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Global HRM Revision for Final Quiz
Global HRM Revision for Final Quiz
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1
If the MNE decides not to be involved in compensating differentials in income taxation, then the MNE approach is?
Laissez-faire
Tax Protection
Tax Equalization
Ad Hoc Policy
2
For a crisis management plan, a firm needs to assess & plan for all possible risks. What is another issue to consider?
No issues if all the risks are assessed & planned for
Only prepare for scenarios that are cheap to respond to
Employees need to be oriented & trained on executing the plans.
Disregard low possible scenarios as this will be a waste of time
3
Some HR practices that are common to centralize are:
HR Planning
HRIS
Job Analysis & Evalutation
All of the above
4
One major issue in Latin America is
Shift to communism
Increase in informal employment
Weak labor unions
No issues in Latin America. It is perfect.
5
The transition from collectivism to individualism in _______has major implications in HR practices such as compensation
India and China
India and Australia
France and Germany
Canada & Mexico
6
What is the factor that will ensure IPM system effectiveness?
Relevance to job content and situational requirements
Acceptability of evaluation criteria & process to evaluators and ratees
Sensitivity to cultural & intl' business realities
All of the above
7
The shift to free market policies in Asia is making
Markets less volatile to global economic crises
Governments provide more safety nets to protect employees.
Societies shift to be more individualistic
Decreasing privatization
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Which is the most popular approach to compensating international assignees in US multinationals?
Balance Sheet Approach
Negotiation/ Ad hoc Approach
Global system Approach
Localization Approach
9
HR practices are converging due to
Increase of individualism in most regions and countries.
decreasing influence of national cultures on business practices
tend of weaker unions in all countries
trend of low adoption of free-market policies in most countries
10
What category of benefits that the firm will decide to offer regardless of cost and location?
Core Benefits
Optional Benefits
Mandatory Benefits
Recommended Benefits
11
Developing a PM system in the home country and transferring it to foreign units is a(n) _________ strategy.
Differentiating
Adaptive
Exportative
Integrative
12
One major challenge in the US is
The work-life balance of its labor force
No issues, the US is perfect.
Strong unions
The lack of employee performance
13
One major challenge in the EU is
Lack of employee representation
Dealing with its increasingly young population.
There are no issues. EU is perfect
Balance between compliance to legislations & stay competitive
14
An MNE decided to pay its employees based on the local standards of its subsidiary. This is an example of ___ approach
Local
Proactive
Global
Headquarters
15
Nowadays, performance management systems are more focused on:
enforcing performance driven culture
subjective judgemental methods
enforcing entitlement culture
creating hard paper complex methods of assessments
16
In some developing countries, safety and health standards are weak due to
Limited funds to enforce H&S standards
All of the above
Different priorities focused on deregulation to improve employment & FDI
A.Focusing on low labor cost to compete better in the international market
17
____________ is an equity compensation plan where MNEs provide stocks in the future only when the stock price increases.
Stock Appreciation Rights
Employee Stock Purchase Plans
Employee Stock Ownership Plans
Stock Options Rights
18
In the US, the federal law mandates how many paid vacation days?
11 days
3 weeks
0 days
14 days
19
HR administrative services that are time-consuming and repetitive are usually
The major role of HR professionals
Useless, so organizations do not provide such services
Embedded in the multinational operations as those services are strategic.
Outsourced or delegated to a shared services unit.
20
A(n) ___________ includes independent countries that share certain social, economic, & cultural characteristics
Cross Border region
None of the above
Macro region
Micro region
21
When assessing the International assignee performance, you need to focus on
The feedback of the host country manager only
Hard Measures
The feedback of the home country manager only
Soft measures
22
An MNE decides to pay its intl' assignees based on local standards, then which compensation approach is it adopting?
Localization
Lump Sum
Global Systems
Cafeteria
23
Improving performance, rewarding & recognizing employees and career planning are all forms of
developmental goals
appraisal goals
evaluation goals
none of the above
24
In the US, the federal law mandates how many paid weeks for maternity leave?
24 weeks
3 weeks
12 weeks
0 weeks
25
As compared to other regions, Africa has
All of the above
The most potential for growth
The youngest population
One of the highest growing workforce