MNGT361 Chapter 15

A culture characterized by easygoing and flexible people who take each day as it comes is one that is A) weak in uncertainty avoidance. B) low in short-term orientation. C) high in power distance. D) high in long-term orientation. E) high in uncertainty avoidance.

A

France is a ________ country for Grazia S.p.A. A) host B) parent C) third D) home E) domestic

A

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

A

According to Hofstede, a country's economic health is positively correlated with A) feminist cultures. B) cultures with no uncertainty avoidance. C) individualist cultures. D) cultures with high power distance. E) collectivist cultures.

C

Mikinos has been raised to seek security through his religion. He has been taught very clear rules about how to behave. He was raised in a(n) ________ culture. A) power distance B) individualist C) masculinity D) short-term orientation E) uncertainty avoidance

E

The individualism-collectivism dimension primarily describes A) the strength of the relationships between the members of a society. B) how a culture deals with hierarchical relationships. C) the unequal distribution of power within a society. D) the division of roles between the sexes within a society. E) how cultures seek to deal with the fact that the future is not perfectly predictable.

A

A firm that enters foreign markets by exporting goods to another country is at the ________ level of global participation. A) domestic B) international C) multinational D) global E) universal

B

An expatriate is an employee 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.

B

Finn is from the Netherlands. In his ________ culture, he was raised to look after his own interests. A) communist B) individualist C) socialist D) aristocratic E) collectivist

B

In the United States there is a great difference between the highest and lowest paid individuals. Because of this difference, the United States is a(n) A) culture with a long-term orientation. B) individualist culture. C) culture with low power distance. D) feminine culture. E) culture with low uncertainty avoidance.

B

Misha Branson was born in England and is currently working for a French company in England. She will be considered a ________ in France. A) guest-country national B) parent-country national C) host-country national D) third-country national E) home-country national

C

The ________ involves an international framework of rules and principles for reducing trade barriers across countries around the world. A) European Economic Community (EEC) B) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) C) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) D) Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) E) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

C

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) 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.

C

Which attribute of a transnational HR system is the extent to which planning and decision-making include managers from different cultures? A) Transnational scope B) Transnational participation C) Transnational process D) Transnational representation E) Transnational capacity

C

Which of the following HR practices is least likely to be effective for organizations based in collectivist cultures such as Japan? A) Employee assistance programs B) Participative management practices C) Individual-based incentives D) Project-based organizational structures E) Tax structures that strengthen social responsibility

C

Which of the following dimensions involves the skills required to foster associations with host-country nationals? A) The technical dimension B) The self dimension C) The relationship dimension D) The perception dimension E) The process dimension

C

Which of the following is a third country for Grazia? A) Italy B) France C) Japan D) India E) Spain

C

Which of the following is true of a third country? 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.

C

________ are employees born in a country where neither a company's headquarters nor a facility is located but work in the host country. A) Parent-country nationals B) Host-country nationals C) Third-country nationals D) Inpatriates E) Repatriates

C

________ cultures tend to have flatter salary structures. A) Long-term-oriented B) Individualist C) Collectivist D) Masculine E) Short-term-oriented

C

A ________ country is the country in which the parent country organization seeks to locate or has already located a facility. A) third B) governing C) home D) host E) domestic

D

An individual who was born in France and is currently working in Peru for a company headquartered in Germany is called a A) parent-country national. B) host-country national. C) home-country national. D) third-country national. E) domestic-country national.

D

China is a ________ country for Grazia S.p.A. A) parent B) host C) home D) third E) domestic

D

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

D

In the German culture, ________ is highly valued, since the culture favors masculinity. A) service B) solidarity C) preservation of the environment D) performance E) care for the weak

D

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

E

________ is the extent to which an expatriate receives information and recognizes changes while abroad. A) Personalization B) Validation C) Repatriation D) Collaboration E) Communication

E

NAFTA increased U.S. investment in Mexico because A) Mexico's infrastructure is better than that of the United States. B) Mexico has substantially lower labor costs for low-skilled employees. C) Mexico has been witnessing a gradual increase in transportation costs. D) the United States wanted to create job openings for low-skilled labor in the United States. E) the United States wanted to provide only high-skilled labor opportunities for Americans.

