76. An advantage of a global area structure is that ________.
A) it assures economies of scale in production
B) local managers are familiar with the cultural environment
C) it provides consistent policies and procedures worldwide
D) None of the selections is correct.
77. Marketing oriented companies like Nestle and Unilever are more likely to use a global ________ structure, since products can be adapted to local requirements.
A) functional
B) geographic
C) matrix
D) cluster
78. Royal Phillips Electronics' structure would best be described as a(n) ________.
A) domestic structure plus export department
B) international division
C) global functional structure
D) network structure
79. All of the following are characteristics of "transnational capability" except ________.
A) the ability to manage across borders
B) retaining local flexibility
C) achieving global integration
D) all of the above are characteristics
80. Which of the following international staffing approaches is more likely to be effective when implementing a multinational strategy?
A) ethnocentric
B) polycentric
C) subcentric
D) global
81. One advantage of the polycentric staffing approach is ________.
A) headquarters managers will gain overseas experience
B) there will be easy coordination between subsidiary and parent company
C) managers will be familiar with local customs and language
D) there is potential for conflicting loyalties for the local manager
82. Concerns about ________ are the source of a debate about staffing policies among human resource management professionals.
A) whether or not expatriate managers work as well as native managers
B) whether or not native managers are more capable than expatriate managers
C) the best way to staff internationally
D) how to go about maintaining control over subsidiaries while managers are developed
83. According to research, ________ has been the most frequently cited reason for the failure of expatriate managers who work in foreign subsidiaries of U.S. or European companies.
A) inability of the spouse to adjust
B) lack of training at the beginning of the process
C) lack of training during the repatriation part of the process
D) culture incompatibility
84. The direct cost alone of a failed expatriate assignment is estimated to be ________.
A) $10,000-$20,000
B) $20,000-$40,000
C) $50,000-$70,000
D) $50,000-$150,000
85. Premature return of expatriates or the unwillingness of managers to take overseas assignments is often due to ________.
A) the assignment being detrimental to them financially
B) their being home-sick
C) the company recalling them
D) all of the above
86. Move a $100,000 expatriate American executive to ________ and he may easily become a "million-dollar manager" in terms of cost to the company.
A) Rome or Athens
B) Bombay or Basrah
C) Berlin or Bonn
D) Stockholm or Tokyo
87. Which of the following are components of the expatriates total compensation package?
A) salary
B) tax equalization
C) allowances and benefits
D) all of the above
88. Which of the following is a phase of the transition process for an expatriate returning home?
A) exit transition from home country
B) entry transition to host country
C) entry transition back to home country
D) all of the above
89. ________ is a management skill that is likely to be learned abroad.
A) Technical skills
B) Information systems management
C) Tolerance for ambiguity
D) Office politics
90. Yuko Suzuki, an independent business woman in Japan found that ________.
A) her customers would not listen to her
B) whenever she made a presentation, she was asked who her boss was
C) when she hired a man to go with her, her sales increased significantly
D) all of the above
91. The labor contract generally determines ________.
A) rights regarding worker's pay
B) job duties
C) firing procedures
D) all of the above
92. Which of the following is a reason for falling union membership in Europe?
A) increase in proportion of white collar and service workers
B) rising proportion of temporary and part-time workers
C) reduced belief in unions by the younger generation
D) all of the above
93. In China, labor unions are not powerful because ________.
A) the workers are paid well and are happy
B) the law forbids the formation of labor unions
C) police crush efforts to set up independent unions as threats to the Communist Party
D) management and workers always work in harmony with no conflict
94. All of the following are members of the International Labor Organization except ________.
A) union leaders
B) employers
C) government representatives
D) church representatives
95. The degree of general importance that working has in the life of an individual is called ________.
A) intrinsic motivation
B) extrinsic motivation
C) need paradigm
D) work centrality
96. Which of the following is a factor identified in the Meaning of Work (MOW) research study?
A) work keeps one occupied
B) work provides a needed income
C) work provides contacts with others
D) all of the above
97. In Taiwan, the most highly sought reward is ________.
A) pay
B) security
C) recognition from peers
D) recognition from the top and affection
98. In Latin American countries, leaders are respected as ________.
A) people possessing machismo
B) multidimensional social beings
C) representatives of workers
D) total persons and leaders in society
99. The ________ leader is one who delegates decision making and encourages subordinates to take responsibility.
A) charismatic
B) team-oriented
C) participative
D) self-protective
100. According to Hofstede, the critical fact to grasp about leadership in any culture is that it is a complement to ________.
