Exam 16: Global Issues for Human Resource Managers

Ryan's organization delivers locally grown produce to customers.His delivery area is limited to the one city and part of a county.Ryan's organization is in the ________ stage of corporate globalization.

Hofstede's Model of National Culture is comprised of ____ dimensions.

In preparation of an employee's expatriate assignment,Melissa conducted ______.

Which of the following is not one of the nine dimensions researched by GLOBE?

The Honeymoon and adaptation phase of Culture Shock are essentially the same phase except at different ends of the process.

Heather is American and works for a U.S.-based company in Brazil.It appears the company has made a(n) ________ staffing choice.

Identify and discuss the reasons for increasing business globalization.

The Big Four personality characteristics reflect on the ability to adapt to a different culture.

Preparing employees for expatriate assignments will primarily be done through cross-cultural training.

Cultures with a long term orientation value:

What are the Big Five personality characteristics?

Parochialism means one has the ability to recognize individual differences.

Business skills are similar in most countries,regardless of laws,regulations,and business structures.

Major HR laws tend to be in the areas of:

At Craig's organization,sales people receive their commissions immediately after a sale closes.The manager keeps a large amount of cash on hand and pays the commissions as soon as the customer leaves the store.It appears the ________ dimension of cultural diversity is high at Craig's organization.

List the three main options the books discussed to source individuals for international assignments.

_______ are people who happen to have a skill set needed in an international assignment but who are not citizens of either the home or host country.

Yelena's organization has a separate lunch room for executives.It appears the ________ dimension of cultural diversity is high at Yelena's organization.

When Acme Global asked Tamera to relocate to the company's newest foreign plant,it paid her a salary equal to what she was making in the United States and gave her an allowance for extra expenses.It appears Acme Global is using the _________ approach to expatriate compensation.

Acme Global recognizes that different employees have different compensation needs when on expatriate assignments.Some may need compensation to pay for their children's education.Others may work in areas where they must pay high taxes.To avoid having to design an individualized pay package for every employee,Acme Global gives every expatriate employee a set amount for extra expenses. It appears Acme Global is using the _________ approach to expatriate compensation.