B

RapidFlow Systems is a Mexican company with operations across different states. After a few years, the company extends its operations to Canada and opens a facility there. As a result of this expansion, RapidFlow Systems has become a(n) ________ company. A) universal B) international C) importing D) domestic E) global

B

The extent to which expatriates receive recognition from peers and bosses following their expatriate assignment is called A) personalization. B) validation. C) communication. D) mediation. E) collaboration.

B

The total compensation package that equalizes the purchasing power of an expatriate manager with that of employees in similar positions in the home country and provides incentives to offset the inconvenience incurred in the location is known as the ________ approach. A) cost-based B) balance sheet C) fixed cost D) performance-linked E) profit-based

B

U.S. companies tend to relocate their low-skill-high-wage manufacturing and assembly jobs to Mexico because it has a A) strong political-legal system. B) low level of human capital. C) strong economic system. D) low power distance culture. E) collectivist culture.

B

When a company invests in education to reap future monetary rewards, it is part of a ________ system. A) socialist B) capitalist C) communist D) feminine E) collectivist

B

Which of the following is a host-country national? A) John was born and raised in the United States and will now work in New York. B) Jose was born and raised in Mexico City where Americal plans to relocate. C) Heather was born and raised in Great Britain and now works in South Africa. D) Donna was born and raised in France and now works and lives in the United States. E) Mohamed was born and raised in Israel and has been working in France, but is now returning home

B

Which of the following is likely to be valued most in a feminine culture? A) Showing off B) Solidarity C) Success D) Performance E) Assertiveness

B

Which of the following is the host country for Grazia S.p.A? A) Italy B) Japan C) India D) The U.K. E) Spain

B

________ are payments that offset the differences in expenditures on day-to-day necessities between a host country and a parent country. A) Performance incentives B) Cost-of-living allowances C) Tax equalization allowances D) Flexible benefits E) Education allowances

B

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

C

A country with a large power distance A) reduces the gap between employees at the higher and lower levels of a company. B) increases opportunities for people from all socioeconomic groups. C) maintains the inequalities in wealth among different sections of the society. D) regulates distribution of power to ensure equal growth opportunities. E) increases intervention to check disproportionate accumulation of wealth.

C

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

C

Gaia Inc. is a company based in the United States. It expands its operations and sets up a manufacturing facility in Brazil. In this scenario, Brazil is the ________ country of Gaia. A) parent B) third C) host D) home E) domestic

C

Grazia S.p.A, a home furnishing company, has its headquarters in Italy. It has marketing facilities in France, has a manufacturing facility in Japan, and imports fabric from India and China. It sells its products exclusively to high-end customers in the U.K. and Spain. 64) Which of the following is the parent country of Grazia S.p.A? A) France B) Spain C) Italy D) Japan E) China

C

In the Philippines, there is a high degree of inequality among people that is considered normal. This hierarchical relationship is called A) uncertainty avoidance. B) individualism. C) power distance. D) masculinity. E) long-term orientation.

C

Juan is not used to communication problems and conflicts in the workplace. In his collectivist culture, he has most likely only seen A) authoritarian orientation of leaders. B) devaluation of group decision making. C) participative management. D) conflict of individual opinions. E) highly centralized resolution of issues.

C

In the context of Hofstede's cultural dimensions, the masculinity-femininity dimension describes A) the strength of the relationships between the members of a society. B) how a culture deals with hierarchical relationships. C) the unequal distribution of power within a society. D) the division of roles between the sexes within a society. E) how cultures seek to deal with the fact that the future is not perfectly predictable.

D

Lajita was born in India and is now employed at Indian Oil. She is a(n) A) expatriate. B) inpatriate. C) repatriate. D) parent-country national. E) third-country national.

