1) Which of the following is NOT one of the behaviors/characteristics of
transformational leader as discussed in the text?
a. Takes risk
b. Demonstrates high ethical and moral standards
c. Articulates a vision
d. All of the above applies to transformational leaders
2) One of the major reasons why global companies seek to develop standard products is
because
a. A standard product allows the company to save money because the same product can
be sold anywhere
b. A company can be more responsive to local cultural conditions
c. It allows the company to invest more in research and development
d. All of the above
3) Backdoor recruitment in collectivist cultures may not always be used by foreign
multinationals because
a. Such procedures will not work as well as newspaper advertisements
b. The multinationals may not have access to the appropriate contacts
c. It is almost always better to use expatriates in these situations
d. They prefer to rely on internal job postings
4) Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE regarding women expatriates
compared to male expatriates?
a. Women expatriates have more difficulty being taken seriously early in their careers
b. Women expatriates have more pressures to balance work and family compared to
male expatriates
c. Women expatriates have poorer relational and communication skills than male
expatriates
d. Women expatriates have more pressures to worry about their spouses than male
expatriates
5) Which of the following type of strategic alliances allows the multinational to
combine manufacturing or assembly activities to achieve a profitable volume of
activity?
a. Operations alliances
b. Output alliances
c. Upstream-downstream alliances
d. Marketing alliances
6) One reason for US expatriate managers failure is
a. Personality of the manager
b. Lack of technical proficiency
c. Lack of motivation
d. All of the above choices
7) The global solution to the global-local dilemma refers to
a. Conducting business similarly around the world
b. Responding to differences in the global markets in which a company operates
c. Customization of products to regional but not country differences
d. None of the above
8) The attribution approach to leadership
a. Emphasizes the leader’s attributions regarding the causes of subordinates’ behaviors
b. Focuses on using rewards or punishments to influence the attributes of subordinates
c. Is similar to the trait approach, except that it focuses on a person’s attributes
d. Represents one key aspect of transformational leadership
9) When a large number of companies form a joint venture, the international joint
venture is a
a. Multi-partner joint venture
b. Consortium
c. Informal cooperative alliance
d. Equity joint venture
10) Which of the following is a primary generic strategy?
a. Cross country subsidizing
b. Low Cost
c. Competitive pricing
d. Critical success factors
11) Adjusting wages to local lifestyles and costs of living refers to which expatriate
compensation system?
a. The balance-sheet method
b. The host-based compensation system
c. The global pay system
d. The headquarters-based compensation system
12) The type of control system favored by the transnational is
a. Bureaucratic
b. Output
c. Cultural
d. Decision making
13) Global trade has this important effect on developing new competitors.
a. It facilitates the transfer of technology, allowing former assemblers to become
creators
b. It facilitates the transfer of knowledge, allowing former builders to become
assemblers
c. It reduces competition
d. It reduces rivalry
14) Which of the following types of companies are more likely to face challenges when
they decide to enter the international market through the Internet?
a. Large multinational firms that already have an existing global presence
b. Large multinationals firms that already have existing international operations
c. Smaller firms and firms new to international commerce
d. Small firms that already have an existing global presence
15) According to the FCPA, U.S. managers are criminally liable
a. Only for bribes that they pay directly to a foreign official
b. Only for bribes paid in the U.S. and not in other countries where it is common
practice in business dealings
c. For all bribes by employees or agents of the U.S. company even if the U.S. managers
do not know about them
d. For bribes paid by foreign agents, if managers know about them
16) Ebay is a prime example of which form of e-commerce?
a. Business to business transactions (B2B)
b. Business to consumer transactions (B2C)
c. Consumer to business transactions (C2B)
d. Consumer to consumer transactions (C2C)
17) Which of the 7d cultural dimensions represents the extent to which an individual’s
personal life is involved in his/her work relationships?
a. Neutral versus affective
b. Achievement versus ascription
c. Time orientation
d. Specific versus diffuse
18) Postindustrial societies are typically characterized by the dominance of
a. Service and manufacturing sectors
b. Service sectors
c. Manufacturing sectors
d. Agricultural sectors
19) The group of employees, found in Germany, that shares plant-level responsibility
with managers over issues such as working conditions is
a. An enterprise union
b. A craft union
c. A works council
d. An ideological union
20) A multinational Human Resource Manager’s decision to promote an individual
results in wide discontent in the foreign subsidiary. The manager finds that although the
promoted individual’s performance is exemplary, most employees feel that the
promotion should have gone to another individual who comes from an important
family. The foreign subsidiary is most likely located in a/an
a. Industrial society
b. Pre-industrial society
c. Capitalist society
d. Post-industrial society
21) Which of the following is not a classification of economic systems noted in the
text?
a. Domestic economies
b. Transition economies
c. LDCs
d. Emerging markets
22) The most balanced structural solution to the national responsiveness versus global
efficiency dilemma is
a. The transnational network structure
b. The worldwide product structure
c. Worldwide geographic structure
d. The matrix structure
23) International Human Resource Management
a. Is no different from domestic HRM
b. Is the application of HRM to international settings
c. Is the orientation to hiring international employees
d. Is the selection and compensation of expatriates
24) Motivation refers to
a. A feeling of deficit or lacking
b. Goal-directed behaviors to satisfy human needs
c. The use of work to satisfy many needs
d. Consequences of a person’s behavior that discourages the behavior
25) Companies with a global HRM orientation
a. Usually provide significant extra pay for expatriate assignments
b. Evaluate their managers by headquarters country standards
c. Focus primarily on language training as preparation for expatriate assignments
d. Use similar pay and benefit packages for all international assignments
26) Leaders who do not allow employees to share in the decision- making are
a. Democratic leaders
b. Autocratic leaders
c. Participative leaders
d. Consultative leaders
27) Copycat businesses
a. Follow the me too strategy
b. Adapt existing products or services to attract customers
c. Find a niche or slight innovation to gain market share from existing businesses
d. All of the above
28) Patterns of labor relations in countries are affected by
a. Cultural factors
b. Historical factors such as the level of technology development
c. Ideological reasons
d. All of the above
29) Technological leadership, as a source of first mover advantage refers to
a. A company beginning business as a global start-up
b. A company that adopts global strategies faster than competitors
c. A company that moves quickly into a new venture
d. A company that is the first to use a new technology
30) Compare and contrast U.S. and Japanese perspectives on leadership behavior.
31) What is corporate social responsibility? Why are firms trying to become socially
responsible?
32) Identify and describe some common dirty tricks in international negotiation. What
can be done to counteract these dirty tricks?
33) Discuss some of the basic steps to building a successful e-commerce strategy.
34) Describe three management implications of high individualism versus collectivism
(low individualism).
35) Why are small businesses important for most economies?
36) If an alliance fails to meet strategic goals, what two options do top managers have
to choose from to resolve the situation? How can an alliance be improved?
37) Discuss the characteristics of a next generation of multinational managers. How can
you develop those characteristics through education and experience?
38) Describe the use of export management as a design structure to go international.
When does it become necessary to use an international division? What are some of the
problems associated with international divisions?