Question 1

A hardship allowance is paid:

Accepted Answer

A)  when the expatriate is being sent to a location where such basic amenities are grossly deficient by the standards of the expatriate's home country. 
B)  to ensure that an expatriate's children receive adequate schooling (by home-country standards). 
C)  to ensure that the expatriate will enjoy the same standard of living in the foreign posting as at home. 
D)  to ensure that the expatriate can afford the same quality of housing in the foreign country as at home. 
A)  when the expatriate is being sent to a location where such basic amenities are grossly deficient by the standards of the expatriate's home country. 
B)  to ensure that an expatriate's children receive adequate schooling (by home-country standards). 
C)  to ensure that the expatriate will enjoy the same standard of living in the foreign posting as at home. 
D)  to ensure that the expatriate can afford the same quality of housing in the foreign country as at home. A

Question 2

In the case of an ethnocentric approach, it is possible that managers may make decisions that are ethically suspect because they do not understand the culture in which they are managing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

When a reciprocal tax treaty is in force, the firm typically pays the expatriate's income tax in the host country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Trade unions around the world employ the same union structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In a seminal study, R. L. Tung found that for American multinationals, the biggest impediment to expatriate success was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the inability of the spouse to adjust. 
B)  the manager's inability to adjust. 
C)  the manager's inability to cope with larger overseas responsibilities. 
D)  the lack of adequate technical training. 
A)  the inability of the spouse to adjust. 
B)  the manager's inability to adjust. 
C)  the manager's inability to cope with larger overseas responsibilities. 
D)  the lack of adequate technical training.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural relativism 
B)  Internal documentation 
C)  Unintentional bias 
D)  Others-orientation 
A)  Cultural relativism 
B)  Internal documentation 
C)  Unintentional bias 
D)  Others-orientation

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT 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 for national legislation to restrict multinationals 
D)  Trying to achieve international regulations on multinationals through such organizations as the United Nations 
A)  Trying to establish international labor organizations 
B)  Increasing competition between national unions 
C)  Lobbying for national legislation to restrict multinationals 
D)  Trying to achieve international regulations on multinationals through such organizations as the United Nations

Question 9

What are the three types of training for expatriate managers?

Accepted Answer

Training can help a manager and spouse c

Question 10

A foreign service premium is:

Accepted Answer

A)  paid when the expatriate is being sent to a difficult location. 
B)  the extra pay that an expatriate receives for working outside his or her country of origin. 
C)  normally given to ensure that the expatriate can afford the same quality of housing in the foreign country as at home. 
D)  paid to ensure that the expatriate enjoys the same standard of living in the foreign posting as at home. 
A)  paid when the expatriate is being sent to a difficult location. 
B)  the extra pay that an expatriate receives for working outside his or her country of origin. 
C)  normally given to ensure that the expatriate can afford the same quality of housing in the foreign country as at home. 
D)  paid to ensure that the expatriate enjoys the same standard of living in the foreign posting as at home.

Question 11

When evaluating expatriates, home-country managers usually rely on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the manager's ability to develop cross-cultural awareness. 
B)  hard data such as market share. 
C)  the ability of the expatriate to work with local managers. 
D)  a set of subjective criteria such as interpersonal skills. 
A)  the manager's ability to develop cross-cultural awareness. 
B)  hard data such as market share. 
C)  the ability of the expatriate to work with local managers. 
D)  a set of subjective criteria such as interpersonal skills.

Question 12

Bringing managers together in one location for extended periods and rotating them through different jobs in several countries helps the firm build a formal management network.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A firm with an ethnocentric staffing policy will fill all key management positions with parent-country nationals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is a concern of organized labor regarding multinational firms?

Accepted Answer

A)  A company can counter a union's bargaining power with the power to move production to another country. 
B)  An international business will keep low-skilled tasks in its home country and farm out only highly skilled tasks to foreign plants. 
C)  An international business can attempt to import employment practices and contractual agreements from its host-country. 
D)  A multinational company is more likely to receive government support in the case of hostile labor relations. 
A)  A company can counter a union's bargaining power with the power to move production to another country. 
B)  An international business will keep low-skilled tasks in its home country and farm out only highly skilled tasks to foreign plants. 
C)  An international business can attempt to import employment practices and contractual agreements from its host-country. 
D)  A multinational company is more likely to receive government support in the case of hostile labor relations.

