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Multiple choice questions
This quiz will help you to review various aspects of international business and
international HRM. Four possible answers are presented with each question, but only
one is correct. You should review chapter 16 if you cannot answer these questions
correctly.
1.
Which of the following statements is TRUE?
a
A polycentric approach is the best way to encourage diversity in the
workforce.
b
Ethnocentrism is regarded as being the most effective approach to staffing
multinational corporations.
c
Regiocentrism is regarded as being the least effective approach to staffing key
positions in global organisations.
d
A geocentric approach to staffing key positions is most likely to result in the
advantages to be gained from a diverse workforce.
2.
Which of the following represents the HRM aspects emphasised by Ghoshal
and Bartlett (1998) with regard to the needs of the transnational organisation?
a
b
c
d
flexibility; communication; equal opportunities; collective bargaining
flexibility; communication; diversity; employee participation
flexibility; commitment; diversity; a unitarist approach
flexibility; commitment; equal opportunities; a pluralist approach
3.
What kind of approach is demonstrated by companies which prefer to fill most
of their important posts with home country nationals?
a
b
c
d
ethnocentric
polycentric
regiocentric
geocentric
4.
Which of the following represent the four categories of cultural differences
described in Hofstede’s model?
a
power distance; uncertainty avoidance; individualism/collectivism;
masculinity/femininity
b
extrovert/introvert; uncertainty avoidance; individualism/collectivism;
masculinity/femininity
c
power distance; uncertainty avoidance; individualism/collectivism;
neuroticism/emotional stability
d
extrovert/introvert; uncertainty avoidance; individualism/collectivism;
neuroticism/emotional stability
5.
What kind of approach is demonstrated by companies which prefer to fill most
of their important posts with the most qualified and suitable people no matter which
part of the world they come from?
a
b
c
d
ethnocentric
polycentric
regiocentric
geocentric
6.
The extent to which people’s actions are influenced with reference to each
person’s own advantage or to the benefit of the wider community is addressed in
Hofstede’s model of cultural characteristics under the heading of:
a
b
c
d
masculinity/femininity
individualism/collectivism
uncertainty avoidance
power distance
7.
Which of the following did the IPD (1999) identify as the core skills and
competencies of the international manager?
A
openness to experience, an aggressive approach to problem-solving,
introversion, the ability to generate and inspire trust in others, and proactive
information-seeking
B
openness to experience, tolerance of ambiguity, extroversion, the ability to
generate and inspire trust in others, and proactive information-seeking
C
commitment to the parent company’s culture, tolerance of ambiguity,
introversion, the ability to generate and inspire trust in others, and proactive
information-seeking
D
openness to experience, tolerance of ambiguity, introversion, the ability to
generate and inspire trust in others, and proactive information-seeking
8.
What did the IPD (1999a) recommend as the best methods of identifying the
competencies required of the international manager?
A
B
C
D
competency based interviews and work sample tests
biodata and competency based interviews
assessment centres and psychological testing
competency based interviews and psychological testing
9.
What did Harvey, Speier and Novicevic (2000) identify as a way of
developing global business?
A
developing appraisal systems suited to the cultural attitudes prevalent in the
host country
B
rewarding international managers handsomely for the exigencies they face on
overseas assignments
C
bringing host and third country nationals into the home country organisation
D
providing support to international managers on repatriation
10.
Which of the following is NOT one of the countries identified by Control
Risks Group in 2001 as being amongst the highest risk group for abductions?
A
B
C
D
Mexico
Poland
Nigeria
Brazil