Question 1

________ is considered the language of world business.

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A)   Chinese
B)   English
C)   Spanish
D)   HindiE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

How can the polycentric approach to staffing result in the creation of a "federation" within the firm? Why is this a disadvantage for the firm?

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Question 3

The premature return of an expatriate manager to his or her home country is known as

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A)   repatriation.
B)   inpatriation.
C)   expatriate failure.
D)   outpatriation.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Discuss the reasons expatriate managers fail to complete their foreign assignment.

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Question 5

An organization's norms and value systems are known as its

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A)   corporate culture.
B)   mission statement.
C)   human resources.
D)   organizational structure.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

If a company recruits host-country nationals to manage subsidiaries while parent-country nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters, the firm is following ________ staffing policy.

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A)   a polycentric
B)   an ethnocentric
C)   a geocentric
D)   an internalE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

________ makes it difficult to evaluate the performance of expatriate managers objectively.

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A)   Unintentional bias
B)   Lack of proximity
C)   Intentional bias
D)   Inadequate hard dataE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

What is human resource management? Why is HRM an important strategic component?

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Question 9

Should a firm pay executives in different countries according to the prevailing standards in each country, or should it equalize pay on a global basis? Defend your answer.

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Question 10

A Japanese firm prefers expatriate Japanese managers to head its foreign operations because these managers have been socialized into the firm while employed in Japan. This indicates that the firm

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A)   believes that such managers cannot progress beyond middle-manager positions in their parent company.
B)   follows an ethnocentric staffing policy to maintain a unified corporate culture.
C)   is trying to create value by transferring core competencies to a foreign operation.
D)   requires host-country nationals to be recruited to manage subsidiaries.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

An expatriate's base salary typically

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A)   varies from the base salary for a similar position in the home country.
B)   is paid half in the home-country currency and half in the local currency.
C)   is in the same range as the base salary for a similar position in the home country.
D)   is paid in Eurocurrency.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following is a drawback of the polycentric approach to staffing?

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A)   Firms are likely to suffer from cultural myopia.
B)   Host-country nationals are vulnerable to cultural misunderstandings.
C)   This approach increases the cost of value creation.
D)   Host-country nationals have limited opportunities for advancement beyond senior positions in their subsidiary.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

What was the long-term goal of international trade secretariats (ITSs) ?

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A)   to increase the competition between national unions
B)   to be able to bargain transnationally with multinational firms
C)   to accommodate wide variation in union structure
D)   to be able to regulate multinationals with regard to labor policiesE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

According to Mendenhall and Oddou, poorly adjusted expatriates tend to be nonjudgmental and nonevaluative in interpreting the behavior of host-country nationals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is an action taken by organized labor to respond to the increased bargaining power of multinational corporations?

Accepted Answer

A)   trying to establish international labor organizations
B)   increasing competition between national unions
C)   lobbying the European Union for legislation to restrict multinationals
D)   trying to achieve international regulations on multinationals through such organizations as the United NationsE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Most managers believe that knowledge of a foreign language is necessary to succeed in an international posting.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which among the following should be done in order to reduce bias in the performance appraisal process for expatriates?

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A)   More weight should be given to an off-site manager's appraisal than to an on-site manager's appraisal.
B)   The on-site manager should be of a different nationality than the expatriate manager.
C)   Home-office managers should be consulted before an on-site manager completes a formal termination evaluation.
D)   A former expatriate who served in the same location as a current expatriate should not be allowed to participate in the appraisal.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

In an ethnocentric staffing policy,

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A)   all key management positions are filled by host-country nationals.
B)   host-country nationals are recruited to manage subsidiaries.
C)   all key management positions are filled by parent-country nationals.
D)   the best people are recruited for key jobs throughout the organization, regardless of nationality.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

The ability to understand why people of other countries behave the way they do is

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A)   self-orientation.
B)   others-orientation.
C)   perceptual ability.
D)   cultural toughness.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

An expatriate needs to have language fluency to show willingness to communicate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 19: Global Human Resource Management

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An organization's norms and value systems are known as its

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Which of the following is a drawback of the polycentric approach to staffing?

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________ makes it difficult to evaluate the performance of expatriate managers objectively.

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________ is considered the language of world business.

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Which among the following should be done in order to reduce bias in the performance appraisal process for expatriates?

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Most managers believe that knowledge of a foreign language is necessary to succeed in an international posting.

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