Exam 3: Changes and Challenges in the Global Labor Market

As culture is the foundation of any polity, political consensus will increasingly fragment as more people from different cultural backgrounds live within the same political jurisdiction.

(True/False)

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Question 21

Which of the following has caused employers to create more flexible work arrangements?

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Question 22

What is the number one reason for outsourcing?

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Question 23

A contingent workforce means:

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Question 24

Anti-immigration sentiment is even more conspicuous in Europe than in the United States.

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Question 25

Almost all international immigrations involve moving from poor to rich countries.

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Question 26

Distinct cross-cultural risk factors can have a critical impact on the success of an offshore outsourcing relationship.

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Question 27

Globalization has enabled nations to specialize in industries where they have comparative advantages based on the favorable mix of skills and resources unique to their countries.

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Question 28

A new phenomenon that involves people who move back and forth between their country of origin and the adopted country to take advantage of career opportunities in both countries is called:

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Question 29

A solution to this dramatic demographic change of decreasing national population in developed countries is to have more migration between developed and developing countries.

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Question 30

Why could outsourcing not be a long run solution?

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Question 31

When managers devise appropriate compensation and benefits schemes for their workers they are addressing which challenge?

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Question 32

Many governments have relaxed job protection rules, which resulted in:

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Question 33

As the populations of industrialized nations are getting older, the transfer to elderly dependence from child dependence will be more pronounced.

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Question 34

According to UN estimates, by 2025 the urban population is expected to exceed the rural population by 1.3 billion people.

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Question 35

Which of the following is not an argument for immigrant workers?

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Question 36

Immigrants are also increasing the tax income base for the government to help cover the staggering financial claims of the growing number of retired people in developed countries.

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Question 37

Offshore outsourcing has become increasingly popular among MNCs since it allows them to produce goods at lower costs in developing countries.

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Question 38

Which of the following is a common argument by critics of globalization?

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Question 39

What is the biggest challenge that managers face when trying to collect personnel data?

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As culture is the foundation of any polity, political consensus will increasingly fragment as more people from different cultural backgrounds live within the same political jurisdiction.

Which of the following has caused employers to create more flexible work arrangements?

What is the number one reason for outsourcing?

A contingent workforce means:

Anti-immigration sentiment is even more conspicuous in Europe than in the United States.

Almost all international immigrations involve moving from poor to rich countries.

Distinct cross-cultural risk factors can have a critical impact on the success of an offshore outsourcing relationship.

Globalization has enabled nations to specialize in industries where they have comparative advantages based on the favorable mix of skills and resources unique to their countries.

A new phenomenon that involves people who move back and forth between their country of origin and the adopted country to take advantage of career opportunities in both countries is called:

A solution to this dramatic demographic change of decreasing national population in developed countries is to have more migration between developed and developing countries.

Why could outsourcing not be a long run solution?

When managers devise appropriate compensation and benefits schemes for their workers they are addressing which challenge?

Many governments have relaxed job protection rules, which resulted in:

As the populations of industrialized nations are getting older, the transfer to elderly dependence from child dependence will be more pronounced.

According to UN estimates, by 2025 the urban population is expected to exceed the rural population by 1.3 billion people.

Which of the following is not an argument for immigrant workers?

Immigrants are also increasing the tax income base for the government to help cover the staggering financial claims of the growing number of retired people in developed countries.

Offshore outsourcing has become increasingly popular among MNCs since it allows them to produce goods at lower costs in developing countries.

Which of the following is a common argument by critics of globalization?

What is the biggest challenge that managers face when trying to collect personnel data?

Introduction and Overview

Cultural Foundations of International Human Resource Management

The Key Role of International Hr Management in Successful Mnc Strategy

Global Human Resource Planning

Global Staffing

Global Workforce Training and Development

Managing International Assignments

Global Workforce Performance Management

Compensation for a Global Workforce

Global Employee Relations

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