BUS 325 Midterm Exam – All Possible Questions with 100% Correct Answers

 

Question 1

 

           

            Cultural difference is not necessarily equivalent to:

                                   

•           Question 2

 

           

            Emic refers to which kind of specific aspect of concepts or behaviors?

                                   

•           Question 3

 

           

            Senior managers with little international experience:

                                   

•           Question 4

 

           

            Which of the following is not a function of internal resource management?

 

                                   

•           Question 5

 

           

            A multidomestic industry is:

                                   

•           Question 6

 

           

            One major difference between domestic and international HRM is:

                                   

•           Question 7

 

           

            Which three dimensions are presented in Morgan’s model of IHRM?

                                   

•           Question 8

 

           

            International HRM is reflected in:

                                   

•           Question 9

 

           

            Which of the following is a global mindset?

                                   

•           Question 10

 

           

            Tax equalization policies concerning expatriates are designed to:

                                   

•           Question 11

 

           

            Which department of an organization is the major user of language translation services?

                                   

•           Question 12

 

           

            HRM in the multinational context contains an overlap between elements of:

                                   

•           Question 13

 

           

            Under Confucianism dynamics, orientations can be either:

                                   

•           Question 14

 

           

            The GLOBE study:

                                   

•           Question 15

 

           

            The GLOBE research tries to study the complex relationships between:

                                   

•           Question 16

 

           

            Hall and Hall’s research:

                                   

•           Question 17

 

           

            Hofstede’s approach to cross cultural management research:

                                   

•           Question 18

 

           

            Due to growing interdependence and a high flow of migration:

                                   

•           Question 19

 

           

            According to the results of the Hofstede study:

                                   

•           Question 20

 

           

            As applied research, the Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner study:

                                   

•           Question 21

 

           

            The Trompenaars and Hamplen-Turner study distinguishes three overarching aspects of culture, namely:

                                   

•           Question 22

 

           

            Hofstede’s study is classified or based on:

                                   

•           Question 23

 

           

            Cross-cultural management research is based on the assumption that:

                                   

•           Question 24

 

           

            One criticism of the GLOBE study is:

                                   

•           Question 25

 

           

            The cultural context impacts HRM practices:

 

 

            BUS 325 Week 5 MIDTERM PART 2

 

 

•           Question 1

 

           

            Many companies in the developmental stage of internationalization will maintain control by:

                                   

•           Question 2

 

           

            The matrix structure:

                                   

•           Question 3

 

           

            Matrix structures:

                                   

•           Question 4

 

           

            A common theme between heterarchy, matrix and transnational is:

 

 

 

                                   

•           Question 5

 

           

            Typically the initial stage of a firm entering international operations is:

                                   

•           Question 6

 

           

            The management of a multi-centered networked organization is:

                                   

•           Question 7

 

           

            The European path approach to a global matrix tends to emphases:

                                   

•           Question 8

 

           

            The process of socializing people so that they come to share a common set of values and beliefs that shapes their behavior is:

                                   

•           Question 9

 

           

            One advantage of a matrix structure is:

                                   

•           Question 10

 

           

            The second stage of a new international company typically involves which department:

                                   

•           Question 11

 

           

            The “think global, act local” paradox:

                                   

•           Question 12

 

           

            “Miniature replicas” are:

                                   

•           Question 13

 

           

            Network multinational structures:

                                   

•           Question 14

 

           

            The best way to address intercultural conflicts is to:

                                   

•           Question 15

 

           

            Shortage of working capital to finance exports is a top barrier to access international markets in:

                                   

•           Question 16

 

           

            Equity modes of foreign operations can be best described as:

                                   

•           Question 17

 

           

            Many international joint ventures (IJV) fail in the long-term due to:

                                   

•           Question 18

 

           

            The due diligence phase of a M&A is:

                                   

•           Question 19

 

           

            Which companies have a difficult challenge to enter foreign markets?

                                   

•           Question 20

 

           

            In their “partnership role” supporting an International Joint Venture, HR managers must:

                                   

•           Question 21

 

           

            A characteristic of a non-equity cross border alliance is:

                                   

•           Question 22

 

           

            Learning in small to medium (SME) international firms is characterized by:

                                   

•           Question 23

 

           

            What is defined as a factor which shapes employees priorities and decisions made?

                                   

•           Question 24

 

           

            Which expatriate role or characteristic is found to be most important for a successful integration in a M&A activity?

                                   

•           Question 25

 

           

            The European Commission’s definition of SME is which of the following?