IHRM MC Flashcards
(48 cards)
1
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Which aspects characterize international HRM in contrast to purely domestic HRM?
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- Greater risk exposure
- New HR responsibilities
- Greater involvement in the employees’ personal lives
- Broader perspectives
- Involvement in employees privacy Skript steht personal lives
2
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Which of the following statements regarding regions are correct?
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- One can differentiate between supranational, transnational and intranational regions.
- Eastern Europe is an example of a supranational region.
3
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Which of the following statements regarding business models of international management are correct?
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- Subsidiaries may focus on a single function, but may also constitute an autonomous entity.
- Several hybrid forms of business models exist.
- With respect to exporting, we differentiate between direct and indirect exporting.
4
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Which of the following statements regarding the “born global” approach are correct?
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- This approach comprises four elements.
- Major prerequisites for “born globals” are (market) knowledge and international contacts/networks.
- Oviatt and McDougall are among the key authors of this approach.
5
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Which of the following statements regarding the monopoly approach and the imperialism approach are correct?
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- Close cooperation between the international company and its home country government is a major characteristic of the imperialism approach.
- The imperialism approach makes clear that internationalization activities may also constitute a perception problem.
6
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Which of the following dimensions are characteristic for the cultural approach as proposed by Hall?
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- Time orientation
- Context orientation
- Speed of Information
7
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Which of the following statements characterize the cultural approach as proposed by Hall?
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- Culture is the man-made environment.
- Culture is a programme of behavioural patterns, values and interpretations acquired by the members of a group to cope with the environment.
- Culture is accessible through the categories (dimensions) time, space and context
8
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Which of the following cultural dimensions do not belong to the nine cultural dimensions proposed by GLOBE?
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- Context orientation
- Organization of conversation
- Progress time vs. circle time
- Masculinity - femininity
9
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Which are the characteristics of business systems according to Whitley?
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- Employment and management of work
- Non-ownership coordination
- Ownership coordination
10
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What are the characteristics of the HR policy implementation challenge (according to Drumm)?
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- General basic patterns of HR management that are valid company-wide must be enforced.
- Business success must be maximized.
- Country specific requirements with respect to social goals must be met.
11
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Which of the following arguments support the principle of ”HRM follows strategy“?
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- HR demand is dependent from the overall corporate strategy.
- Tendency of top-down planning
12
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Which of the following arguments run counter to the principle “HRM follows strategy”?
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- The budgeting process of HR costs (also) proceeds bottom-up.
- Knowledge transfers can proceed forwards, backwards and simultaneously.
13
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Which of the following statements regarding cross-cultural trainings are correct?
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- Cross-cultural training enables the individual to learn both content and skills.
- Sensitivy trainings are an example of experience-based culture-specific trainings
14
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Which particular problems and challenges are characteristic for the HR planning in the interat. and intercultural context?
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- The environmental outlook is often fairly different when taken locally compared to when taken from abroad.
- There are intercultural differences regarding the emphasis of qualitative HR characteristics.
- Planning processes are power processes.
15
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Which are the myths of global HR recruitment according to Dowling und Welch?
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- ”People can acquire multicultural adaptability and behaviors.
- ”There are no impediments to mobility“
- ”There is a universal approach to management.“
- ”There are common characteristics shared by successful international managers.“
16
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Which particular problems and challenges result from the evaluation of the management of foreign subsidiaries?
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- Evaluations are dependent on the internationalization philosophy.
- There are often some sharp cultural and spatial distances.
- The interest of the company as a whole may differ from the subsidiary’s particular interests.
- The local economic development may considerably impact on the performance of the foreign subsidiary’s management.
17
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Which of the following statements regarding incentive systems in the context of international HRM are correct?
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- Choosing the basis of assessment constitutes a considerable challenge when developing incentive systems.
- The internationalization philosophy constitutes an important part of the general internal conditions
18
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With which challenges and problems is HR controlling faced in an international context?
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- Heterogeneity of measurement and analysis methods
* Language problems
19
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Which are typical HR problems for mergers & acquisitions?
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- Post-merger integration activities
* Limited compatibility of company cultures
20
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Which challenges and problems are characteristic of international industrial relations?
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- Differences in national and supranational legislation
- Problems with the recruitment of employee representatives
- Problems with the coordination of various negotiation levels (employer and employee)
- Problems with the coordination on various negotiation levels (employer and employee)
21
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Which of the following factors are driving forces for the growing importance of the discussion about internationalization during the last years?
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- Demographic Change
- Globalization
- Competition for power resources
- Development in Information Technology
- Migration
22
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Which of the following statements regarding the leadership models proposed by Perlmutter are correct?
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- In polycentric leadership models, the foreign subsidiaries have high degrees of freedom.
- With polycentric leadership models local candidates for executive positions may be advantaged.
- In polycentric leadership models, the foreign subsidiaries have high degrees of freedom
23
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Which of the following statements regarding the leadership models proposed by Bartlett and Ghoshal are correct?
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- Transnational strategies are responsive to both high pressure for local differentiation and high pressure for global integration
- The four types of strategies to be differentiated here are international, multinational, global and transnational strategy.
24
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Which concrete measures play a role for developing executives in an international context?
