Exam 16: Global Issues for Human Resource Managers

Geert Hofstede worked for IBM in 1960s and developed a ______.

Which of the following is NOT one of the stages in the evolution of a company from local producer to global firm?

Organizations that tend to believe that their values and culture are superior to those of others will therefore frequently choose to staff international facilities with ______ nationals.

The most common method to manage expatriate compensation is called the balance sheet approach.

______ is regarding one's own ethnic group or culture as superior to that of others.

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

______ refers to seeing things solely from one's own perspective.

Facial expressions are a type of ______ communication.

As Hofstede's research became dated,Project ______ confirmed his dimensions are still valid today and extended and expanded them.

The problem of serious culture shock can be mitigated,though,through cross-cultural training ______ the assignment begins.

Discuss the issue of business globalization and why it is so important.

Which of the following countries is NOT a part of NAFTA?

International operations require us to rethink ______ major function(s)in HRM.

Describe the big five personality traits and how they relate to expatriate assignments.

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

Hofstede's dimensions of culture tells us how significant the differences are between two countries' cultures.

______ refers to a narrow-minded view of the world with an inability to recognize individual differences.

______ is the process of closing operations in other countries and bringing work back to the home country.

______ are groups of countries that form an association to facilitate movement of goods across national borders.

In many other countries,variable pay has negative connotations,at least in part because ______.