Human resource management – a case study approach - chapter 23
Quiz questions (answers can be found at the bottom of the page)
1 The term HRM implies that:
a) People are a resource which is to be used to further the aims of their
organisation
b) People are an integral part of their organisation
c) People are key stakeholders in their organisation
d) People have a moral involvement with their organisation
2 Which of the following sets of cultural values were identified by Hofstede (1980:2003)?
a) Power distance
b) Uncertainty avoidance
c) Humanism/Instrumentalism
d) Individualism/Collectivism
e) Positivism/Negativism
f) Masculinity/Femininity
g) Conservatism/Femininity
3 To develop effective cross-cultural systems, international managers should:
a) Introduce western HRM practices that have worked well in western countries
b) Consider approaches that reconcile instrumental and humanistic approaches
c) Introduce competency based systems that link individual to company
performance
d) Adopt the American model of HRM
4 Crossvergence is:
a) Policies and practices being shared across cultures
b) The coming together of value systems
c) The development of hybrid value systems
d) Humanising the employment relationship through employee involvement
5 According to Koopman (1991) a communal value system is characterised by which one of
the following:
a) Being controlled by outside forces
b) The main concern is for production
c) Being driven by merit and reward
d) Showing who is in charge
Quiz answers
1.a. 2.power distance, uncertainty avoidance, individualism/collectivism,
masculinity/femininity. 3.b. 4.c. 5.a.