Question 1

Define and describe union membership density as it has been historically and is now.Why is it important to multinational managers?

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Question 2

Describe and discuss the major factors in the national context that affect a nation's HRM practices.

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Question 3

What are some of the recruitment strategies used by U.S.companies? Why is open and public advertisements seen as the most effective recruitment strategies? Why would such strategies not work in more collectivist cultures?

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Question 4

Compare and contrast the appraisal and compensation systems in the U.S.and more collectivist culture nations.Discuss legal and cultural problems that multinational managers might face using a collectivist approach to these systems in the U.S.and using a U.S.approach in more collectivist cultures.

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Question 5

Some U.S.politicians have called for the development of a German-type apprenticeship training system in the U.S.If you were a manager of a U.S.Fortune 500 multinational company,how would you respond to this proposal and why? What are the current challenges facing the German system now?

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Question 6

You have been given the assignment to set up a training program for first level managers in a formerly government-owned eastern European company.How would you go about developing a curriculum? Why?

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Question 7

Contrast the different types of unions and discuss the challenges each type may pose to a multinational manager.

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Question 8

How is feedback on performance given in collectivist societies,especially for managers?

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Quiz 12: Hrm in the Local Context: Knowing When and How to Adapt