Question 15

Firms pursuing a transnational strategy increasingly are using management development as a strategic tool.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 17

Many firms adopt a geocentric policy toward staffing because it is a relatively inexpensive staffing policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What is expatriate failure?

Accepted Answer

A prominent issue in the international s

Question 19

Cultural myopia refers to a firm's failure to:

Accepted Answer

A)  adapt to certain ethnocentric cultures. 
B)  act confidently in host-countries. 
C)  understand host-country cultural differences. 
D)  prevent gender discrimination within the firm. 
A)  adapt to certain ethnocentric cultures. 
B)  act confidently in host-countries. 
C)  understand host-country cultural differences. 
D)  prevent gender discrimination within the firm.

Question 20

A manager might be sent on several foreign postings over a number of years to build his/her cross-cultural sensitivity and experience as part of a management development program.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A hardship allowance is paid:

In the case of an ethnocentric approach, it is possible that managers may make decisions that are ethically suspect because they do not understand the culture in which they are managing.

When a reciprocal tax treaty is in force, the firm typically pays the expatriate's income tax in the host country.

Trade unions around the world employ the same union structure.

In a seminal study, R. L. Tung found that for American multinationals, the biggest impediment to expatriate success was:

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

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

Which of the following is NOT an action taken by organized labor to respond to the increased bargaining power of multinational corporations?

What are the three types of training for expatriate managers?

A foreign service premium is:

When evaluating expatriates, home-country managers usually rely on:

Bringing managers together in one location for extended periods and rotating them through different jobs in several countries helps the firm build a formal management network.

A firm with an ethnocentric staffing policy will fill all key management positions with parent-country nationals.

Which of the following is a concern of organized labor regarding multinational firms?

Firms pursuing a transnational strategy increasingly are using management development as a strategic tool.

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

Many firms adopt a geocentric policy toward staffing because it is a relatively inexpensive staffing policy.

What is expatriate failure?

Cultural myopia refers to a firm's failure to:

A manager might be sent on several foreign postings over a number of years to build his/her cross-cultural sensitivity and experience as part of a management development program.

Globalization

National Differences in Political Economy

Political Economy and Economic Development

Differences in Culture

Ethics in International Business

International Trade Theory

The Political Economy of International Trade

Foreign Direct Investment

Regional Economic Integration

The Foreign Exchange Market

The International Monetary System

The Global Capital Market

The Strategy of International Business

The Organization of International Business

Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances

Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade

Global Production, Outsourcing, and Logistics

Global Marketing and RD

Accounting and Finance in the International Business

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Exam 19: Global Human Resource Management

A hardship allowance is paid:

In the case of an ethnocentric approach, it is possible that managers may make decisions that are ethically suspect because they do not understand the culture in which they are managing.

When a reciprocal tax treaty is in force, the firm typically pays the expatriate's income tax in the host country.

Trade unions around the world employ the same union structure.

In a seminal study, R. L. Tung found that for American multinationals, the biggest impediment to expatriate success was:

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

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

Which of the following is NOT an action taken by organized labor to respond to the increased bargaining power of multinational corporations?

What are the three types of training for expatriate managers?

A foreign service premium is:

When evaluating expatriates, home-country managers usually rely on:

Bringing managers together in one location for extended periods and rotating them through different jobs in several countries helps the firm build a formal management network.

A firm with an ethnocentric staffing policy will fill all key management positions with parent-country nationals.

Which of the following is a concern of organized labor regarding multinational firms?

Firms pursuing a transnational strategy increasingly are using management development as a strategic tool.

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

Many firms adopt a geocentric policy toward staffing because it is a relatively inexpensive staffing policy.

What is expatriate failure?

Cultural myopia refers to a firm's failure to:

A manager might be sent on several foreign postings over a number of years to build his/her cross-cultural sensitivity and experience as part of a management development program.

Globalization

National Differences in Political Economy

Political Economy and Economic Development

Differences in Culture

Ethics in International Business

International Trade Theory

The Political Economy of International Trade

Foreign Direct Investment

Regional Economic Integration

The Foreign Exchange Market

The International Monetary System

The Global Capital Market

The Strategy of International Business

The Organization of International Business

Entry Strategy and Strategic Alliances

Exporting, Importing, and Countertrade

Global Production, Outsourcing, and Logistics

Global Marketing and RD

Accounting and Finance in the International Business

Filters