IHRM quiz

What do the dimensions of IHRM help capture?

• The complexity and diversity of managing human resources in a global context

• The types of products sold in international markets

• The political landscape of different countries

• The history of international trade agreements

What do strategies of international involvement in IHRM refer to?

• The geographical features of global regions

• The cultural traditions of different countries

• The types of technology used in international business

• The approaches and plans that organizations adopt to effectively manage their human resources in a global context

A citizen of one country who is working abroad in one of the firm’s subsidiaries is known as a(n)

• A) subsidiary manager

• B) host country national

• C) expatriate manager

• D) foreign manager

A firm that is trying to create value by emphasizing local responsiveness is probably following a _______ strategy.

• A) global standardization

• B) localization

• C) transnational

• D) international

Which of the following is not a type of staffing policy in international business?

• A) the transcentric approach

• B) the ethnocentric approach

• C) the polycentric approach

• D) the geocentric approach

An ethnocentric staffing policy is __________.

• A) one in which all key management positions are filled by parent company nationals

• B) one in which host-country nationals are recruited to manage subsidiaries while parent-company nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters

• C) one in which the best people, regardless of nationality, are recruited to fill key positions throughout the organization

• D) one in which corporate bureaucracy overwhelms the system leaving key positions to be filled in a haphazard manner

A firm following a geocentric approach to staffing will pursue a system

• A) in which all key management positions are filled by parent company nationals

• B) in which host-country nationals are recruited to manage subsidiaries while parent-company nationals occupy key positions at corporate headquarters

• C) in which the best people, regardless of nationality, are recruited to fill key positions throughout the organization

• D) in which corporate bureaucracy overwhelms the system leaving key positions to be filled in a haphazard manner

A firm that is trying to maintain a unified corporate culture will pursue a ______ staffing policy.

• A) geocentric

• B) transcentric

• C) ethnocentric

• D) polycentric

The premature return of an expatriate manager to his or her home country is known as

• A) repatriation

• B) expatriate failure

• C) inpatriate failure

• D) foreign manager failure

The primary advantage of using a host country national is that the manager already understands the local laws, culture, and economic conditions.

• True

• False