An industrial relations practice where labor representatives sit on the

corporate board and participate in company decision making is called

________.

codetermination

co-mediation

formal union co-mediation

none of the above

Which company highlighted in Global Trend has made significant

improvements in global corporate citizenship in relation to
International Human Resource Management?
Nike

Caterpillar

Microsoft

Apple

The confusion and anxiety often akin to mental depression that can
result from living in a foreign culture for an extended period, is called
________.
international depression
 psychosis

post traumatic stress

culture shock

________ is the planning, selection, training, employment, and

evaluation of employees for international operations.
Human resource management

Global management

International performance planning

International human resource management

A searchable database of employees, profiling their international skill

set and potential for supporting the firm's global aspirations is called
a(n) ________.
qualification inventory

personnel replacement chart

global talent pool

none of the above

________ help a manager identify problem areas where an employee
needs to improve and where additional training is needed.
Performance appraisals

Performance audits

Performance assessments

none of the above

According to the text, which country has the highest percentage of

workers with formal union memberships in 2003?
Australia

Finland

France

Germany

Collective negotiations between management and hourly labor and

technical staff regarding wages and working conditions is called
________.
collective bargaining

pattern bargaining

labor relations

none of the above

________ is the capability of an employee to function effectively in
situations characterized by cultural diversity.
Cultural savvy

Cross-cultural awareness

Cultural intelligence

none of the above

Compensation packages vary across nations due to the cost of living.

According to the text, which city is one of the costliest worldwide?
Bangkok

Warsaw

Tokyo

Istanbul

When an employee is unable to perform well or to meet company

expectations while on a foreign assignment, this is called ________.
parent-country national failure

expatriate failure
 expatriate under performance

none of the above

For employees on international assignment, HR training needs should

have three components:
language studies, area studies, and practical information

area studies, practical information, and cross-cultural awareness

language studies, cultural literacy, and tax knowledge

cross-cultural awareness, language studies, and area studies

Several international HR activities that aren't necessarily encountered

in the domestic market include: _____________ .
international taxation

administrative services for expatriates

language translation services

all of the above

An employee who is a citizen of the country where the MNE subsidiary

or affiliate is located is called a(n) ________.
 host-country national

parent-country national

third-country national

none of the above

The return of the expatriate to his or her home country following the
completion of a lengthy foreign assignment is called ________.
expatriate relocation

reverse expatriate settlement

repatriation

none of the above

As many as 50% of foreign assignments end prematurely due to

expatriate failure.

True

False

International human resource managers serve in an advisory or

support role to line managers by providing guidelines, searching,
training, and evaluating employees.

True

False

Labor relations is the process through which management and workers

identify and determine the job relationships that will be in effect at the
workplace.

True

False

Typically African countries and the Indian subcontinent have highly

detailed labor regulations and laws.

True

False

Once being transferred abroad as female managers, many report that

the reaction of surprise is often replaced by professionalism and
True
respect.

False
There has been a gradual increase in formal union membership in
advanced economies in recent years.

True

False

The cost of labor isn't the sole consideration for a firm but instead
wages in the context of worker productivity must be considered.

True

False

In addition to where an individual is employed, the nationality of the

employee is important, especially with respect to compensation
policies.

True

False
When a Canadian MNE sends Canadian citizens to work in the Asia-
Pacific on an assignment, these employees are called host-country
nationals.

True

False

In most countries, the employee is almost never considered the

weaker party in termination issues and so, most cases are settled in
favor of the company.

True

False

In spite of the fact that most advanced economies have relative

equality between the sexes and that working women have become the
norm, there are still few women managers in international business.

True

False

For IHRM managers, the ultimate challenge is to ensure that the right
person is in the right position at the right location with the right pay
scale.
 True

False

An Australian national posted in Brazil as an expatriate is subject to

taxation by only the Australian government, not the Brazilian.

True

False

In spite of complex cross-border linkages today, there are no sensitive

interactions among differing national labor systems.

True

False

If a French MNE sends Swiss employees on assignment to its

subsidiary in Turkey, these employees are called parent-country
nationals.

True

False