Question 1

What is social dominance?

Accepted Answer

A)  The more people in the organization, the better 
B)  The CEO is dominant 
C)  The group that holds the majority has more influence 
D)  Creation of a hierarchy of each employee 
A)  The more people in the organization, the better 
B)  The CEO is dominant 
C)  The group that holds the majority has more influence 
D)  Creation of a hierarchy of each employee C

Question 2

Why would an MNE assign vanguard status to a subsidiary?

Accepted Answer

A)  To ensure head office practices are implemented 
B)  To create a more distant relationship between the parent and subsidiary 
C)  To encourage reverse diffusion 
D)  To discourage reverse diffusion 
A)  To ensure head office practices are implemented 
B)  To create a more distant relationship between the parent and subsidiary 
C)  To encourage reverse diffusion 
D)  To discourage reverse diffusion C

Question 3

What factors influence the subsidiaries' relationship with headquarters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trust between these entities 
B)  Extent that foreign affiliate identifies with the parent organization 
C)  Communication between these entities 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Trust between these entities 
B)  Extent that foreign affiliate identifies with the parent organization 
C)  Communication between these entities 
D)  All of the above D

Question 4

What are the three stages of recontextualization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Initial, ongoing and reflexive semiosis 
B)  Initial, constant and final semiosis 
C)  Cultural, assets and negative semiosis 
D)  Meanings, environment and cultural semiosis 
A)  Initial, ongoing and reflexive semiosis 
B)  Initial, constant and final semiosis 
C)  Cultural, assets and negative semiosis 
D)  Meanings, environment and cultural semiosis

Question 5

What does having an exportive orientation to transfer of practices mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exporting goods to overseas markets 
B)  Transfer of HR practices from headquarters to subsidiaries 
C)  Transfer of HR practices from subsidiaries to the headquarters 
D)  Two-way transfer of HR practices 
A)  Exporting goods to overseas markets 
B)  Transfer of HR practices from headquarters to subsidiaries 
C)  Transfer of HR practices from subsidiaries to the headquarters 
D)  Two-way transfer of HR practices

Question 6

What political factors might influence if a firm transfers practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gain legitimacy 
B)  Individuals advancing their status 
C)  Individuals trying to reduce risk 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Gain legitimacy 
B)  Individuals advancing their status 
C)  Individuals trying to reduce risk 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

High implementation and low internalization results in what type of adoption of HR practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ceremonial adoption 
B)  Active adoption 
C)  Minimal adoption 
D)  Assent adoption 
A)  Ceremonial adoption 
B)  Active adoption 
C)  Minimal adoption 
D)  Assent adoption

Question 8

What factor influences the degree of transfer of practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subsidiary method of founding and local dependence 
B)  Presence of expatriates 
C)  Communication with the parent company 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Subsidiary method of founding and local dependence 
B)  Presence of expatriates 
C)  Communication with the parent company 
D)  All of the above

Question 9

What is a consequence of negative recontextualization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competitive advantage 
B)  Unwelcome shock 
C)  Sushi 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Competitive advantage 
B)  Unwelcome shock 
C)  Sushi 
D)  None of the above

Question 10

Which organizational strategy is consistent with an adaptive orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multinational strategy 
B)  Global strategy 
C)  Transnational strategy 
D)  Local strategy 
A)  Multinational strategy 
B)  Global strategy 
C)  Transnational strategy 
D)  Local strategy

Question 11

What is the country of origin effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assets are located in the home country 
B)  Desire to implement home country practices 
C)  Moving expatriates to the subsidiary 
D)  When a firm does not want to internationalize 
A)  Assets are located in the home country 
B)  Desire to implement home country practices 
C)  Moving expatriates to the subsidiary 
D)  When a firm does not want to internationalize

Question 12

What are the three motives for transferring HR practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Market, host country, home country 
B)  Political, market and sustainability 
C)  Cultural, semiosis and market 
D)  Market, political and cultural 
A)  Market, host country, home country 
B)  Political, market and sustainability 
C)  Cultural, semiosis and market 
D)  Market, political and cultural

Question 13

Which channel of transmission is most effective for the diffusion of training practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information systems 
B)  Databases 
C)  Cross-national work groups 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Information systems 
B)  Databases 
C)  Cross-national work groups 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

What is it called when practices and knowledge is transferred from one subsidiary to another subsidiary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flow 
B)  Horizontal 
C)  All-together 
D)  Strict reverse 
A)  Flow 
B)  Horizontal 
C)  All-together 
D)  Strict reverse

Question 15

What strategic IHRM orientation is demonstrated when Disney implemented HR practices to enforce their wholesome American look in their French subsidiary?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adaptive 
B)  Exportive 
C)  Integrative 
D)  Social 
A)  Adaptive 
B)  Exportive 
C)  Integrative 
D)  Social

What is social dominance?

Why would an MNE assign vanguard status to a subsidiary?

What factors influence the subsidiaries' relationship with headquarters?

What are the three stages of recontextualization?

What does having an exportive orientation to transfer of practices mean?

What political factors might influence if a firm transfers practices?

High implementation and low internalization results in what type of adoption of HR practices?

What factor influences the degree of transfer of practices?

What is a consequence of negative recontextualization?

Which organizational strategy is consistent with an adaptive orientation?

What is the country of origin effect?

What are the three motives for transferring HR practices?

Which channel of transmission is most effective for the diffusion of training practices?

What is it called when practices and knowledge is transferred from one subsidiary to another subsidiary?

What strategic IHRM orientation is demonstrated when Disney implemented HR practices to enforce their wholesome American look in their French subsidiary?

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Cultural and Institutional Context of Global Human Resource Management

Organizational Context of Global Hrm

Hrm in International Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Collaborative Alliances

Global Staffing

Global Human Resource Development

Global Performance Management and Compensation

International Mobility and Global Careers

International Employee Representation and Corporate Social Responsibility

Emerging Issues in Global Hrm

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Exam 4: Transfer of Hrm Across Boundaries

What is social dominance?

Why would an MNE assign vanguard status to a subsidiary?

What factors influence the subsidiaries' relationship with headquarters?

What are the three stages of recontextualization?

What does having an exportive orientation to transfer of practices mean?

What political factors might influence if a firm transfers practices?

High implementation and low internalization results in what type of adoption of HR practices?

What factor influences the degree of transfer of practices?

What is a consequence of negative recontextualization?

Which organizational strategy is consistent with an adaptive orientation?

What is the country of origin effect?

What are the three motives for transferring HR practices?

Which channel of transmission is most effective for the diffusion of training practices?

What is it called when practices and knowledge is transferred from one subsidiary to another subsidiary?

What strategic IHRM orientation is demonstrated when Disney implemented HR practices to enforce their wholesome American look in their French subsidiary?

Globalization and Human Resource Management

Cultural and Institutional Context of Global Human Resource Management

Organizational Context of Global Hrm

Hrm in International Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Collaborative Alliances

Global Staffing

Global Human Resource Development

Global Performance Management and Compensation

International Mobility and Global Careers

International Employee Representation and Corporate Social Responsibility

Emerging Issues in Global Hrm

Filters