A) the leader's personality
B) the needs of the leader's boss
C) the demands placed on the leader by the organization
D) subordinateship
A) it assures economies of scale in production
B) local managers are familiar with the cultural environment
C) it provides consistent policies and procedures worldwide
D) None of the selections is correct.
77. Marketing oriented companies like Nestle and Unilever are more likely to use a global ________ structure, since products can be adapted to local requirements.
A) functional
B) geographic
C) matrix
D) cluster
78. Royal Phillips Electronics' structure would best be described as a(n) ________.
A) domestic structure plus export department
B) international division
C) global functional structure
D) network structure
79. All of the following are characteristics of "transnational capability" except ________.
A) the ability to manage across borders
B) retaining local flexibility
C) achieving global integration
D) all of the above are characteristics
80. Which of the following international staffing approaches is more likely to be effective when implementing a multinational strategy?
A) ethnocentric
B) polycentric
C) subcentric
D) global
81. One advantage of the polycentric staffing approach is ________.
A) headquarters managers will gain overseas experience
B) there will be easy coordination between subsidiary and parent company
C) managers will be familiar with local customs and language
D) there is potential for conflicting loyalties for the local manager
82. Concerns about ________ are the source of a debate about staffing policies among human resource management professionals.
A) whether or not expatriate managers work as well as native managers
B) whether or not native managers are more capable than expatriate managers
C) the best way to staff internationally
D) how to go about maintaining control over subsidiaries while managers are developed
83. According to research, ________ has been the most frequently cited reason for the failure of expatriate managers who work in foreign subsidiaries of U.S. or European companies.
A) inability of the spouse to adjust
B) lack of training at the beginning of the process
C) lack of training during the repatriation part of the process
D) culture incompatibility
84. The direct cost alone of a failed expatriate assignment is estimated to be ________.
A) $10,000-$20,000
B) $20,000-$40,000
C) $50,000-$70,000
D) $50,000-$150,000
85. Premature return of expatriates or the unwillingness of managers to take overseas assignments is often due to ________.
A) the assignment being detrimental to them financially
B) their being home-sick
C) the company recalling them
D) all of the above
86. Move a $100,000 expatriate American executive to ________ and he may easily become a "million-dollar manager" in terms of cost to the company.
A) Rome or Athens
B) Bombay or Basrah
C) Berlin or Bonn
D) Stockholm or Tokyo
87. Which of the following are components of the expatriates total compensation package?
A) salary
B) tax equalization
C) allowances and benefits
D) all of the above
88. Which of the following is a phase of the transition process for an expatriate returning home?
A) exit transition from home country
B) entry transition to host country
C) entry transition back to home country
D) all of the above
89. ________ is a management skill that is likely to be learned abroad.
A) Technical skills
B) Information systems management
C) Tolerance for ambiguity
D) Office politics
90. Yuko Suzuki, an independent business woman in Japan found that ________.
A) her customers would not listen to her
B) whenever she made a presentation, she was asked who her boss was
C) when she hired a man to go with her, her sales increased significantly
D) all of the above
91. The labor contract generally determines ________.
A) rights regarding worker's pay
B) job duties
C) firing procedures
D) all of the above
92. Which of the following is a reason for falling union membership in Europe?
A) increase in proportion of white collar and service workers
B) rising proportion of temporary and part-time workers
C) reduced belief in unions by the younger generation
D) all of the above
93. In China, labor unions are not powerful because ________.
A) the workers are paid well and are happy
B) the law forbids the formation of labor unions
C) police crush efforts to set up independent unions as threats to the Communist Party
D) management and workers always work in harmony with no conflict
94. All of the following are members of the International Labor Organization except ________.
A) union leaders
B) employers
C) government representatives
D) church representatives
95. The degree of general importance that working has in the life of an individual is called ________.
A) intrinsic motivation
B) extrinsic motivation
C) need paradigm
D) work centrality
96. Which of the following is a factor identified in the Meaning of Work (MOW) research study?
A) work keeps one occupied
B) work provides a needed income
C) work provides contacts with others
D) all of the above
97. In Taiwan, the most highly sought reward is ________.
A) pay
B) security
C) recognition from peers
D) recognition from the top and affection
98. In Latin American countries, leaders are respected as ________.
A) people possessing machismo
B) multidimensional social beings
C) representatives of workers
D) total persons and leaders in society
99. The ________ leader is one who delegates decision making and encourages subordinates to take responsibility.
A) charismatic
B) team-oriented
C) participative
D) self-protective
100. According to Hofstede, the critical fact to grasp about leadership in any culture is that it is a complement to ________.
A) the leader's personality
B) the needs of the leader's boss
C) the demands placed on the leader by the organization
D) subordinateship
