HRM Q15
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1. Which of the following county has the lowest masculinity?
A. Netherlands
B. Russia
C. Japan
D. France
2. Individualistic cultures often exhibit:
A. increased use of profit-sharing plans.
B. greater differences between the highest- and lowest-paid individuals in the organization.
C. flatter salary structures.
D. salary structures where the top-paid individual receiving about 20 times the overall pay of the lowest-paid
one.
3. The extent to which expatriates receive recognition from peers and bosses following their expatriate
assignment refers to:
A. validation.
B. communication.
C. adjustment.
D. expectation.
4. A major U.S automaker has plants all over the world. It continues to shift its production from the United
States, where labor unions have gained high wages for their members, to facilities in Mexico and China, where
the wages are substantially lower. The company minimizes distribution and labor costs by locating facilities in
central and eastern European countries such as Poland and Hungary for manufacturing and assembling
automobiles to sell in the European market. This company is an example of:
A. an international company.
B. a multinational company.
C. a global company.
D. a transnational company.
5. Which attribute of a transnational HR system refers to the multinational composition of a company's
managers?
A. Transnational scope
B. Transnational participation
C. Transnational representation
D. Transnational process
6. Differences in international economic systems generally impact all but one of the following. Name the
exception.
A. Incentives for individuals to increase human capital
B. Promotion systems, particularly among domestic companies
C. Compensation systems, particularly among global companies
D. The appropriateness of various HR practices
7. Which one of the following factors affecting HRM in global markets represents the set of important
assumptions (often unstated) that members of a community share in common?
A. Human capital
B. Culture
C. Foreign competition
D. Codetermination
8. Which attribute of a transnational HR system refers to making HR decisions from a global rather than a
national or regional perspective?
A. Transnational scope
B. Transnational participation
C. Transnational representation
D. Transnational process
9. The Hofstede's dimension that deals with the degree to which a culture prefers structured over unstructured
conditions is:
A. power distance.
B. individualism.
C. risk aversion.
D. uncertainty avoidance.
10. The use of ethnocentric HRM practices generally:
A. increases the number of company inpatriates.
B. decreases the number of HRM-related problems and issues.
C. decreases the number of company expatriates.
D. increases the number of HRM-related problems and issues.
11. Which attribute of a transnational HR system refers to the extent to which planning and decision making
include managers from different cultures?
A. Transnational scope
B. Transnational participation
C. Transnational representation
D. Transnational process
12. Countries with which kind of cultural dimension tend to have the flattest salary structures?
A. Long-term oriented
B. Short-term oriented
C. Individualistic
D. Collectivist
13. According to one study of international assignees, the most important selection criteria/criterion is
A. flexibility and adaptability.
B. job knowledge and motivation.
C. family situation.
D. relational skills.
14. Which one of the following dimensions is not an adaptive skill for expatriate success?
A. The financial dimension
B. The self dimension
C. The relationship dimension
D. The perception dimension
15. Identify the question that is helpful to get an insight on the "resourcefulness and initiative" of an expatriate
candidate?
A. How is each member of the family reacting to this possible move?
B. Is the candidate independent; can he make and stand by his decisions and judgments?
C. Does the candidate understand his own culturally derived values?
D. Does the candidate consider the assignment anything other than a temporary overseas trip?
16. According to recent research, managers whose job expectations and nonwork expectations were more
closely fulfilled during their expatriate assignment generally exhibited which of the following upon their
return?
A. Higher job performance and job satisfaction
B. Higher repatriate adjustment and job satisfaction
C. Higher repatriate adjustment and job performance
D. Higher job performance and turnover
17. A firm that is currently exporting goods to another country is at what level of global participation?
A. Transnational
B. International
C. Multinational
D. Global
18. Which one of the following is not true of the European Economic Community?
A. Most of the European nations have agreed to engage in free trade with one another.
B. Commerce is regulated by an overseeing body called the World Trade Organization.
C. Under the EEC, legal regulation in the participating countries has become more, although not completely,
uniform.
D. Members share a common currency, the euro.
19. In _____ systems, there is less opportunity to develop human capital as compared to _____ systems, but
there is greater incentive for such investment through higher monetary rewards.
A. socialist; capitalist
B. capitalist; socialist
C. individualistic; collectivist
D. collectivist; individualistic
20. John is undergoing a cross-cultural training to learn more about the country he is about to visit. During the
training, he learns that in this country, if a man takes another's hand on the street, it's a sign of mutual respect.
Which country is John visiting?
A. Russia
B. Japan
C. Saudi Arabia
D. Mexico
21. Which of the following countries is not very high in individualism?
A. United States
B. Great Britain
C. The Netherlands
D. Taiwan
22. The trend for U.S. companies to relocate their currently unionized low-skill-high-wage manufacturing and
assembly jobs to Mexico is explained in part by Mexico's:
A. strong political-legal system.
B. low level of human capital.
C. strong economic system.
D. low power distance culture.
23. Which one of the following countries is not a NAFTA member?
A. Canada
B. Chile
C. Mexico
D. United States
24. Which one of the following countries has the most masculine culture according to Hofstede's
masculinity/femininity dimension?
