HRM 200 Chapter 17 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers
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HRM 200 Chapter 17 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers
The noncitizens of the countries in which they are working are referred to as:
A) home-country nationals.
B) expatriates.
C) third-country nationals.
D) locals.
E) illegal aliens. - Answer-B
The citizens of the country in whic...
HRM 200 Chapter 17 Exam Questions
with All Correct Answers
The noncitizens of the countries in which they are working are referred to as:
A) home-country nationals.
B) expatriates.
C) third-country nationals.
D) locals.
E) illegal aliens. - Answer-B
The citizens of the country in which the multinational company's headquarters is based
are referred to as:
A) locals.
B) home-country nationals.
C) expatriates.
D) illegal aliens.
E) third-country nationals. - Answer-B
The citizens of a country other than the parent or the host country are referred to as:
A) home-country nationals.
B) locals.
C) third-country nationals.
D) illegal immigrants.
E) expatriates. - Answer-C
Expatriates represent a minority of managers; thus, most managerial positions are filled
by:
A) home-county nationals.
B) locals.
C) second-country nationals.
D) third-country nationals.
E) illegal aliens. - Answer-B
The following are reasons to rely on local, host country management for filling the
foreign subsidiary's management ranks EXCEPT:
A) preference of government for the "nativization" of local management.
B) lower costs incurred with local management.
C) lower costs incurred with expatriates.
, D) preference of employees to not work in a foreign country.
E) the multinational corporation may be seen as a "better citizen." - Answer-C
The major reason for using expatriates for staffing subsidiary operations is:
A) better relationships with local customers.
B) greater understanding of the foreign laws.
C) lower costs incurred with expatriates.
D) technical competence.
E) greater familiarity with culture. - Answer-D
Multinationals assign home-country nationals from their headquarters staff abroad on
the assumption that these managers are:
A) multilingual.
B) motivated to adapt to a new culture.
C) more likely to implement instructions from headquarters.
D) familiar with customers abroad. E) eager to face a new challenge - Answer-C
Multinational firms' top executives are often categorized in the following classes:
A) geocentric; ecocentric.
B) polycentric; biocentric.
C) homocentric; polycentric.
D) ethnocentric; homocentric; multicentric.
E) ethnocentric; polycentric; geocentric - Answer-E
The type of corporation where the prevailing attitude is that the home country attitudes,
management style, knowledge, evaluation criteria, and managers are superior to
anything the host country may have to offer is known as a(n):
A) geocentric organization.
B) homocentric business.
C) multicentric corporation.
D) ethnocentric organization.
E) polycentric business. - Answer-D
The type of corporation where there is a conscious belief that only host country
managers can ever really understand the culture and behaviour of the host country
market is known as a(n):
A) homocentric business.
B) geocentric organization.
C) multicentric corporation.
D) ethnocentric organization.
E) polycentric corporation. - Answer-E
The type of organization where it is assumed that management candidates must be
searched for on a global basis because the best manager for any specific position
anywhere on the globe may be found in any of the countries in which the firm operates
is known as a(n):
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