Question 1

________ are payments that offset the differences in expenditures on day-to-day necessities between a host country and a parent country.

Accepted Answer

A) Performance incentives 
B) Cost-of-living allowances 
C) Tax equalization allowances 
D) Flexible benefits 
E) Education allowances 
A) Performance incentives 
B) Cost-of-living allowances 
C) Tax equalization allowances 
D) Flexible benefits 
E) Education allowances

Question 2

Plutus Inc.has its headquarters in the United States and has a facility in Germany.A virtual team operates from around the globe,with most members from China.China is a ________ country for Plutus.

Accepted Answer

A) home 
B) domestic 
C) parent 
D) third 
E) host 
A) home 
B) domestic 
C) parent 
D) third 
E) host

Question 3

A Chinese manager is given an expatriate assignment in the United States.Day-to-day expenses in the United States are higher than in China.Which of the following is the firm likely to provide to offset this difference?

Accepted Answer

A) Flexible benefits 
B) Performance incentives 
C) Cost-of-living allowances 
D) Education allowances 
E) Tax equalization allowances 
A) Flexible benefits 
B) Performance incentives 
C) Cost-of-living allowances 
D) Education allowances 
E) Tax equalization allowances

Question 4

Explain how the human capital makes a country attractive in the global arena.

Accepted Answer

A company's potential to find and mainta

Question 5

________ are employees born in a country where neither a company's headquarters nor a facility is located but work in the host country.

Accepted Answer

A) Parent-country nationals 
B) Host-country nationals 
C) Third-country nationals 
D) Inpatriates 
E) Repatriates 
A) Parent-country nationals 
B) Host-country nationals 
C) Third-country nationals 
D) Inpatriates 
E) Repatriates

Question 6

Ryan has been sent from the New York City office to the office in London to manage the shipping of products.He is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) expatriate. 
B) inpatriate. 
C) repatriate. 
D) parent-country national. 
E) third-country national. 
A) expatriate. 
B) inpatriate. 
C) repatriate. 
D) parent-country national. 
E) third-country national.

Question 7

Domestic companies do not face problems with cultural diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following dimensions involves the skills required to foster associations with host-country nationals?

Accepted Answer

A) The technical dimension 
B) The self dimension 
C) The relationship dimension 
D) The perception dimension 
E) The process dimension 
A) The technical dimension 
B) The self dimension 
C) The relationship dimension 
D) The perception dimension 
E) The process dimension

Question 9

Which of the following is true of a third country?

Accepted Answer

A) It has a facility but may not hire locals. 
B) It establishes its headquarters there. 
C) It may or may not have a facility there. 
D) It is where it locates its administrative office. 
E) It is where it locates its production facility. 
A) It has a facility but may not hire locals. 
B) It establishes its headquarters there. 
C) It may or may not have a facility there. 
D) It is where it locates its administrative office. 
E) It is where it locates its production facility.

Question 10

In the Philippines,there is a high degree of inequality among people that is considered normal.This hierarchical relationship is called

Accepted Answer

A) uncertainty avoidance. 
B) individualism. 
C) power distance. 
D) masculinity. 
E) long-term orientation. 
A) uncertainty avoidance. 
B) individualism. 
C) power distance. 
D) masculinity. 
E) long-term orientation.

Question 11

Countries that ________ are attractive sites for direct foreign investment that creates high-skill jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) have a low-skill-high-wage workforce 
B) are developed and highly educated 
C) have high human capital 
D) invest less on education 
E) have high illiteracy rates 
A) have a low-skill-high-wage workforce 
B) are developed and highly educated 
C) have high human capital 
D) invest less on education 
E) have high illiteracy rates

Question 12

Which of the following scenarios is likely to be valued in a culture with a short-term orientation?

Accepted Answer

A) Jaqueline's thriftiness to save the company money 
B) Trevor's ability to save money for the future 
C) Chi's persistence to get the job done 
D) Karobi's focus on the future 
E) Layton's reliance on traditions 
A) Jaqueline's thriftiness to save the company money 
B) Trevor's ability to save money for the future 
C) Chi's persistence to get the job done 
D) Karobi's focus on the future 
E) Layton's reliance on traditions

Question 13

What led to the formation of the European Economic Community (EEC)? Describe how the EEC has affected the global economy.

Accepted Answer

In response to a number of economic prob

Question 14

An expatriate is an employee

Accepted Answer

A) who was born and works in the parent country. 
B) who is sent by a company in one country to manage operations in a different country. 
C) who was born,was raised,and works in the host country,as opposed to the parent country. 
D) who works for a foreign company in his or her own country. 
E) who returns to work in his or her country of birth. 
A) who was born and works in the parent country. 
B) who is sent by a company in one country to manage operations in a different country. 
C) who was born,was raised,and works in the host country,as opposed to the parent country. 
D) who works for a foreign company in his or her own country. 
E) who returns to work in his or her country of birth.