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- International job rotation
* Participation in international projects
25
Which differences exist according to Welge and Holtbrügge between international and intercultural management?
• International management originates from economics and business studies,
while intercultural management originates from ethnology and cultural anthropology.
• The perspective of international management focuses on institutions while intercultural management rather focuses on the environment.
26
Which of the following statements regarding control mechanisms in international management are correct?
* Control mechanisms may be differentiated between formal and informal mechanisms.
* Corporate cultures work as informal control mechanisms.
* Budgets work as formal control mechanisms.
27
Which of the following statements regarding the principal-agent theory are correct?
* This theory’s key question is: What are the optimal contractual conditions to minimize agency costs?
* The principal-agent theory focuses on a client/provider relationship.
* Principal-agent theory can be perfectly used to model the relationship headquarters vs. foreign subsidiary.
28
Which of the following statements regarding the layer model by Dülfer (or derived from it) are correct?
* The lower levels are less manageable than the upper ones.
* The lowest level of the model is constituted by the natural conditions.
* Cultural norms and values impact on the social relationships.
29
What aspects characterize the special case of blue-collar expatriates?
* They have specialist positions rather than generalist positions
* The assignment duration is generally shorter than with other expatriates
* Career options do exist
* Career options as specialists exist
30
Which of the following statements regarding the preparation phase of expatriates are correct?
* The family is a key topic during preparation phase
| * Time and cost pressure are common problems during the preparation phase
31
Which of the following statements regarding the assignment phase of expatriates are correct?
* At the beginning of the assignment phase, many expatriates first feel like being a honeymoon
* Mentors play an important role during the assignment phase
32
Which of the following statements regarding the return phase of expatriates are correct?
* The consideration of guarantees and promises made towards the expatriate from the side of the company is important during the assignment phase.
* Many expatriates experience a counter culture shock during the return phase.
* The company should care for securing the HR potential and for generating a high ROI during this phase
* The expatriate’s private situation and the support provided to him/her are some important moderators for the counter culture shock phase.
33
Which particular problems and challenges result from the evaluation of expatriates?
* There are often different understandings about what “performance” is
* There are problems with assessing / evaluating behavior criteria
34
Which of the following statements regarding the compensation of expatriates are correct?
* There are often conflicts arising between the company’s internationalization philosophy and the expatriate’s individual expectations.
* The labour law framework considerably impacts on this topic
35
Which of the following statements regarding layoffs in an international context are correct?
* The power of the social partners is a key context factor.
* It is important to provide an explanation for the layoff so that employees do not lose faith in the fairness of the company.
* The personnel not directly affected by a layoff is referred to as “survivors” in relevant literature.
36
Which latent goals of HR evaluation did Lueger suggest?
* Control over evaluator
* Socialization of those being evaluated
* Stabilization of power and control structures
* Reduction of uncertainty and conflict potentials
37
Which dilemmas are characteristic for HR leadership in an international context?
* Promoting cooperation vs. safeguarding intellectual property
* Action framework for foreign vs. local managers
* Own values vs. external expectations
* Expectations of host country subsidiary vs. expectations of headquarters
* Rationality of goals vs. irrationality of implementation
* Global vs. local logic
38
Which are the typical HR problems for multicultural teams?
* Differing attitudes and values play an important role.
| * Job characteristics often moderate the relationship between team multiculturality and team performance
39
Which are the typical HR problems which virtual teams?
* Building trust and commitment
| * Control and monitoring
40
Which of the following statements regarding the resource-based view are correct?
• Sustained competitive advantages can be gained by developing valuable, rare resources that are hard to imitate and to substitute.
41
Which are the typical HR challenges for international joint ventures?
* Friction when filling vacancies
| * Lack of compatibility of the two corporate cultures
42
Which of the following statements regarding diversity management in international companies are correct?
• Short, medium and long term consequences must always be considered
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• The strategic and the temporal contexts are important moderating variables.
43
Which of the following cultural dimensions do not belong to the seven cultural dimensions proposed by Tromhpenaars?
* Progress time vs. circle time
* Context Orientation
* Masculinity vs. femininity
44
Which of the following statements regarding the four internationalization types put forward by Bartlett & Ghoshal are correct?
* The aim of the Global Type of internationalization is to exert central coordination and control by manufacturing and marketing products on a global scale.
* When setting up a global matrix structure it is more important to build the matrix in the minds of all managers throughout the MNC than just installing a new structure.
45
Which of the following statements regarding the internationalization theory are correct?
* In internalization theory, the protection of property rights is a central argument in favour of internalizing business activities.
* The transaction cost approach provides a. reference framework for internalization theory.
46
Which of the following statements regarding the behavioural approach are correct?
* The ideal process of internationalization starts with the kick-off phase
* Aharoni is one of the key authors of the behavioural approach
47
Which of the following statements regarding the concept of culture as proposed by Thomas are correct?
* This concept was often criticized as promoting stereotypes and prejudices
* Cultural standards are behavioral patterns that are practiced by the majority of the members on a certain culture
* This concept was often criticized as strongly reducing reality
48
Which levels of analysis are relevant to international management?
* Individual countries
* Supranational regions
* Intranational regions
* Groups of countries
* Transnational regions
