IHRM-Final (7-10)
In this approach, the base expatriate salary is linked to the salary structure in the host country. a) going rate b) balance sheet c) local plus d) laissez-faire
A
One solution to ease reverse culture shock is a) mentors b) critical incidents c) security briefings d) simulations
A
The United States' Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has been criticized for being a) ethnocentric b) geocentric c) regiocentric d) polycentric
A
The increasing number of MNEs with their own 'university' or 'school' is a reflection of the importance of a) the human resource b) MNE marketing c) knowledge transfer d) internal structure
A
The most common MNE taxation policy for international assignments, by far is a) tax equalization b) tax protection c) ad hoc d) laissez-faire
A
Trade unions may limit the strategic choices of MNEs by a) influencing wage levels b) encouraging redundancy c) not lobbying government d) encouraging global integration
A
Which of these is NOT an inducement for an employee to complete a task that they would normally do? a) bribes b) gifts c) facilitating payments d) grease payments
A
Which one of these is NOT a trade union concern about multinationals? a) a single production source in the country of the trade union b) superior knowledge and expertise in industrial relations c) the capacity to stage an 'investment strike' d) formidable financial resources
A
Globalization has made which USA domestic employer issue become an international issue? a) social dumping b) healthcare c) lobbying d) redundancyReview
B
In this approach to taxes, the expatriate pays the taxes they would owe if they were in their home country. a) tax equalization b) tax protection c) ad hoc d) laissez-faire
B
MNE involvement in industrial relations is most strongly determined by a) host country b) management's attitudes c) rational economic models d) subsidiary
B
Taxation is the one area in international compensation that may cause the most concern because of a) its complexity b) the emotion it evokes c) its liability d) its actual cost to MNEs
B
The OECD convention criminalizing bribery came into force in a) 2009 b) 1999 c) 1989 d) 1979
B
The basic objective of this approach is to "keep the expatriate whole"relative to PCNs back home. a) going rate b) balance sheet c) local plus d) laissez-faire
B
The most common approach to international compensation a) going rate b) balance sheet c) local plus d) laissez-faire
B
The self-directed career with continuous learning encouraged by repatriation without job security a) boundary-less career b) protean career c) international cadre d) international itinerant
B
This is a way a MNE can monitor and control its own HRM practices around the world. a) trade unions b) code of conduct c) NGOs d) host governmentsReview
B
When in Rome, do as the Romans do a) ethical optimist b) ethical relativist c) ethical absolutist d) ethical universalist
B
Which of these is NOT a trade union concern about MNEs? a) superior expertise about unions b) local locus of authority c) alternate suppliers d) misinformation
B
Which of these training methods emphasizes the affective approach to cross-cultural training? a) lectures, movies, books b) role-playing c) surface level language training d) simulations
B
____ involves an MNE providing comprised perimeter security and in/out search protocols a) In-facility emergency and disaster preparedness b) In-facility security c) Industrial espionage, theft, and sabotage d) Cyber-terrorism
B
A ___ culture and a ___ level of expected interaction would require the longest and most rigorous amount of cross-cultural training .a) similar, low b) similar, high c) novel, high d) novel, low
C
A result of this approach is to "keep the PCN or TCN whole",regardless of nationality. a) going rate b) balance sheet c) local plus d) laissez-faire
C
According to the 2015 Brookfield Report, the most common form of spouse assistance on assignment is a) job assistance b) stress reduction c) language training d) sensitivity
C
Consider missionaries as expatriates with somewhat longer than traditional international assignments. Their cross-cultural training approach would most likely be a) information-giving b) affective c) immersion d) mentor
C
Issues of personal safety have created the need for this kind of expatriate training. a) sensitivity b) critical incidents c) security briefings d) stress reduction
C
Long-term orientation is a possible reason for this characteristic of HRM in China.' a) no strategic HRM b) retention problems c) little link between performance and rewards d) lack of MNE training
C
MNEs avoid _____ with activities to secure internal communications, open records protection, employee privacy regulations. a) In-facility emergency and disaster preparedness b) In-facility security c) Industrial espionage, theft, and sabotage d) Cyber-terrorism
C
No matter where you are, do what you would do at home" a) ethical optimist b) ethical relativist c) ethical absolutist d) ethical universalist
C
What are the four major categories of outlays incurred by expatriates in the Balance Sheet Approach? a) goods and services, education expenses, housing, income taxes b) education expenses, housing, income taxes, reserve c) goods and services, housing, income taxes, reserve d) food, education expenses, housing, income taxes
C
Which MNE response to labor relations is apt to be seen with approval by organized labor? a) investment strikes b) sub-optimizing c) strategic involvement d) redundancy
C
Which of these training methods emphasizes the immersion approach to cross-cultural training? a) use of interpreters b) critical incidents c) extensive language training d) case studies
C
In this approach, the expatriate is on their own to handle host and home country taxes. a) tax equalization b) tax protection c) ad hoc d) laissez-faire
D
MNE responses to labor relations include a) investment strikes b) sub-optimizing c) strategic involvement d) all of the above
D
No matter what the expected interaction, length of stay, or novelty of culture, international employee preparation should always include a) language training b) sensitivity training c) simulations d) an ethics component
D
Principles exist that transcend cultural boundaries. MNEs should follow these principles. a) ethical optimist b) ethical relativist c) ethical absolutist d) ethical universalist
D
The leading method of calculating cost of living adjustments in foreign environments a) cost of food b) cost of doing business' c) cost of transportation d) size of family
D
These are workplace-related principles identified by the InternationalLabor Organization (ILO) EXCEPT for a) freedom of association b) the right to organize and collectively bargain c) the abolition of forced labor d) limited discrimination in employment
D
Which of the following knowledge and skills acquired during an international assignment is most beneficial to the repatriate? a) market specific knowledge b) intercultural skills, self-confidence c) network knowledge d) general management
D
_. To protect against this: hardware, software, and human systems to deal with hacking, etc. a) In-facility emergency and disaster preparedness b) In-facility security c) Industrial espionage, theft, and sabotage d) Cyber-terrorism
D
