midterm
Tax equalization policies concerning expatriates are designed to:
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· Question 2
4 out of 4 points
In Porter’s value-chain model:
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· Question 3
4 out of 4 points
What activity in international human resource would not be required in a domestic environment?
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· Question 4
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is not a function of internal resource management?
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· Question 5
4 out of 4 points
International HRM is reflected in:
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· Question 6
4 out of 4 points
A multidomestic industry is:
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· Question 7
4 out of 4 points
Which department of an organization is the major user of language translation services?
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· Question 8
4 out of 4 points
Which three dimensions are presented in Morgan’s model of IHRM?
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· Question 9
4 out of 4 points
HRM in the multinational context contains an overlap between elements of:
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· Question 10
4 out of 4 points
Senior managers with little international experience:
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· Question 11
4 out of 4 points
Which of the following is not a category of an employee in an international firm?
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· Question 12
4 out of 4 points
Series of linked domestic industries in which rivals compete against each other on a worldwide basis is:
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· Question 13
4 out of 4 points
Due to growing interdependence and a high flow of migration:
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· Question 14
4 out of 4 points
According to the results of the Hofstede study:
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· Question 15
4 out of 4 points
Cultures develop over time:
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· Question 16
4 out of 4 points
According to Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner, members of specified cultures:
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· Question 17
4 out of 4 points
One criticism of the GLOBE study is:
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· Question 18
4 out of 4 points
A major criticism of cross-cultural management studies is:
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· Question 19
4 out of 4 points
Individualism vs. collectivism refers to:
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· Question 20
4 out of 4 points
· Question 21
4 out of 4 points
Hall and Hall, Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner all:
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· Question 22
4 out of 4 points
Hall and Hall’s research emphasizes four cultural dimensions:
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· Question 23
4 out of 4 points
According to researchers like Barry Gerhart:
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· Question 24
4 out of 4 points
One study by Child, reviewing research on the development of cultures concluded:
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· Question 25
0 out of 4 points
According to Hofstede, some Asian cultures such as Singapore and Hong Kong:
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Wednesday, February 12, 2014
midterm 2
The subsidiary as an integrated player:
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· Question 2
0 out of 4 points
Network multinational structures:
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· Question 3
4 out of 4 points
An important forum for the development of personal networks is:
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· Question 4
4 out of 4 points
The European path approach to a global matrix tends to emphases:
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· Question 5
4 out of 4 points
Matrix structures:
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· Question 6
4 out of 4 points
The management of a multi-centered networked organization is:
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· Question 7
0 out of 4 points
Korean conglomerates have a strong preference for:
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· Question 8
4 out of 4 points
The second stage of a new international company typically involves which department:
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· Question 9
0 out of 4 points
Which category of employee is typically used in key sales subsidiary position in a new developing international company:
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· Question 10
4 out of 4 points
The “think global, act local” paradox:
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· Question 11
4 out of 4 points
A major contributing factor of an unmanageable matrix structure is:
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· Question 12
4 out of 4 points
“Born globals” are:
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· Question 13
4 out of 4 points
The complex network of interrelated activities in a MNE can be described in the following structure:
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· Question 14
4 out of 4 points
Cross-border alliances are:
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· Question 15
4 out of 4 points
Learning in small to medium (SME) international firms is characterized by:
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· Question 16
4 out of 4 points
IJV positions called “functional gatekeepers”:
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· Question 17
4 out of 4 points
The HR manager’s role as an innovator in a IJV means:
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· Question 18
4 out of 4 points
Shortage of working capital to finance exports is a top barrier to access international markets in:
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· Question 19
4 out of 4 points
A characteristic of a non-equity cross border alliance is:
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· Question 20
0 out of 4 points
M&A conceptual tool which converts resources into valuable goods and services is:
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· Question 21
4 out of 4 points
What is defined as a factor which shapes employees priorities and decisions made?
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· Question 22
4 out of 4 points
One of the largest merges in history was between:
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· Question 23
4 out of 4 points
Performance-related pay is more popular in which country?
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· Question 24
0 out of 4 points
Equity modes of foreign operations can be best described as:
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· Question 25
4 out of 4 points
The best way to address intercultural conflicts is to:
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· 1
Hofstede’s approach to cross cultural management research:
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· Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Hall and Hall, Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner all:
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· Question 3
0 out of 5 points
Generational changes in world societies:
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· Question 4
5 out of 5 points
Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner’s cultural dimensions is Ascription vs. :
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· Question 5
5 out of 5 points
One criticism of the GLOBE study is:
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· Question 6
5 out of 5 points
Cross-cultural management research is based on the assumption that:
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· Question 7
5 out of 5 points
The GLOBE research tries to study the complex relationships between:
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· Question 8
5 out of 5 points
According to Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner, societies that attempt to control nature to a very high degree are described as having:
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· Question 9
5 out of 5 points
Results from the GLOBE study were used to distinguish ______”cultural regions.”
