Global HRM Quiz

Global Education in developing country is

• Improving to match quality in developed countries

• Better quality than developed countries

• Very low in quality

• Insignificant to multinational enterprises nee

The NAFTA trade agreement is between the following countries:

• The US, China and Indonesia

• The US, Canada and Mexico

• The US, Jordan and Chile

• The US, Canada and Greenland

The center of global trade is

• Shifting from East to West

• Shifting from West to East

• In the US

• In China

A local US firm might face International HR issues, such as

• Recruiting local employees from various ethnic groups

• Compensating employees differently based on national origin

• They don’t face any international HR issues

• Recruiting Immigrants on an H1-B basis

A multinational decided to enter a foreign market by having its own fully-owned

subsidiaries. It decided to buy the facilities of an existing local firm, and utilize their

facilities to enter the market fast. What kind of a project is this?

• Green field project

• Brown field project

• Open field project

• Closed field project

Methods of entry into international business include

• licensing and subcontracting

• outsourcing and offshoring

• mergers and acquisitions

• all of the above

A multinational decided to maximize local responsiveness with low integration. The

multinational strategy is

• Global Strategy

• International Strategy

• Multi-Domestic Strategy

• Transnational Strategy

Using a home country standard as a reference in managing international activities

is indicative of a(n) _______ orientation.

• Geocentric

• Regiocentric

• Polycentric

• Enthnocentric

Under a global strategy, HR in the subsidiaries will be more

• Active

• Receptive

• Autonomous

• Careless

Fill in the blanks: Organizational _______ refers to the formalized arrangement of organizational

components such as headquarters, business units, and product lines in an

organization.

• Systems

• Structure

• Design

• Silos