Question 1

According to Jansenns (2001), there are four key approaches to IHR - synergistic, integrative, adaptive and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   exclusive
B)   inclusive
C)   exportive
D)   importive C

Question 2

VET stands for:

Accepted Answer

A)   voluntary education training.
B)   vocational education training.
C)   vocational education teachers.
D)   none of these. B

Question 3

Who argues that there is not one particular HR policy which aligns to provide a benefit to HRM, but rather a bundle of internally consistent HR practices?

Accepted Answer

A)   Dess and Davies (1994) 
B)   Barney (1995) 
C)   Huselid (1995) 
D)   Guest (1996)  C

Question 4

According to Evans and Lorange (1989), when operating in differing product markets, the different phases in the product life cycle each require ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   a very different type of manager
B)   a very different type of strategy
C)   a very different price mechanism
D)   a very different operating process

Question 5

According to Perlmutter (1979), there are four4 main approaches used by multi-national companies towards internationalization and International HRM: ethnocentric, polycentric regiocentric, and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   globalcentric
B)   geocentric
C)   macrocentric
D)   none of these

Question 6

Di Cieri and Dowling (1989) focus on the international concerns of the multi-national company, and argue that there are four key components, namely ______ factors, ______ factors, strategic HRM and International enterprise concerns and goals.

Accepted Answer

A)   domestic; international
B)   macro; micro
C)   exogenous; endogenous
D)   none of these

Question 7

Whitley 1999 identifies three ideal types of National Business Systems. They are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   opportunistic, collaborative and hierarchical
B)   particularistic, collaborative and hierarchical
C)   particularistic, collaborative and arm's length
D)   none of these

Question 8

International enterprises need to exploit the differences and similarities in their multiple host locations, thereby balancing ______ with ______ within the international enterprise's structure (Bartlett and Ghoshal 1989).

Accepted Answer

A)   global responsiveness; global integration
B)   local responsiveness; global integration
C)   global responsiveness; local integration
D)   local responsiveness; local integration

Question 9

What promotes the view that HR practices are closely linked to either an organizational or product life cycle?

Accepted Answer

A)   contingency models
B)   strategic life-cycle models
C)   hard HRM models
D)   soft HRM models

Question 10

Black and Mendenhall (2007) refer to three modes of training and development for cross-cultural development. They are factual, analytical and ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   virtual
B)   experiential
C)   experimental
D)   simulation

Question 11

According to Adler and Ghadar (1989), what are the various stages in the development in the international organization?

Accepted Answer

A)   embryonic, speculative, domestic and international
B)   speculative, domestic, international and multinational
C)   domestic, international, multinational and global
D)   international, multinational, global and pan global

Question 12

Which of the following IS NOT an example of alternatives to typical expatriation assignments?

Accepted Answer

A)   short-term assignments
B)   international commuting
C)   frequent flying or business trips for irregular specific tasks
D)   transfer to headquarters

Exam 12: Managing in a Global Context

According to Jansenns (2001) , there are four key approaches to IHR - synergistic, integrative, adaptive and ______.

VET stands for:

Who argues that there is not one particular HR policy which aligns to provide a benefit to HRM, but rather a bundle of internally consistent HR practices?

According to Evans and Lorange (1989) , when operating in differing product markets, the different phases in the product life cycle each require ______.

According to Perlmutter (1979) , there are four4 main approaches used by multi-national companies towards internationalization and International HRM: ethnocentric, polycentric regiocentric, and ______.

Di Cieri and Dowling (1989) focus on the international concerns of the multi-national company, and argue that there are four key components, namely factors, factors, strategic HRM and International enterprise concerns and goals.

Whitley 1999 identifies three ideal types of National Business Systems. They are ______.

International enterprises need to exploit the differences and similarities in their multiple host locations, thereby balancing with within the international enterprise's structure (Bartlett and Ghoshal 1989) .

What promotes the view that HR practices are closely linked to either an organizational or product life cycle?

Black and Mendenhall (2007) refer to three modes of training and development for cross-cultural development. They are factual, analytical and ______.

According to Adler and Ghadar (1989) , what are the various stages in the development in the international organization?

Which of the following IS NOT an example of alternatives to typical expatriation assignments?

Exam 12: Managing in a Global Context

According to Jansenns (2001) , there are four key approaches to IHR - synergistic, integrative, adaptive and ______.

VET stands for:

Who argues that there is not one particular HR policy which aligns to provide a benefit to HRM, but rather a bundle of internally consistent HR practices?

According to Evans and Lorange (1989) , when operating in differing product markets, the different phases in the product life cycle each require ______.

According to Perlmutter (1979) , there are four4 main approaches used by multi-national companies towards internationalization and International HRM: ethnocentric, polycentric regiocentric, and ______.

Di Cieri and Dowling (1989) focus on the international concerns of the multi-national company, and argue that there are four key components, namely ______ factors, ______ factors, strategic HRM and International enterprise concerns and goals.

Whitley 1999 identifies three ideal types of National Business Systems. They are ______.

International enterprises need to exploit the differences and similarities in their multiple host locations, thereby balancing ______ with ______ within the international enterprise's structure (Bartlett and Ghoshal 1989) .

What promotes the view that HR practices are closely linked to either an organizational or product life cycle?

Black and Mendenhall (2007) refer to three modes of training and development for cross-cultural development. They are factual, analytical and ______.

According to Adler and Ghadar (1989) , what are the various stages in the development in the international organization?

Which of the following IS NOT an example of alternatives to typical expatriation assignments?

Di Cieri and Dowling (1989) focus on the international concerns of the multi-national company, and argue that there are four key components, namely factors, factors, strategic HRM and International enterprise concerns and goals.

International enterprises need to exploit the differences and similarities in their multiple host locations, thereby balancing with within the international enterprise's structure (Bartlett and Ghoshal 1989) .