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· Question 10
5 out of 5 points
The GLOBE study:
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· Question 11
5 out of 5 points
According to Hofstede, some Asian cultures such as Singapore and Hong Kong:
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· Question 12
5 out of 5 points
According to Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner, members of specified cultures:
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· Question 13
5 out of 5 points
Hofstede’s study is classified or based on:
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· Question 14
5 out of 5 points
According to the results of the Hofstede study:
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· Question 15
5 out of 5 points
Hall and Hall’s research emphasizes four cultural dimensions:
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The subsidiary as an integrated player:
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· Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Clan control is defined as:
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· Question 3
0 out of 5 points
Which stage of international operations tend to create a separate international division in a company:
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· Question 4
5 out of 5 points
The European path approach to a global matrix tends to emphases:
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· Question 5
5 out of 5 points
The host-country effect:
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· Question 6
5 out of 5 points
Matrix structures:
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· Question 7
5 out of 5 points
Many companies in the developmental stage of internationalization will maintain control by:
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· Question 8
5 out of 5 points
A major contributing factor of an unmanageable matrix structure is:
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· Question 9
5 out of 5 points
The management of a multi-centered networked organization is:
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· Question 10
0 out of 5 points
Transition companies are characterized by:
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· Question 11
0 out of 5 points
The “think global, act local” paradox:
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· Question 12
5 out of 5 points
Social Capital emphasizes the need for:
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· Question 13
0 out of 5 points
An important forum for the development of personal networks is:
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· Question 14
5 out of 5 points
One advantage of a matrix structure is:
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· Question 15
5 out of 5 points
Transnational strategies of globalization are characterized by:
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An emerging constraint on the available pool of candidates which is hindering the recruitment and selection process of potential employees for international assignment is:
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· Question 2
5 out of 5 points
“Bumble Bee” is a description of an expatriate role as:
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· Question 3
5 out of 5 points
A major barrier to the selection of female expatriates was found to be:
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· Question 4
5 out of 5 points
“Independents” are defined in the text as:
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· Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Which language is the common corporate language in the world?
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· Question 6
5 out of 5 points
An example of an employee working on a contractual assignment of a non-standard is a/an:
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· Question 7
5 out of 5 points
The most common reason for an international assignment is:
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· Question 8
0 out of 5 points
Third country nationals:
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· Question 9
5 out of 5 points
Traditional expatriate assignments are referred to as a/an:
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· Question 10
5 out of 5 points
A sound business reason for pursing an ethnocentric staffing policy is:
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· Question 11
0 out of 5 points
Ethnocentric organizations are best characterized by:
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· Question 12
5 out of 5 points
The European Union Social Charter allows for
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· Question 13
5 out of 5 points
Boundary spanning refers to activities that:
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· Question 14
0 out of 5 points
A family friendly policy to encourage placement of an expatriate which is logical but not always acceptable to multinationals is:
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· Question 15
0 out of 5 points
A group of multinationals have established an organization called “Permits Foundation” which:
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What tool assists an organization in collecting accurate performance data and allows for cross-employee comparisons?
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· Question 2
5 out of 5 points
What can be described as the strongest stressors in expatriate “overseas” work environment?
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· Question 3
0 out of 5 points
Which country tends to have administrators with a high level of legal expertise?
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· Question 4
0 out of 5 points
In which country do managers find it difficult to directly point out a work-related problem or error by a subordinate?
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· Question 5
5 out of 5 points
One problem with an annual performance appraisal is:
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· Question 6
5 out of 5 points
The term “whole verses part” refers to:
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· Question 7
5 out of 5 points
Performance management:
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· Question 8
5 out of 5 points
What are the five major constraints in terms of multinational strategy and goal setting?
