BZ480 Online Exam 8

Question-1
Which of the following is true with regard to virtual teams?

A. Advances in communication hinder virtual global teams.
B. Virtual teams do not offer cost advantages.
C. Cultural misunderstandings are fairly rare occurrences across virtual teams.
D. The members of virtual teams interact through computer-mediated communication systems.

Question-2
Research on expatriate assignments continues to show that:

A. the number of dual-career couples is steadily declining.
B. linking rewards to team performance decreases the overall productivity of teams in the long run.
C. females are disproportionately underrepresented in expatriate assignments.
D. encouraging trial-and-error processes adversely affects cross-cultural collaboration.

Question-3
Neil Grahams is a strategic HR advisor in an American MNC. He believes that in today's globalized economy, both the knowledge and management resources as well as the skilled and unskilled employee resources, central to the success of an organization, are dispersed around the world. According to him, an organization can significantly improve global competitiveness by maximizing its global human resources in the long run. With which of the following is Neil most likely to agree?

A. Maximizing long-term retention adversely affects the ability of an organization to maximize its global human resources in the long run.
B. IHR managers must develop effective global management teams to improve global competitiveness.
C. Women have little or no role to play in international management.
D. The use of international cadre through career management is unlikely to improve global competitiveness


Question-4
Which of the following must an international team avoid if it wants to achieve the individual and collective goals of the team members?

A. Developing a global perspective
B. Providing means to communicate corporate culture
C. Causing the global enterprise to disintegrate
D. Disseminating the corporate culture
Question-5
Overall, more managerial opportunities are available for __________ women than for women in most other countries.

A. Russian
B. Chinese
C. Arabian
D. American

Question-6
__________ is optimized when career opportunities provided by the organization are congruent with repatriate career goals and aspirations.

A. Team management
B. Organizational efficiency
C. Productivity
D. Knowledge transfer

Question-7
Which of the following is an advantage of a synergy?

A. Minimized cross-cultural exchanges
B. Exposure to different viewpoints
C. Greater complexity in the workplace
D. Varying managerial styles
Question-8
Which of the following is NOT an operational challenge for global virtual teams?

A. Organizational objectives
B. Geographic dispersal
C. Culture differences
D. Technology

Question-9
Which of the following refers to a force that favors global convergence?

A. Technological standardization
B. Political ideology
C. Social systems
D. National labor relations systems and traditions

Question-10
Which of the following terms refers to the participation of labor in the management of a firm?

A. Codetermination
B. Parochialism
C. Assimilation
D. Differentiation

Question-11
For sharing resources and managing the transnational transfer of knowledge, it is essential for MNCs to maximize their human assets in the form of __________ management teams.

A. virtual
B. regional
C. niche
D. global

Question-12
For companies to maximize the long-term use of their global cadre, they need to make sure that:

A. cross-cultural entry and training are given far more importance than managing the reentry phase of the career cycle.
B. the foreign assignment and the reintegration process are positive experiences.
C. the potential effects of reverse culture shock are maximized.
D. communication with the home office is minimized.

Question-13
A repatriated manager says, "I learned to understand situations from the viewpoint of local employees and businesspeople when I worked overseas." Which of the following acquired skills is the manager referring to in this instance?

A. Technical skills
B. Multiple perspectives
C. Managerial skills
D. Tolerance for ambiguity

Question-14
Jeff Richards works for an American MNC. For more than 10 years, Jeff was posted in the company's subsidiary in Ghana. Upon returning to his home country a few months ago, Jeff reported that his international experience had substantially enhanced his skills of making decisions with less information and more uncertainty about the outcome. In this instance, Jeff alludes to which of the following acquired skills?

A. Tolerance for ambiguity
B. Technical skills
C. Managerial skills
D. Multiple perspectives

Question-15
Lauryn, an American national, was sent to Japan on an assignment. According to her, it was during this time that she learned to understand situations from the viewpoint of local employees and business people. As an expatriate, which of the following skills did Lauryn attain?

A. Multiple perspectives
B. Ability to work with others
C. Tolerance for ambiguity
D. Technical skills

Question-16
There are various categories of resources—both people and processes—which IHR managers and others must develop and maintain; in particular it is essential for them to:

A. minimize long-term retention and use of international cadre.
B. develop culturally homogeneous teams.
C. develop effective global management teams.
D. consider host-country labor relations system as essentially anarchic.

Question-17
One of the main dimensions of the labor-management relationship that a manager must consider is:

A. specific human resource policies in terms of recruitment, training, and compensation.
B. the role of mentoring bodies in the relationship.
C. advertising and promotional strategies.
D. repatriation policies and procedures.

Question-18
The reasons for the different opportunities for women among various countries can often be traced to the:


Question-19
__________ are all about learning how to deal with a wide range of people, to adapt to their cultures through compromise, and not to be a dictator.

A. Multiple perspectives
B. Tolerance levels
C. Technical skills
D. Managerial skills

Question-20
Which of the following is true with regard to Mexican workers?


Question-21
For most people, the basic meaning of work is tied to:

A. self-actualization needs.
B. subordinateship.
C. group membership.
D. economic necessity.

Question-22
Which of the following does NOT accurately characterize workers in the Mexican culture?


Question-23
In the Middle East, __________ plays a major role in all aspects of life, including work.


Question-24
Work centrality refers to:

A. the division of work roles between men and women in a given society.
B. the degree of general importance that working has in the life of an individual at any given point in time.
C. the concentration of work networks in a given region.
D. employee attitudes toward leaders.

Question-25
Which of the following refers to a cultural variable that shapes the content of a leadership situation?


Question-26
Low power distance implies that:

A. people would be more likely to prefer an autocratic leadership style.
B. most people would be more comfortable with the traditional division of work and roles.
C. people would be more motivated by teamwork and relations with peers.
D. most people would be more comfortable with a clear distinction between managers and subordinates rather than with a blurring of decision-making responsibility.

Question-27
Which of the following is true with regard to Japanese workers?


Question-28
A study of average work hours in various countries conducted by Steers found that __________ worked longer hours and took fewer vacation days.

Question-29
Which of the following is NOT one of the typical reward categories in the United States?


Question-30
Which of the following is true with regard to the global leader's role?


Question-31
Which of the following is true about collectivist cultures?


Question-32
__________ is/are the most common reasons given by Mexican workers for absenteeism and for failing to return to work.


Question-33
Blackmoor Industries is an American firm that manufactures automotive parts. Blackmoor has two manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and one in a foreign country. Blackmoor's global managers have recently reported that they are having difficulty motivating their employees to meet various deadlines and production quotas.

Which of the following
undermines the argument that Blackmoor's global managers should implement a merit-based reward system to motivate individual employees?


Question-34
__________ research focused on how some people are motivated by internal aspirations and life goals, whereas others are primarily motivated by the job conditions.


Question-35
Which of the following is typical of the Mexican business culture?


Question-36
Which of the following is NOT one of the typical characteristics of a successful leader with a global mindset?



Question-37
Which of the following is one of the typical roles managers on international assignments must often play to enhance leadership effectiveness?

Question-38
With regard to transitioning economy in Russia, Russian managers primarily emphasize:


Question-39
Which of the following helps explain why Maslow's higher-order needs are generally not very high on most Mexican workers' lists of needs?


Question-40
Which of the following is/are particularly important in joint ventures for the purposes of strategic planning, implementation, and production?

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