Exam 1: Introduction

Culture shock is a phenomenon experiences by people who move across cultures.

What are the 3 broad approaches for international human resource management and how do they relate to each other?

Human considerations are as important as financial and marketing criteria in making decisions about multinational ventures.

Less developed countries tend to have cheaper labor but more government regulations.

The US had 8 companies in the top 30 multinationals ranked by the transnational index.

HRM in the multinational context contains an overlap between elements of:

The IHR department does not get involved in the employee's personal lives such as marital status and children when considered for assignments.

A Japanese citizen working in Hong Kong for a Japanese multinational would be classified as:

The nationality of an employee is not a major factor in determining the person "category" in an international firm.

One major difference between domestic and international HRM is:

Why is an awareness of cultural differences important in an international company?

An asymmetric event is:

What are the 3 categories of employees in an international firm?

What activity in international human resource would not be required in a domestic environment?

What is the difference between a multidomestic industry and a global industry?

All of the following is a difference between international and domestic HR except:

Human Resource Management (HRM)activities include all of the below EXCEPT:

Multinational organizations need to strive for consistency in the ways of managing people on a worldwide basis in order to build,maintain and develop their corporate identity.

It is a correct assumption that culture is usually used as a synonym for nation or national difference represents culture differences.

Cultural awareness is reflected by knowing that local employees feel an obligation to employ extended family even if they are unqualified for the position.