International HRM Midterm

Factors creating the global marketplace include all of the following except:

• lowering of costs of doing business globally

• privatisation and globalisation of government services

• growth in domestic businesses

• satellites and computer technology

Someone who lives and works in a foreign country is a(n) __________.

• expatriate

• holiday maker

• international jet-setter

• immigrant

HRM as practised by multinational organisations is called __________.

• global HRM

• personnel management practices

• domestic HRM

• international HRM

The key questions to be asked when developing an international HRM policy is

• who is going to coordinate the HRM functions?

• what type of organisation is desired?

• how can cross-boarder training be designed?

• when should the HR manager begin developing HR policies?

When a person from one culture communicates with a person from another culture they are engaging in ___________.

• cross-cultural communication

• two-way communication

• multi-focus communication

• verbal communication

Developing the long-term business relationship needed in joint ventures requires ____________.

• the building of trust and commitment

• heavy financial investment

• favourable foreign currency exchange

• effective management skills

HR issues that will require adaptation to fit different cultures include all of the following except:

• training and development

• performance appraisal

• compensation

• job analysis

To be effective in the international environment HRM policies must ___________.

• reflect an international view

• focus on domestic issues

• accommodate differences in management styles

• effectively transplant HRM policies and practices from the home country to all other offices

What is good and bad or right and wrong, or has to deal with moral duty and obligation is referred to as ____________.

• responsibilities

• ethics

• social expectations

• standards

Fraud, bribery, graft and the payment of secret commissions and kickbacks is _________.

• corruption

• normal business practice

• standard behaviour

• an ethical dilemma