Question 1

What are the three types of social capital?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relational, structural, facilitation 
B)  Structural, cognitive, teams 
C)  Relational, structural, cognitive 
D)  Facilitation, teams, structural 
A)  Relational, structural, facilitation 
B)  Structural, cognitive, teams 
C)  Relational, structural, cognitive 
D)  Facilitation, teams, structural C

Question 2

What are the features of a mechanistic organizational structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Centralized authority and high formalization 
B)  Decentralized authority 
C)  Centralized authority and low formalization 
D)  Low horizontal differentiation 
A)  Centralized authority and high formalization 
B)  Decentralized authority 
C)  Centralized authority and low formalization 
D)  Low horizontal differentiation A

Question 3

Which has the greatest impact on HRM policies and practices of foreign subsidiaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local pressure 
B)  Head office structure 
C)  Competitors 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Local pressure 
B)  Head office structure 
C)  Competitors 
D)  None of the above C

Question 4

What is a characteristic of managers in SMEs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Delivering information personally 
B)  Receiving feedback more quickly 
C)  Ad hoc nature of HRM 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Delivering information personally 
B)  Receiving feedback more quickly 
C)  Ad hoc nature of HRM 
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Which of these is an organizational form reflecting culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Apple in the U.S. 
B)  Guangxi in China 
C)  Keiretsu in Japan 
D)  Cantonese in Hong Kong 
A)  Apple in the U.S. 
B)  Guangxi in China 
C)  Keiretsu in Japan 
D)  Cantonese in Hong Kong

Question 6

What is a unique challenge of large firms?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liability of smallness 
B)  Limited access to resources 
C)  Difficulty ensuring consistency 
D)  Lack of legitimacy 
A)  Liability of smallness 
B)  Limited access to resources 
C)  Difficulty ensuring consistency 
D)  Lack of legitimacy

Question 7

Why do organizations need structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Control and accommodation 
B)  Coordination and resources 
C)  Control and coordination 
D)  Resources and accommodation 
A)  Control and accommodation 
B)  Coordination and resources 
C)  Control and coordination 
D)  Resources and accommodation

Question 8

What is a likely tension created from HR in an employee advocate role?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased employee salaries 
B)  Alienated management 
C)  Breakdown of HR infrastructure 
D)  Increased administration 
A)  Increased employee salaries 
B)  Alienated management 
C)  Breakdown of HR infrastructure 
D)  Increased administration

Question 9

In companies with low integration and differentiation of HRM and business strategy, what do role do HR professionals play?

Accepted Answer

A)  Service centre 
B)  Centre of expertise 
C)  Broker of services 
D)  Integrated solutions 
A)  Service centre 
B)  Centre of expertise 
C)  Broker of services 
D)  Integrated solutions

Question 10

What is a characteristic of the bleak house model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Exploited workforce 
B)  Reasonable pay 
C)  Informal approach to management 
D)  Close relationships between employees and owners 
A)  Exploited workforce 
B)  Reasonable pay 
C)  Informal approach to management 
D)  Close relationships between employees and owners

Question 11

What is a key HR issue in family owned businesses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Training employees 
B)  Retaining non-family executives 
C)  Compensation of employees 
D)  Recruiting family members 
A)  Training employees 
B)  Retaining non-family executives 
C)  Compensation of employees 
D)  Recruiting family members

Question 12

What is described as a 'matrix in the mind of managers'?

Accepted Answer

A)  Capability to resolve complex and contradictory issues 
B)  Ability to maintain a perfect organizational structure 
C)  Building informal communication networks 
D)  Managing prolonged HR issues 
A)  Capability to resolve complex and contradictory issues 
B)  Ability to maintain a perfect organizational structure 
C)  Building informal communication networks 
D)  Managing prolonged HR issues

Question 13

What is an example of a boundary spanner?

Accepted Answer

A)  Expatriate 
B)  Local employee 
C)  MNE manager 
D)  Head office manager 
A)  Expatriate 
B)  Local employee 
C)  MNE manager 
D)  Head office manager

Question 14

Implementing parent company strategies is a feature of which category of MNE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Multinational 
B)  Global 
C)  International 
D)  Transnational 
A)  Multinational 
B)  Global 
C)  International 
D)  Transnational

Question 15

Which of these is a common MNE structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Product division structure 
B)  Functional division structure 
C)  Geographic division structure 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Product division structure 
B)  Functional division structure 
C)  Geographic division structure 
D)  All of the above

What are the three types of social capital?

What are the features of a mechanistic organizational structure?

Which has the greatest impact on HRM policies and practices of foreign subsidiaries?

What is a characteristic of managers in SMEs?

Which of these is an organizational form reflecting culture?

What is a unique challenge of large firms?

Why do organizations need structure?

What is a likely tension created from HR in an employee advocate role?

In companies with low integration and differentiation of HRM and business strategy, what do role do HR professionals play?

What is a characteristic of the bleak house model?

What is a key HR issue in family owned businesses?

What is described as a 'matrix in the mind of managers'?

What is an example of a boundary spanner?

Implementing parent company strategies is a feature of which category of MNE?

Which of these is a common MNE structure?

Globalization and Human Resource Management

Cultural and Institutional Context of Global Human Resource Management

Transfer of Hrm Across Boundaries

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 3: Organizational Context of Global Hrm

What are the three types of social capital?

What are the features of a mechanistic organizational structure?

Which has the greatest impact on HRM policies and practices of foreign subsidiaries?

What is a characteristic of managers in SMEs?

Which of these is an organizational form reflecting culture?

What is a unique challenge of large firms?

Why do organizations need structure?

What is a likely tension created from HR in an employee advocate role?

In companies with low integration and differentiation of HRM and business strategy, what do role do HR professionals play?

What is a characteristic of the bleak house model?

What is a key HR issue in family owned businesses?

What is described as a 'matrix in the mind of managers'?

What is an example of a boundary spanner?

Implementing parent company strategies is a feature of which category of MNE?

Which of these is a common MNE structure?

Globalization and Human Resource Management

Cultural and Institutional Context of Global Human Resource Management

Transfer of Hrm Across Boundaries

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