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· Question 9
5 out of 5 points
An operative:
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· Question 10
5 out of 5 points
Web-based platforms of human resource information system that include performance management modules:
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· Question 11
5 out of 5 points
The transfer of the individual and accompanying family member into a foreign environment outside of their normal cultural comfort zones is the definition of:
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· Question 12
5 out of 5 points
If the PCN is perceived to identify too closely with the host subsidiary concerns:
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· Question 13
5 out of 5 points
An appraisal system which builds upon the strengths while minimizing their disadvantages uses all of the following criteria:
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· Question 14
5 out of 5 points
The employee who oversees and directs the entire foreign operations is:
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· Question 15
5 out of 5 points
A major challenge to global performance management is:
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quiz 6
Repatriation:
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· Question 2
5 out of 5 points
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International expertise is an outcome of
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· Question 3
5 out of 5 points
The employee who trains the HCN is usually:
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· Question 4
5 out of 5 points
If the multinational is in the process of a major restructuring, the aftermath of a merger or acquisition or sale of a division can result in:
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· Question 5
5 out of 5 points
Disregarding the importance of foreign language skills may reflect ___________ assumptions.
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· Question 6
5 out of 5 points
A multinational builds it stock of human resources or human capital by:
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· Question 7
5 out of 5 points
The benefits of international teams include:
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· Question 8
5 out of 5 points
Language skills are important in terms of:
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· Question 9
0 out of 5 points
There is a continuing pressure from developing countries for:
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· Question 10
5 out of 5 points
The final stage in the expatriation process is:
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· Question 11
5 out of 5 points
Correct
Along with expected financial gains, the primary motive for accepting an international assignment is
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· Question 12
5 out of 5 points
Sponsor or Mentors:
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· Question 13
5 out of 5 points
One technique useful in orienting any international employee is a/an:
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· Question 14
0 out of 5 points
Expatriates appearing to have greater job satisfaction during and after their international assignment had:
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· Question 15
5 out of 5 points
Organizations seem to have a lower rate of repatriate turnover when:
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quiz 7
The Top Five highest taxation countries are:
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· Question 2
5 out of 5 points
Global pay practices consist of firm level decisions about:
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· Question 3
5 out of 5 points
Correct
Relocation allowances:
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· Question 4
5 out of 5 points
International compensation is characterized by:
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· Question 5
5 out of 5 points
The purpose of home leave allowances is to:
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· Question 6
5 out of 5 points
Many multinationals respond to complexity of tax issues across countries by:
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· Question 7
5 out of 5 points
MNEs generally pay allowances in order to:
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· Question 8
5 out of 5 points
The base salary for an international transfer is linked to the salary structure in the host country using:
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· Question 9
5 out of 5 points
Correct
International compensation is:
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More complex than domestic pay due to outsourcing and balancing centralizations and decentralization of pay forms
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More complex than domestic pay due to outsourcing and balancing centralizations and decentralization of pay forms
· Question 10
5 out of 5 points
Correct
Pay strategy may be defined in terms of a series of interlocking strategic choices on:
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Selected Answer:
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Basis of pay, units of aggregations, patterns of variation in pay and job evaluations
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Basis of pay, units of aggregations, patterns of variation in pay and job evaluations
· Question 11
5 out of 5 points
An advantage of the Going Rate Approach is that:
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· Question 12
5 out of 5 points
Which of the following is the foundation block for international compensation whether the employee is a PCN or TCN?
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· Question 13
5 out of 5 points
The most common taxation policy used by multinationals is:
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· Question 14
0 out of 5 points
“Globals” are:
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· Question 15
5 out of 5 points
Correct
National and regional differences in the meaning, practice, and tradition of pay:
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5 out of 5 points
International trade secretariats (ITS):
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· Question 2
5 out of 5 points
International call-centers are an example of:
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· Question 3
5 out of 5 points
Influencing wage levels to the extent that cost structures become uncompetitive is:
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· Question 4
0 out of 5 points
Generally speaking, corporate headquarters:
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· Question 5
5 out of 5 points
The term “offshoring” is frequently used as a subcategory of:
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· Question 6
0 out of 5 points
Recent evidence has shown that one of the priorities when making investment location decisions is:
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· Question 7
5 out of 5 points
In Sweden and Germany the term “collective bargaining” means:
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· Question 8
5 out of 5 points
A major management challenge for firms with global brands such as Nike has been:
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· Question 9
5 out of 5 points
Public uproar over working conditions of offshoring companies resulted in a universal standard called:
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· Question 10
5 out of 5 points
Greater emphasis on formal management controls and close reporting systems tend to be present in:
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· Question 11
5 out of 5 points
Poor subsidiary performance tends to:
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· Question 12
5 out of 5 points
A multinational firm usually delegates the management of industrial relations to:
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· Question 13
5 out of 5 points
A major problem in the offshoring countries of India and China is:
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· Question 14
5 out of 5 points
Which country has the highest level of union membership?
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· Question 15
5 out of 5 points
Strike-proneness can be measured by
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