,while parent company nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters.

Accepted Answer

A)   polycentric
B)   geocentric
C)   ethnocentric
D)   intercentric
E)   multicentricF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Exam 16: Global Human Resource Management

The role of HRM has a similar level of complexity for a domestic and an international firm.

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A citizen of one country who is working abroad in one of the firm's subsidiaries is an expatriate manager.

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In regard to expatriate pay,the _______________ equalizes purchasing power across countries so employees can enjoy the same living standard in their foreign posting that they enjoyed at home.

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What is an expatriate manager? What are some of the steps that an international business can take to enhance the success of their expatriate manager program?

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What does a firm typically do when a reciprocal tax treaty is not in force?

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How is total compensation calculated?

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The type of training that is aimed at helping an expatriate managers and his or her family ease themselves into day-to-day life in the host country is called ______________.

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A polycentric staffing policy is appropriate for a firm following a multidomestic strategy.

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From a strategic perspective,the key issue in international labour relations is______________.

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Which of the following was not identified by R.L.Tung as a reason for expatriate failure among U.S.expatriate managers?

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A(n) ______________ staffing policy requires host country nationals to be recruited to manage subsidiaries,while parent company nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters.

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The term corporate culture refers to an organization's ________.

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The strategy that is most compatible with an ethnocentric staffing policy is what?

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

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One task of the _____________ function is to foster harmony and minimize conflict between the firm and organized labour.

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General Electric is not just concerned with hiring people who have the skills required for performing particular jobs; it wants individuals whose behavioural styles,beliefs,and value systems are consistent with those of GE.This would be an example of what?

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Relationship development and willingness to communicate are the two factors that are particularly important in developing a health degree of what?

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What are the four types of allowances that are often included in an expatriate's compensation package?

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A(n) ____________ staffing policy seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization.

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Compensation practices may vary from country to country,labour laws prohibiting union organization,and the strong pursuit of equal employment legislation are all complexities in:

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