S | M01 Assignment 4

What should be the first step in changing an organization’s culture?

• Define the existing culture.

• State what kind of culture you want.

• Benchmark your culture with competitors’ cultures.

• Engage an organizational culture expert.

What is considered the basic of the corporate culture?

• Integrity

• Values

• Confidence

• Engagement

Changing an organization's culture principally needs __________.

• top management and other opinion leaders’ support

• benchmarking the company’s culture

• communication targeting only lower levels in organization

• sustaining company’s reward systems

In global organization, to place HR in strategic position, local HR leader must _______.

• promote and support the organizational culture

• align local HR strategy with global HR strategy

• develop and manage the HR budget

• promote a culture that welcomes new ideas and innovation

What should you consider before starting the practice of monitoring employee e-mail use?

• Whether monitoring e-mail use is in line with your organization′s culture

• Whether the employees would be offended

• Whether the CEO is with or against the decision

• Whether monitoring is exclusive to certain employees

which of the following is TRUE regarding repatriation?

• Repatriation is simple compared to the culture shock of expatriation.

• Companies usually have excellent repatriation programs.

• Repatriation is a natural process and no special arrangements are necessary.

• Repatriation is often more difficult than expatriation.

Changing an organization’s culture is

• as simple as acquiring new artifacts and symbols to represent the desired changes

• difficult because it would require an alteration of the basic assumptions of the organization

• impossible because an organization's culture is frozen

• dangerous to the stability of the organization's members and should not be attempted

The main reason many expatriate managers fail in their overseas assignments is that

• The managers lack an understanding of the local economy

• The managers and their families fail to adjust to a different culture

• The managers lack basic management skills and training

• The local companies do not want expatriate managers

A company is in the process of a major acquisition. At this stage, what is the most appropriate action that the senior HR officer should take?

• Work with a labor attorney to identify potential risks to the company.

• Identify the skills in both companies and determine where to allocate talent.

• Schedule cross training for acquired employees.

• Examine the important parts of the acquired company's corporate culture.

In developing an international human resource program, which factor is most critical to the success of an expatriate assignment in a foreign country?

• equalizing negative tax consequences

• adaption of the spouse and family to the foreign country

• providing for the security of expatriate and the family

• culture adjustment training delivery