Strayer Bus325 week 2 quiz 1
Question
Question 1
5 out of 5 points
As a foreign subsidiary matures:
a. The local HR unit’s responsibilities for planning, training and compensation would broaden
b. The responsibilities of planning, training and compensation would narrow
c. The local HR unit’s responsibilities for planning, training and compensation would stay the same
d. The local HR unit’s responsibility for planning, training and compensation would end
Question 2
5 out of 5 points
The direct costs of international assignment failures can be as high as ___times the costs of those for similar failure in a domestic assignment:
a. Five
b. Three
c. Ten
d. Eight
Question 3
5 out of 5 points
Cultural difference is not necessarily equivalent to:
a. Social Factors
b. Values and beliefs
c. National Differences
d. Shared and recognized ways of looking at the world
Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Senior managers with little international experience:
a. Are very successful in multinational operations
b. Assume that there is no transferability between domestic and international HARM practices
c. Assume that there is a great deal of transferability between domestic and international HRM practices
d. Are usually very eager to take on international responsibilities
Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Emic refers to which kind of specific aspect of concepts or behaviors?
a. Language
b. Culture
c. Country
d. History
Question 6
5 out of 5 points
Differences between domestic and international HRM include:
a. Staff training
b. Tax equalization
c. housing relocation
d. risk
Question 7
5 out of 5 points
Which department of an organization is the major user of language translation services?
a. Tax
b. Shipping
c. Human resources
d. Operations
Question 8
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following is not a category of an employee in an international firm?
a. Third –country national
b. Host-country national
c. Parent-country national
d. Multi-country national
Question 9
5 out of 5 points
Series of linked domestic industries in which rivals compete against each other on a worldwide basis is:
a. Multidomestic industry
b. Global industry
c. Conglometric industry
d. Automobile industry
Question 10
5 out of 5 points
International HRM is reflected in:
a. The need for a narrower perspective
b. The need for a short term perspective
c. The need for a judgmental perspective
d. The need for a broader perspective
Question 11
5 out of 5 points
One major difference between domestic and international HRM is:
a. Staff training
b. Tax equalization
c. housing relocation
d. risk
Question 12
5 out of 5 points
What activity in international human resource would not be required in a domestic environment?
a. Staff orientation
b. Tax equalization
c. Terrorism considerations
d. Relocation assistance
Question 13
5 out of 5 points
An expatriate:
a. Is an employee transferred out of their home base to the firm’s international operation
b. Is an employee transferred into a parents organization
c. Is an employee who understands international business operations
d. Is an employee who has works in more than one country
Question 14
5 out of 5 points
What is a key driver for firms seeking international markets?
a. A small home market
b. Tax regulations
c. Large home markets
d. Managerial incompetence
Question 15
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following is not a major external factor that influences IHRM?
a. The state of the economy
b. Type of government
c. Generally accepted practices of doing business
d. Regulatory requirements
