Question 1

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

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Organized labor has responded to the inc...

Question 2

A firm that adopts a polycentric staffing policy is less likely to:

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A)  isolate foreign subsidiaries from corporate headquarters.
B)  implement an expensive staffing policy.
C)  be controlled by corporate headquarters.
D)  suffer from cultural myopia.
E)  provide growth opportunities.

Question 3

Which of the following staffing approaches is compatible with an international strategy?

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A)  Ethnocentric
B)  Geocentric
C)  Polycentric
D)  Transnational
E)  Ethical

Question 4

In international businesses, firms pursue a polycentric staffing policy because they see it as the best way to maintain a unified corporate culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Repatriation refers to:

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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)  increasing expatriate managers' effectiveness in dealing with host-country nationals.

Question 6

In the context of international labor relations, one of the reasons for a decline in union influence is the:

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A)  introduction of a reciprocal tax treaty.
B)  retention of low-skilled tasks in an international firm's home country.
C)  importing of employment practices and contractual agreements that are alien to the host country.
D)  increased bargaining power of organized labor.
E)  increased ability to threaten to disrupt production, either by a strike or some other form of work protest.

Question 7

Organizational architecture refers to an organization's norms and value systems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the advantage of a geocentric staffing policy?

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A)  It requires firms to provide little or no documentation to hire a foreign national.
B)  It enables firms to build a cadre of international executives who feel at home working in a number of cultures.
C)  It is inexpensive to implement the policy in a firm.
D)  It allows all key management positions of the firms and their subsidiaries to be filled by parent-country nationals.
E)  It helps firms to follow a localization strategy.

Question 9

Which of the following refers to the extra pay an expatriate receives for working outside his or her country of origin?

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A)  Parity adjustment
B)  Special bonus
C)  Foreign service premium
D)  Expat allowance
E)  Benefit

Question 10

According to a study by R. L. Tung, the most important reason for expatriate failure among U.S. multinationals was difficulty coping with a new environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the context of expatriate compensation, what is the role of a balance sheet approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  It equalizes purchasing power across countries so employees can enjoy the same living standard in their foreign posting that they enjoyed at home.
B)  It helps expatriate managers and their families to adjust to the day-to-day life of the host country.
C)  It rewards expatriates on the basis of merit and performance.
D)  It helps expatriates to come to terms with the standard of living of the host country.
E)  It is offered as an inducement to accept foreign postings and live away from family.

Question 12

Which of the following is a disadvantage of adopting a geocentric staffing approach?

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A)  Cultural myopia negatively influences effective management control.
B)  Training and relocation costs increase when transferring managers from country to country.
C)  Host-country nationals cannot progress beyond senior positions in their own subsidiary.
D)  A gap forms between host-country managers and parent-country managers.
E)  The lack of management transfers leads to a lack of integration between corporate headquarters and foreign subsidiaries.

Question 13

Bringing managers together in one location for extended periods and rotating them through different jobs in several countries help a firm build an informal management network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An impediment to cooperation between national unions is the wide variation in union structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe how management development programs can increase the value of human capital in an international business firm.

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Selection is just the first step in matc...

Question 16

In international businesses, a disadvantage of an ethnocentric staffing policy is that it produces resentment in host-country nationals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Expatriate managers who lack others-orientation tend to treat foreign nationals as if they were home-country nationals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to Mendenhall and Oddou, perceptual ability refers to:

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A)  an expatriate's willingness to use the host-country language.
B)  an expatriate's ability to strengthen his or her self-esteem.
C)  an expatriate's ability to empathize.
D)  the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate adjusts to a particular posting.
E)  the ability to develop long-lasting friendships with host-country nationals.

Question 19

According to Mendenhall and Oddou, which of the following is a dimension that predicts success and allows expatriates to adapt their interests in food, sport, and music?

Accepted Answer

A)  Perceptual ability
B)  Self-orientation
C)  Others-orientation
D)  Cultural toughness
E)  Empathy

Question 20

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 HRM managers
D)  A geocentric staffing policy
E)  A polycentric staffing policy

Exam 17: Global Human Resource Management

According to Mendenhall and Oddou, which of the following is a dimension that predicts success and allows expatriates to adapt their interests in food, sport, and music?

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Describe how management development programs can increase the value of human capital in an international business firm.

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

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of adopting a geocentric staffing approach?

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What is the advantage of a geocentric staffing policy?

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In the context of expatriate compensation, what is the role of a balance sheet approach?

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A firm that adopts a polycentric staffing policy is less likely to:

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According to a study by R. L. Tung, the most important reason for expatriate failure among U.S. multinationals was difficulty coping with a new environment.

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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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In international businesses, a disadvantage of an ethnocentric staffing policy is that it produces resentment in host-country nationals.

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Expatriate managers who lack others-orientation tend to treat foreign nationals as if they were home-country nationals.

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Organizational architecture refers to an organization's norms and value systems.

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An impediment to cooperation between national unions is the wide variation in union structure.

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Bringing managers together in one location for extended periods and rotating them through different jobs in several countries help a firm build an informal management network.

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In the context of international labor relations, one of the reasons for a decline in union influence is the:

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Which of the following staffing approaches is compatible with an international strategy?

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In international businesses, firms pursue a polycentric staffing policy because they see it as the best way to maintain a unified corporate culture.

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Repatriation refers to:

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Which of the following refers to the extra pay an expatriate receives for working outside his or her country of origin?

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According to Mendenhall and Oddou, perceptual ability refers to:

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