Exam 16: Global Human Resource Management

Countries with well-established and stable political and legal systems are attractive to firms seeking globalization as they offer continuity and consistency for global firms.

List the various reasons why organizations pursue global expansion.

FruYa is a company in the United States that manufactures and sells fruit jams and preserves. FruYa's best-selling product is its pineapple preserve, and the company has set up a processing and bottling plant in Brazil, which is one of the world's top pineapple producing countries. Which of the following is the most likely reason for FruYa's global expansion?

Reducing dependence on current markets by spreading risk is one of the reasons for a company to seek global expansion.

In the context of the country culture dimensions developed by Dutch scholar Geert Hofstede, briefly explain the individualism versus collectivism dimension.

In the context of the country culture dimensions developed by Dutch scholar Geert Hofstede, briefly explain the long-term orientation dimension.

The emotional component of intercultural competence training is most likely to include _____.

Explain outsourcing as a global business approach.

In the context of global staffing strategies, discuss the benefits of using host-country nationals for international assignments in a multinational enterprise (MNE).

Which of the following business forms is likely to present the greatest risk to an expanding firm in the context of both financial and human investments?

In the context of global business approaches, which of the following statements is true of non-equity business forms?

In the context of global employees, a third-country national is an employee who is working in his or her home country for a firm that is headquartered in a different country.

In the context of compensation for an expatriate, which of the following statements is true of the host-country-based approach?

TrueFoods, a packaged food manufacturing company, intends to expand its business in another country. However, it wants to do so with limited investment and risk. To this end, it partners with an overseas condiments company. As a result, both TrueFoods and the condiments company generate higher sales by promoting each other's products. Which of the following business forms does this scenario illustrate?

Critics of globalization cite the extremely high wage rates paid by some international firms.

A tribe resides along the Amazon river. The people of this tribe are open with each other and pursue gratification of their wants and desires freely. They place a strong emphasis on the future and do not believe in the regulation and suppression of individual desires. In the context of the dimensions of country cultures developed by Dutch scholar Geert Hofstede, this tribe is most likely to have _____.

Which of the following international orientations places a strong emphasis on the home-country practices, policies, and culture?

Identify a true statement about union management relations in the United States.

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is the largest economic entity in the world and accounts for nearly one-fourth of the world's economy.

In the context of the country culture dimensions developed by Dutch scholar Geert Hofstede, briefly explain the masculinity versus femininity dimension.