Deck 15: International Human Resources Management

Question 1

A global HR information system facilitates coordination between world units but is difficult to put in place.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Foreign workers invited to come to perform needed labor are usually referred to as guest workers.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

A multidomestic corporation is essentially a domestic firm that builds on its existing capabilities to penetrate overseas markets.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Transnational team consists of people from the same country working on different international projects.

Question 5

One reason to employ host-country nationals is that local governments want good jobs for their citizens.

Question 6

Subsidiaries of multidomestic corporations are run as independent companies.

Question 7

In some countries,night shifts are taboo.

Question 8

A global corporation has fully autonomous units operating in multiple countries.

Question 9

The host country is the country in which an international business operates.

Question 10

The European Union (EU)was established to facilitate free trade with the United States.

Question 11

At early stages of international expansion,many organizations prefer to use host-country nationals.

Question 12

Third-country nationals are individuals working away from a company's home country.

Question 13

Different cultural environments require different organizational behaviors.

Question 14

A work permit or visa issued by a government allows a foreign individual to seek employment in that government's country.

Question 15

A work permit,or visa issued by a government,is a document issued to students abroad that permits them to work up to 20 hours per week for an organization that is headquartered in their home country.

Question 16

Apprenticeship training in the United States is far superior to that in Europe.

Question 17

U.S.companies have been conducting business on an international basis longer than anyone else.

Question 18

Essentially,the United States has a monopoly on international business.

Question 19

Because of low labor costs and language similarities,many Indian companies are finding the United States an attractive place to locate their facilities,particularly call centers.

Question 20

Hiring local citizens is generally less costly than relocating expatriates.

Question 21

The demand for expatriate employees is growing rapidly.

Question 22

English is almost universally accepted as the language for international business.

Question 23

Personal relationships are everything in Asia,and business there can only be conducted after relationships have been established.

Question 24

Managers in Latin American countries can encourage performance by using personal influence and working through individual members of a group.

Question 25

Women expatriates are thought to succeed in part because they are visible and distinctive.

Question 26

The first step in selecting expatriates should be self-selection,where employees who volunteer to go abroad are given the chance to do so.

Question 27

Nearly all companies have career development programs designed for repatriating employees.

Question 28

Despite improved telecommunications and travel,it is more difficult than ever to match up employers and employees worldwide.

Question 29

For most companies,the transnational form represents an ideal,rather than a reality.

Question 30

Foreign workers with H2B visas can come to the United States for a maximum of six months to perform temporary,agricultural seasonal work that is onetime only.

Question 31

Employee benefits in the United States are among the highest in the world.

Question 32

Tax incentives,tariffs,and quotas are frequently implemented by the host country to encourage local hiring.

Question 33

Recently,transnational companies from Japan and China have proven to be some of the most powerful companies in the world.

Question 34

The failure of expatriate assignments is most often due to lack of technical and managerial ability.

Question 35

The financial crisis beginning in 2008 only made international business matters worse,as companies were even less likely to offer jobs to foreigners who might be seen as taking jobs from national citizens.

Question 36

Repatriation refers to the training a manager receives before taking an international assignment.

Question 37

​Culture shock refers to the disorientation people experience while adjusting to a new culture or readjusting to their native culture.

Question 38

Pay plans in Japan tend to focus on individual performance and achievement.

Question 39

The balance sheet approach to compensation refers to designing pay systems that equalize the purchasing power of employees at comparable positions living overseas and in the home country.

Question 40

In recent years,there has also been a trend to send expatriates on longer,less project-based assignments.

Question 41

Unilever is an example of a(n)____ corporation.

A)transnational
B)international
C)multinational
D)global

Question 42

A corporation that treats the world market as a whole and tries to combine its activities in various countries to maximize efficiency is a(n)____ corporation.

A)transnational
B)international
C)multinational
D)global

Question 43

Host-based pay is compensation that is equivalent to that earned by employees in the country where the expatriate is assigned.

Question 44

Poor cultural fit is a major reason why international job assignments fail.

Question 45

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC)represents trade workers in 83 trade unions in _____ western,central,and eastern European countries.

A)16
B)20
C)23
D)36

Question 46

A multinational firm that has pulled control of its operations back into the home office is a(n)____ corporation.

A)transnational
B)international
C)multinational
D)global

Question 47

The term used to refer to the religion,values and attitudes,politics,technology,education,and social organization of a nation is the:

A)ritual environment.
B)general environment.
C)cultural environment.
D)task environment.

Question 48

The close proximity of European countries makes them:

A)likely candidates for international trade.
B)members of the European Union.
C)less competitive.
D)less likely to need to conduct business internationally.