D

Luke has an idea to build a new car that works on solar power. It would be best to begin his operation in a ________ marketplace. A) universal B) international C) multinational D) domestic E) global

D

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

D

Sam visits Mexico for a business meeting. At the meeting, Sam addresses the vice president of the firm by his first name rather than using his title. This is considered offensive. In the context of Hofstede's cultural dimensions, this difference in cultures is part of the ________ dimension. A) masculinity-femininity B) individualism-collectivism C) uncertainty avoidance D) power distance E) long-term-short-term orientation

D

The ________ dimension comprises the skills that enable a manager to maintain psychological well-being. A) awareness B) relationship C) perception D) self E) association

D

The ________ established the World Trade Organization (WTO) to resolve disputes among its members. A) North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) B) European Union (EU) C) European Economic Commission (EEC) D) General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) E) World Trade Center Association (WTCA)

D

Think about the different cultures around the world. Which of the following would be most likely to look after the interests of the larger community? A) United States B) Great Britain C) Netherlands D) Colombia E) France

D

Traditionally, ________ has been almost the sole variable used in deciding who will be sent on overseas assignments. A) interpersonal skill B) managerial competence C) communication skill D) technical competence E) language competence

D

Which of the following countries is a member of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)? A) Cuba B) Dominican Republic C) Panama D) Mexico E) Peru

D

Which of the following dimensions includes the skills required to evaluate the host environment? A) The work dimension B) The self dimension C) The relationship dimension D) The perception dimension E) The process dimension

D

Which of the following is likely to be valued in a culture with a long-term orientation? A) Tradition B) History C) Social obligation D) Persistence E) Respect for the past

D

Which of the following is true about the European Economic Community (EEC)? A) All European nations are a part of the EEC. B) Commerce within the EEC is regulated entirely by the World Trade Organization (WTO). C) The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is the confederation that regulates free trade within the EEC. D) Most members of the EEC share a common currency. E) Under the EEC, legal regulation in the participating countries has become uniform.

D

Which of the following scenarios is most likely to be valued in feminine cultures? A) Sara winning an honor B) Pilar making a point that everyone sees her accomplishment C) Frances working hard to reach her goals D) Deanna valuing relationships over money E) Caterina confronting her boss about poor business practices

D

________ is the multinational composition of a company's managers. A) Transnational scope B) Transnational participation C) Transnational process D) Transnational representation E) Transnational capacity

D

China is the ________ for Lenovo Computers headquarters. A) host country B) guest country C) third country D) expat country E) parent country

E

Forough, a native Pakistani, lives with her parents, grandparents, and an aunt. She is there to protect them, which is typical of those in a(n) ________ culture. A) individualist B) consumerist C) democratic D)capitalist E) collectivist

E

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

E

Which of the following is true of cultures that are highly individualist? A) In highly individualist cultures, individuals are expected to look after the interests of the larger community. B) In highly individualist cultures, individuals are not encouraged to be self-sufficient. C) In highly individualist cultures, individuals expect protection from the larger community. D) In highly individualist cultures, individuals are not expected to look after their immediate family. E) In highly individualist cultures, individuals are expected to stand on their own two feet and protect themselves.

E

Which of the following is true of cultures that are strong in uncertainty avoidance? A) These cultures condition individuals to accept uncertainty. B) People in these cultures tend to be easygoing. C) People in these cultures tend to be flexible to different views. D) These cultures do not impose clear rules as to how one should behave. E) These cultures condition people to seek security through technology and law.

E

Which of the following is true of how human capital affects foreign investment in a country? A) Countries with low human capital attract foreign facilities looking for high skills and low wages. B) Countries that have high human capital are likely to attract foreign facilities looking for high turnover. C) Countries that shift unionized manufacturing jobs to other countries do so for high-skilled workers. D) Countries that invest in education are likely to attract direct foreign investment. E) Countries that have low human capital are likely to attract foreign facilities looking for low turnover.

E