Ünite Sınavı Soruları

1. Parent nationality
2. Labour market characteristics
3. Local culture
4. Home & host country governments’ roles
5. Industry type
6. Competitors’ strategies

Which of the above are external environment variables that influence international compensation policy of MNEs?

Exposure to political risk and terrorism are major concerns for IHRM professionals and may require higher compensation and security arrangements for employees and their families. 

There are six factors responsible for the complexity of IHRM. Which factor is related with the situation described?

1. Field Experience
2. Language Training
3. Sensitivity Training
4. Cultural Assimilations
5. Cultural Orientations
6. Environmental Briefings

Which of the above are the methods used by the companies to prepare their employees for an international assignment?

What is the duty fulfilled by International Human Resource Management (HRM)

In managing human resources at an international level, from which sources a company provides human resources?

What is the proportion of people working abroad in world's population?

1. Employees can come from three sources: a parent (home) country, a host country, and a third country.
2. Parent-country nationals (PCNs) are employees who were born and live in the parent (home) country.
3. Host-country nationals (HCNs) are those employees who were born and raised in the host country.
4. Third-country nationals (TCNs) are employees who were born in a country other than the parent and host countries but work in the host country.
5. For instance, a Turkish employee working for a French MNE in Germany can be considered a TCN.

Which of the statements above related to staffing at international level are correct?

Which of the following is CORRECT about international compensation management?

I.For ethnocentric companies, compensation is related to how much home-country expatriates should be paid.

II.For polycentric companies, the pay can and should be kept country-specific.

III. For companies with geocentric staffing policies, there is a need for a cadre of managers only from one nationality.

Which of the following is CORRECT about regiocentric approach?

I. It allows interaction between executives who are transferred to regional headquarters from sub-units in the region and PCNs posted to the regional headquarters. 

II. It can constrain the MNE from taking a global stance by creating a sort of federalism at the regional rather than the national level.

III. It may not stand in the MNE for long; depending on its experiences, it can be a way for the MNE to gradually move toward a purely ethnocentric or geocentric approach

The mix of staff depends on several factors, including the international experience of the firm, the cost of living in a foreign location, and the availability of qualified local staff. 

Among the six factors bringing complexity to IHRM, which one of the following is related with the situation described?

Which of the following is not a factor that drives the complexity of international human resources management?

Which one below is not one of the factors that drive the complexity of IHRM?

A largely overlooked but critically important issue in the training and development of expatriate managers is to help them make the transition back to their home country. This training and development are called __________.

Which of the following terms completes the statement?

1. Relocating managers from the home country is usually expensive.
2. Being away from friends and relatives can be a severe source of stress for the parent countries (PCNs).
3. The more the host country’s culture is different from the home country’s culture, the more it puts pressure on the parent country (PCN).
4. Host governments can be discontent about this practice if they expect the MNE to employ locals in positions at any level.

Which of the statements above are the negative aspects of ethnocentric staffing?

..................... refers to the planning, recruiting and selecting, training and developing, evaluating, and retaining employees for the international operations of international companies. Which of the following completes the definition the best?

Which of the following can be categorized under the "activity" dimension of IHRM?