Question 49

A domestic firm that has leveraged its existing capabilities to penetrate overseas markets is a(n)____ corporation.

A)transnational
B)international
C)multinational
D)global

Question 50

A compensation method used to correct for the higher costs of goods and services overseas is the balance sheet approach.

Question 51

Only 20 percent of people globally are covered by any sort of social insurance programs.

Question 52

Matsushita is a(n)____ corporation.

A)transnational
B)international
C)multinational
D)global

Question 53

An organizational firm that has fully autonomous units operating in multiple countries is:

A)an international corporation.
B)a multidomestic corporation.
C)a transnational corporation.
D)a global enterprise.

Question 54

Cultural environment includes all of the following components EXCEPT:

A)education or human capital.
B)values or ideologies.
C)corporate structure.
D)religious beliefs.

Question 55

The International Labour Organization enforces international labor standards.

Question 56

Local managers may not have sufficient perspective on the entire organization to effectively appraise an expatriate's performance.

Question 57

A corporation that attempts to simultaneously achieve local responsiveness and global efficiency is a(n)____ corporation.

A)transnational
B)international
C)multinational
D)global

Question 58

China has only one union.

Question 59

In some countries,unions have alliances with other organizations like political parties,churches,or governments.

Question 60

Codetermination refers to the training an expatriate manager receives before an international assignment.

Question 61

The country in which an international business operates is a(n):

A)receptive country.
B)adaptive country.
C)resource country.
D)host country.

Question 62

Which of the following is NOT a major component of expatriate adjustment?

A)Economic alignment
B)Family alignment
C)Company alignment
D)Country alignment

Question 63

If General Motors,an American MNC,transferred Karl Hammer,a native German,from his assignment in Bonn to a new assignment in Paris,Karl would then be considered a:

A)home-country national.
B)host-country national.
C)third-country national.
D)first-country national.

Question 64

Today women comprise around _____ of expatriates.

A)20 percent
B)30 percent
C)40 percent
D)50 percent

Question 65

Rolls-Royce,headquartered in the United Kingdom,hires over _____ of its 38,900 employees abroad.

A)10 percent
B)25 percent
C)34 percent
D)51 percent

Question 66

Foreign workers with H2B visas can come to the United States for a maximum of _____ months to perform temporary,nonagricultural seasonal work that is onetime only.

A)6
B)9
C)12
D)18

Question 67

Levi Strauss has identified all of the following as attributes of successful global managers EXCEPT:

A)the ability to seize strategic opportunities.
B)sensitivity to issues of diversity.
C)interpersonal competency.
D)the capability to manage a highly centralized organization.

Question 68

Apprenticeship training in Europe directs a large number of youths into:

A)managerial training.
B)white-collar training.
C)supervisory training.
D)vocational training.

Question 69

Annually,foreigners residing in the United States file about _____ of international patent applications.

A)15 percent
B)25 percent
C)35 percent
D)45 percent

Question 70

The _____ system of apprenticeship is one of the best in Europe.

A)British
B)Irish
C)Dutch
D)German

Question 71

Guest workers:

A)are another name for home-country nationals.
B)may involve substantial indirect costs.
C)are not required to obtain a work permit.
D)are used when adequate numbers of skilled workers are available.

Question 72

When an American MNC hires an employee from Italy to work in its office in India,this employee is referred to as a(n):

A)expatriate.
B)international manager.
C)host-country national.
D)third-country national.

Question 73

WTO member countries represent approximately _____ of all international trade.

A)37 percent
B)57 percent
C)77 percent
D)97 percent

Question 74

Home-country nationals can also be called:

A)host-country nationals.
B)third-country nationals.
C)international managers.
D)expatriates.

Question 75

U.S.citizens sent by a U.S.company to work abroad are called:

A)host-country nationals.
B)third-country nationals.
C)international managers.
D)expatriates.

Question 76

Transnational teams tend to be:

A)focused on projects that span multiple countries.
B)comprised of members with generalized skills.
C)homogenous.
D)comprised of members from the same region.

Question 77

When an American MNC hires an employee from Italy to work in its office in Rome,this employee is referred to as a(n):

A)expatriate.
B)international manager.
C)host-country national.
D)third-country national.

Question 78

A document issued by a government granting authority to a foreign individual to seek employment in that government's country is a(n):

A)visa card.
B)allowance permit.
C)work permit.
D)passport.

Question 79

The first step in selecting individuals for an international assignment is:

A)self-selection.
B)to assess core skills.
C)to assess augmented skills.
D)to create a candidate pool.

Question 80

The source of overseas employees that provides the advantages of less cost and greater facility in the language is:

A)host-country nationals.
B)home-country nationals.
C)third-country nationals.
D)expatriates.