Exam 16: Global Issues for Human Resource Managers

List the four stages in the evolution of a company from local producer to a global firm.

Discuss the concept of the Global Village.

The website at Alexander's organization allows customers from anywhere in the world to buy its products.Alexander's organization is in the ________ stage of corporate globalization

What are different options for paying expatriates? Discuss the two main options the book mentioned including the three other options.

USA's population is approximately _____,a small fraction of the world population of ____.

Compare the dimensions Hofstede's Model of National Culture and GLOBE research.

Gilbert spends a lot of time on the phone working to export the organization's goods to Australia and New Zealand.These are the only two foreign markets to which his organization currently exports.Gilbert's organization is in the ________ stage of corporate globalization.

What is the purpose of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

At John's organization,the annual sales prize is very important.Sales people work hard and compete against one another for the prize.It appears the ________ dimension of cultural diversity is high at John's organization.

What is the process of hiring another organization to do work that was previously done within the host organization?

Macy is English and works for a U.S.-based company in England.It appears the company has made a(n) ________ staffing choice.

Evidence shows that expatriates will fit into a culture better if their personality traits match up well with the culture's most significant characteristics.

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

This GLOBE dimension rates how people take pride in belonging to a family,team,or organization.

Ashley just won the employee of the year award.The organization had a big ceremony and gave Ashley gave a speech. It appears the ________ dimension of cultural diversity is high at Ashley's organization.

What percentage of international assignments fail mainly due to the inability to adapt to cultural differences?

Onshoring is the process of shuttering operations in other countries and bringing work back to the home country to increase employment there.

John is always working to improve his cultural competence because his organization competes on a global scale with facilities in many different countries and no real "headquarters" in any country.John's organization is in the ________ stage of corporate globalization.

_____ organizations tend to believe that their values and culture are superior to others and they will therefore frequently choose to staff international facilities with home-country managers.

Myra will be moving to London as part of an expatriate assignment.Rather than try to figure out how to add-on to Myra's compensation,the organization decides to pay her as if she was a member of their London workforce.It appears Myra will be paid under the _________ approach to expatriate compensation.