A. Japan
B. Russia
C. Sweden
D. Norway
25. An individual who was born in Mexico and is currently working for an American company's facility in
Mexico is referred to as a
A. parent-country national.
B. host-country national.
C. third-country national.
D. home-country national.
26. Which one of the following is not true of global organizations?
A. They compete on state-of-the-art, top-quality products and services with lowest costs possible.
B. They increasingly emphasize flexibility and mass customization of products to meet the needs of particular
clients.
C. They are usually driven to locate facilities in a country as a means of reaching that country's market or
lowering production costs and must deal with the differences across the countries.
D. They attempt to create synergy through cultural differences.
27. In which county do individuals perform a bizarre handshake whereby, after pressing together the palms,
they will slide their hands upward to grasp each other's thumbs?
A. France
B. Germany
C. Hong Kong
D. Mexico
28. According to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, a culture where people are expected to look after their own
interests and the interests of their immediate families is one high in:
A. power distance.
B. masculinity.
C. individualism.
D. uncertainty avoidance.
29. Which of the following is least likely to be a factor affecting HRM in global markets?
A. Culture
B. Technical capital
C. Political-legal system
D. Economic system
30. Recent evidence concerning women expatriates suggests that:
A. women still are not accepted as equals in most countries.
B. the novelty of their presence increases their credibility among locals.
C. women don't desire international assignments.
D. placement of women expatriates is on the decline.
31. _____, with its population of over 1 billion and a trend toward opening its markets to foreign investors,
presents a tremendous potential market for goods.
A. Russia
B. Malaysia
C. Japan
D. China
32. According to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, a culture that is characterized by easygoing and flexible people
regarding different views and taking each day as it comes is one that is:
A. low in uncertainty avoidance.
B. high in femininity.
C. low in power distance.
D. high in long-term orientation.
33. Which of the following changes do not exemplify events that are pushing companies to compete in a global
economy?
A. Expansion of protection of intellectual property
B. The growth of Asia
C. Reduction of government subsidies to businesses
D. Introduction of new tariffs on imports
34. The total compensation plan that equalizes the purchasing power of the expatriate manager with that of
employees in similar positions in the home country and provides incentives to offset the inconvenience incurred
in the location is known as:
A. the home-country approach.
B. the balance-sheet approach.
C. the equalization approach.
D. the host-country approach.
35. Values such as success, performance, assertiveness, and competition are associated with:
A. short-term oriented cultures.
B. masculine cultures.
C. high power distance cultures.
D. low uncertainty avoidance.
36. Researchers in international management have identified a number of factors that can affect HRM in global
markets. Which of these factors could determine the other three factors?
A. Culture
B. Education-human capital
C. The political-legal system
D. The economic system
37. Which of the following multinational corporations tends to have policies and practices that are most
ethnocentric?
A. American multinationals
B. German multinationals
C. Japanese multinationals
D. British multinationals
38. Approximately what percent of workers want to leave the company after returning from an overseas
assignment?
A. 10 percent
B. 15 percent
C. 20 percent
D. 30 percent
39. Which of the following countries has the greatest commitment to equal employment opportunities for
women and minorities as characterized by their political/legal system?
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. United States
D. China
40. Which international platform currently consists of over 100 member nations?
A. European Economic Community
B. NAFTA
C. GATT
D. ASEAN
41. An individual who was born in the United States and is currently working in Spain for a company
headquartered in Germany would be considered
A. parent-country national.
B. host-country national.
C. third-country national.
D. home-country national.
42. Which of the following HR practices would least likely be found in collective cultures?
A. Employee assistance programs
B. Participative management practices
C. Job-based evaluations and incentives
D. Project-based organizational structures
43. Which of the following dimensions that have been shown to be necessary for successful expatriates is most
closely related to the individual's psychological well-being?
A. The culture dimension
B. The self dimension
C. The relationship dimension
D. The perception dimension
44. The most recent round of GATT negotiations resulted in an agreement of all of the following except:
A. establishing rules for investing and trading in services.
B. cutting tariffs by 40 percent.
C. expanding protection of intellectual property.
D. increasing government subsidies to businesses.
45. Focusing on an expatriate candidate's "basic attitude towards the company", and "any history or indication
of interpersonal problems with the company" is helpful in gaining an insight on which of the following?
A. Motivation
B. Resourcefulness
C. Adaptability
D. Career planning
46. According to Hofstede's research, a country's economic health is most positively correlated with high:
A. masculinity.
B. uncertainty avoidance.
C. power distance.
D. individualism.
47. Assume that you are visiting Mexico for a business meeting and you call your host by his first name rather
than his title. He seems offended. Your offense most likely stemmed from a difference between the U.S. culture
and Mexico's culture on which dimension?
A. Individualism/collectivism
B. Uncertainty avoidance
C. Power distance
D. Masculine orientation
48. In addition to base salary, total expatriate pay packages generally include all but one of the following
components. Name the exception.
A. Competency-based pay adjustments
B. Benefits
C. Tax equalization allowances
D. Allowances
49. Among American companies, which set of skills tends to be the most frequently used in expatriate
selection?
A. Interpersonal skills
B. Foreign language skills
C. Communication skills
D. Technical skills
50. Inpatriates are:
A. managers from countries other than the parent country placed in facilities of other countries.
B. managers from different countries who become part of the corporate headquarters staff.
C. managers from one state being moved to another part of the country.
D. managers from one division of the company being moved to another division.