Question 1

In the context of international labor relations,which of the following is true of organized labor?

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A)  It supports the pursuit of a transnational standardization strategy.
B)  It supports the pursuit of a global standardization strategy.
C)  It increases unintentional bias in evaluating the performance of expatriate managers.
D)  It limits a firm's ability to integrate and consolidate its global operations.
E)  It reduces a firm's ability to understand host-country cultural differences that require different approaches to marketing.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Poor health care and housing standards and inhospitable climate make it difficult for expatriates to adjust to a particular posting.According to Mendenhall and Oddou's four dimensions that predict success in a foreign posting,which of the following is required in this situation?

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A)  perceptual ability
B)  cultural toughness
C)  self-orientation
D)  Others-orientation
E)  Self-confidenceF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Geodyne,a United States-based player in the energy business is clear-cut in its human resources policy with regard to international expansion.While U.S.nationals staff key positions at its Orlando,Florida headquarters,it recruits locals to manage subsidiaries in each country that it goes into.Geodyne's staffing policy is called

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A)  geocentric.
B)  polycentric.
C)  ethnocentric.
D)  global.
E)  transnational.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 4

Taviscon International,a Singapore-based agricultural commodities player continuously expands into various African countries to source and process commodities.Taviscon finds that many of these countries lack good higher education institutions and also a lack of major companies that operate there.Taviscon International is likely to pursue an ethnocentric staffing policy in Africa because it

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A)  believes in providing growth opportunities to host-country nationals.
B)  wants to avoid cultural myopia.
C)  believes the host country lacks qualified individuals for senior management positions.
D)  wants to keep all core competencies within the home country.
E)  wants to build strong cultural and informal management networks in all its subsidiaries.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

A(n) _____ staffing policy is pursued by a firm where considerable resentment is caused among foreign nationals who are members of the international cadre and work with U.S.nationals,if pay is not equalized.

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A)  polycentric
B)  geocentric
C)  ethnocentric
D)  regiocentric
E)  localizedF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

How has organized labor responded to the increased bargaining power of multinational corporations?

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Question 7

One way organized labor responds to the increased bargaining power of multinational corporations is by trying to

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A)  impose regulations on multinationals through organizations such as GATT.
B)  achieve international regulations on multinationals through the United Nations.
C)  establish regional boards.
D)  lobby multinational corporations to restrict their global reach to three or fewer foreign countries.
E)  develop a local trade forum.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Soo Park,a Korean expatriate did very well in managing the local staff when sent to work in Daigoo's China operations.This came as a welcome relief to the company,because Soo Park's predecessor,Billy Bob Johnson,an American,had failed miserably in the same assignment.According to Mendenhall and Oddou,which of the following dimensions refers to the relationship between the country of assignment and how well an expatriate such as Soo Park adjusts to a particular posting?

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A)  self-orientation
B)  perceptual ability
C)  cultural toughness
D)  others-orientation
E)  willingness to communicateF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

In the context of international labor relations,which of the following is a concern of organized labor?

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A)  An international business increases the bargaining power of organized labor.
B)  An international business keeps highly-skilled tasks in its home country and farms out only low-skilled tasks to foreign plants.
C)  An international business faces difficulty in switching production from one location to another.
D)  An international business does not import employment practices and contractual agreements from its home country.
E)  An international business signs a reciprocal tax treaty with the host country.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The long-term goal for organized labor to establish international trade secretariats was to

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A)  import employment practices and contractual agreements from the home country of the multinational firm.
B)  retain low-skilled tasks in the host country.
C)  prevent multinational firms from switching production from one location to another as economic conditions warrant.
D)  introduce a reciprocal tax treaty.
E)  be able to bargain transnationally with multinational firms.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

Describe human resource management.

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Question 12

When the Chinese company,Dalian Pharma set up operations in Cambodia,the top management team of Dalian determined that Cambodia lacked qualified individuals to fill senior management positions.What is the staffing policy likely to be followed by Dalian Pharma?

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A)  eurocentric
B)  ethnocentric
C)  polycentric
D)  geocentric
E)  transnationalF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

Historically,most international businesses have centralized international labor relations activities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An expatriate manager is a citizen of one country who is working abroad in one of the firm's subsidiaries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to the survey undertaken by Towers Watson,which of the following countries provides the highest pay to CEOs?

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A)  Switzerland
B)  The United States
C)  Japan
D)  Australia
E)  ArgentinaF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Which of the following is a characteristic of an ethnocentric staffing policy?

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A)  It requires host-country nationals to be recruited to manage subsidiaries.
B)  It is used when a firm places a low value on its corporate culture.
C)  It increases advancement opportunities for host-country nationals.
D)  It seeks the best people for key jobs throughout the organization,regardless of nationality.
E)  It places parent-country nationals in key management positions.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 17

According to a study by R.L.Tung,the most important reason for expatriate failure among U.S.multinationals was difficulty coping with a new environment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Unless a host country has a reciprocal tax treaty with the expatriate's home country,an expatriate must pay income tax to both the home- and host-country governments.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

From a strategic perspective,the key issue in international labor relations is

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A)  dealing with multiple business units.
B)  the degree to which organized labor can limit the choices of an international business.
C)  whether to hire parent-country nationals,host-country nationals,or third-country nationals.
D)  helping expatriates cope with new role demands.
E)  the extent to which a reciprocal tax treaty can be brought into effect.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Geodyne follows a polycentric staffing approach in that key positions at the company's U.S.headquarters are staffed by U.S.nationals while foreign subsidiaries are managed by locals.In recent years,Geodyne's international business has grown substantially while its U.S.business has dwindled due to competition.Which of the following is a drawback of Geodyne adopting a polycentric staffing approach?

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A)  It is expensive to implement.
B)  It leads host-country managers to make mistakes due to cultural misunderstandings.
C)  It limits advancement opportunities for host-country nationals.
D)  It invariably makes a firm suffer from cultural myopia.
E)  It bridges the gap between the headquarters of a firm and its foreign subsidiaries.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

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