Question 15

________ cultures tend to have flatter salary structures.

Accepted Answer

A) Long-term-oriented 
B) Individualist 
C) Collectivist 
D) Masculine 
E) Short-term-oriented 
A) Long-term-oriented 
B) Individualist 
C) Collectivist 
D) Masculine 
E) Short-term-oriented

Question 16

Countries such as Mexico with low human capital are likely to attract

Accepted Answer

A) direct foreign investment. 
B) high-skilled job opportunities. 
C) facilities looking for low turnover. 
D) unionized low-skill-high-wage jobs. 
E) companies looking for an educated workforce. 
A) direct foreign investment. 
B) high-skilled job opportunities. 
C) facilities looking for low turnover. 
D) unionized low-skill-high-wage jobs. 
E) companies looking for an educated workforce.

Question 17

Lajita was born in India and is now employed at Indian Oil.She is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) expatriate. 
B) inpatriate. 
C) repatriate. 
D) parent-country national. 
E) third-country national. 
A) expatriate. 
B) inpatriate. 
C) repatriate. 
D) parent-country national. 
E) third-country national.

Question 18

MarchTech Corp.is a software company that has its headquarters in Japan.The company has operations in France and India.Japan is the ________ of MarchTech.

Accepted Answer

A) receiving country 
B) third country 
C) guest country 
D) host country 
E) parent country 
A) receiving country 
B) third country 
C) guest country 
D) host country 
E) parent country

Question 19

When a company expands from having one facility in another country to having a number of facilities in different countries,it is transforming from a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) domestic company to a global company. 
B) domestic company to an international company. 
C) international company to a multinational company. 
D) multinational company to an international company. 
E) global company to an international company. 
A) domestic company to a global company. 
B) domestic company to an international company. 
C) international company to a multinational company. 
D) multinational company to an international company. 
E) global company to an international company.

Question 20

________ is the multinational composition of a company's managers.

Accepted Answer

A) Transnational scope 
B) Transnational participation 
C) Transnational process 
D) Transnational representation 
E) Transnational capacity 
A) Transnational scope 
B) Transnational participation 
C) Transnational process 
D) Transnational representation 
E) Transnational capacity

________ are payments that offset the differences in expenditures on day-to-day necessities between a host country and a parent country.

Plutus Inc.has its headquarters in the United States and has a facility in Germany.A virtual team operates from around the globe,with most members from China.China is a ________ country for Plutus.

A Chinese manager is given an expatriate assignment in the United States.Day-to-day expenses in the United States are higher than in China.Which of the following is the firm likely to provide to offset this difference?

Explain how the human capital makes a country attractive in the global arena.

________ are employees born in a country where neither a company's headquarters nor a facility is located but work in the host country.

Ryan has been sent from the New York City office to the office in London to manage the shipping of products.He is a(n)

Domestic companies do not face problems with cultural diversity.

Which of the following dimensions involves the skills required to foster associations with host-country nationals?

Which of the following is true of a third country?

In the Philippines,there is a high degree of inequality among people that is considered normal.This hierarchical relationship is called

Countries that ________ are attractive sites for direct foreign investment that creates high-skill jobs.

Which of the following scenarios is likely to be valued in a culture with a short-term orientation?

What led to the formation of the European Economic Community (EEC)? Describe how the EEC has affected the global economy.

An expatriate is an employee

________ cultures tend to have flatter salary structures.

Countries such as Mexico with low human capital are likely to attract

Lajita was born in India and is now employed at Indian Oil.She is a(n)

MarchTech Corp.is a software company that has its headquarters in Japan.The company has operations in France and India.Japan is the ________ of MarchTech.

When a company expands from having one facility in another country to having a number of facilities in different countries,it is transforming from a(n)

________ is the multinational composition of a company's managers.

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Selection and Placement

Training

Performance Management

Employee Development

Employee Separation and Retention

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Strategically Managing the Hrm Function

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Exam 15: Managing Human Resources Globally

________ are payments that offset the differences in expenditures on day-to-day necessities between a host country and a parent country.

Plutus Inc.has its headquarters in the United States and has a facility in Germany.A virtual team operates from around the globe,with most members from China.China is a ________ country for Plutus.

A Chinese manager is given an expatriate assignment in the United States.Day-to-day expenses in the United States are higher than in China.Which of the following is the firm likely to provide to offset this difference?

Explain how the human capital makes a country attractive in the global arena.

________ are employees born in a country where neither a company's headquarters nor a facility is located but work in the host country.

Ryan has been sent from the New York City office to the office in London to manage the shipping of products.He is a(n)

Domestic companies do not face problems with cultural diversity.

Which of the following dimensions involves the skills required to foster associations with host-country nationals?

Which of the following is true of a third country?

In the Philippines,there is a high degree of inequality among people that is considered normal.This hierarchical relationship is called

Countries that ________ are attractive sites for direct foreign investment that creates high-skill jobs.

Which of the following scenarios is likely to be valued in a culture with a short-term orientation?

What led to the formation of the European Economic Community (EEC)? Describe how the EEC has affected the global economy.

An expatriate is an employee

________ cultures tend to have flatter salary structures.

Countries such as Mexico with low human capital are likely to attract

Lajita was born in India and is now employed at Indian Oil.She is a(n)

MarchTech Corp.is a software company that has its headquarters in Japan.The company has operations in France and India.Japan is the ________ of MarchTech.

When a company expands from having one facility in another country to having a number of facilities in different countries,it is transforming from a(n)

________ is the multinational composition of a company's managers.

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Selection and Placement

Training

Performance Management

Employee Development

Employee Separation and Retention

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Strategically Managing the Hrm Function

Filters