Test Bank for Understanding
Human Resources
Management A Canadian
Perspective, 2nd Edition By
Melanie Peacock, Eileen
Stewart, Monica Belcourt (All
Chapters
1-11, 100% Original Verified,
A+ Grade)
All Chapters Arranged
Reverse:11-1
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 11 - Learning About International Human Resources Management
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which type of organization is a company that is an importer and exporter, and has no investment outside of
its home country?
a. multinational company
b. transnational company
c. global company
d. international company
2. What is a transnational company?
a. an existing company that re-establishes its home base in a foreign country
b. a company that has integrated worldwide operations through a centralized home office
c. a company with independent business units operating in several countries
d. a company that has invested in foreign operations and have a central corporate facility
3. Which term refers to a company that has investments in other countries, but does not have a coordinated
product offering in each country?
a. multinational company
b. global company
c. international company
d. transnational company
4. Which type of organization has invested and is present in many countries?
a. global company
b. franchise company
c. crown corporation
d. multi-unit national company
5. Which type of organization is focused on adapting its products and services to each local market?
a. global company
b. franchise organization
c. multinational company
d. multi-unit national organization
6. Which factor is considered part of a country’s cultural environment?
a. property rights
b. environmental restrictions
c. economic factors
d. communication standards
7. Which term refers to a country in which an organization is conducting business?
a. foreign entity
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b. offshore worksite
c. host country
d. 3rd country
8. Why is Asia the fastest-growing trade region in the world?
a. its booming population
b. its numerous successful trade associations
c. its advanced technology
d. its superior products and export markets
9. Why has China emerged as a dominant trade leader?
a. It has a political structure that can make decisions quickly.
b. It has a massive automotive industry.
c. It is part of the Transpacific Trade Partnership.
d. It instituted trade reforms in the late 1970s.
10. What is the intent of the renewed Trans-Pacific Partnership?
a. to reduce the trading power of Canada, USA, and Mexico which resulted from NAFTA
b. to reduce pollution resulting from shipping between countries that boarder the Pacific Ocean
c. to enhance economic relationships between the countries that boarder the Pacific Ocean
d. to implement tariffs between the countries that boarder the Pacific Ocean
11. What countries comprise BRICS?
a. Bolivia, Russia, Indonesia, China, and Singapore
b. Brazil, Russia, Italy, Cambodia, and Sicily
c. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
d. Belgium, Romania, China, and South Korea
12. What might be the outcome of using the same strategies, structures, and management styles in 2 different
cultural settings?
a. They should work in both settings.
b. They may lead to success in a specific setting but failure in the other.
c. They should be acceptable in both settings.
d. They should fail in both settings.
13. What is the benefit of using an international staffing company?
a. They have expertise to help with import/export and foreign tax issues.
b. They can provide multi-lingual staff.
c. They are less expensive than relocating employees.
d. The local staff can easily assimilate the corporate culture of the parent company.
14. Which type of company has expertise when it comes to relocating employees, establishing operations
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abroad, and helping with import/export and foreign tax issues?
a. multinational firms
b. international employment agencies
c. foreign HRM companies
d. international staffing firms
15. What is a good HR management system able to achieve in the areas of communication, record keeping, and
a host of other activities worldwide?
a. replace them
b. facilitate them
c. fix them
d. reduce them
16. What is the benefit of using an HR system which allows employees’ whereabouts to be tracked?
a. to locate employees in case of an accident or natural disaster
b. to monitor employees because they cannot be trusted
c. to ensure employees are working appropriately
d. to aid with training and supervising
17. What is the biggest HR challenge faced by the Four Seasons Hotel chain, which has locations around the
world?
a. enticing North American employees to work abroad
b. training local employees on luxury standards
c. developing culturally appropriate leadership
d. facing communication challenges between staff and management
18. What are the 3 sources of people from which to hire for international operations?
a. nationals, out-of-country nationals, regionals
b. expatriates, 3rd-country nationals, and out-of-country nationals
c. expatriates, host-country nationals, and 3rd-country nationals
d. 3rd-country nationals, home-country nationals, and out-of-country nationals
19. Which term refers to employees from the home country who are on an international assignment?
a. expatriates
b. domestics abroad
c. host-country nationals
d. 3rd-country nationals
20. Which term refers to employees who are native of a country other than the host or home country?
a. 3rd-country nationals
b. expatriates
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Human Resources
Management A Canadian
Perspective, 2nd Edition By
Melanie Peacock, Eileen
Stewart, Monica Belcourt (All
Chapters
1-11, 100% Original Verified,
A+ Grade)
All Chapters Arranged
Reverse:11-1
,Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 11 - Learning About International Human Resources Management
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which type of organization is a company that is an importer and exporter, and has no investment outside of
its home country?
a. multinational company
b. transnational company
c. global company
d. international company
2. What is a transnational company?
a. an existing company that re-establishes its home base in a foreign country
b. a company that has integrated worldwide operations through a centralized home office
c. a company with independent business units operating in several countries
d. a company that has invested in foreign operations and have a central corporate facility
3. Which term refers to a company that has investments in other countries, but does not have a coordinated
product offering in each country?
a. multinational company
b. global company
c. international company
d. transnational company
4. Which type of organization has invested and is present in many countries?
a. global company
b. franchise company
c. crown corporation
d. multi-unit national company
5. Which type of organization is focused on adapting its products and services to each local market?
a. global company
b. franchise organization
c. multinational company
d. multi-unit national organization
6. Which factor is considered part of a country’s cultural environment?
a. property rights
b. environmental restrictions
c. economic factors
d. communication standards
7. Which term refers to a country in which an organization is conducting business?
a. foreign entity
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,Name: Class: Date:
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b. offshore worksite
c. host country
d. 3rd country
8. Why is Asia the fastest-growing trade region in the world?
a. its booming population
b. its numerous successful trade associations
c. its advanced technology
d. its superior products and export markets
9. Why has China emerged as a dominant trade leader?
a. It has a political structure that can make decisions quickly.
b. It has a massive automotive industry.
c. It is part of the Transpacific Trade Partnership.
d. It instituted trade reforms in the late 1970s.
10. What is the intent of the renewed Trans-Pacific Partnership?
a. to reduce the trading power of Canada, USA, and Mexico which resulted from NAFTA
b. to reduce pollution resulting from shipping between countries that boarder the Pacific Ocean
c. to enhance economic relationships between the countries that boarder the Pacific Ocean
d. to implement tariffs between the countries that boarder the Pacific Ocean
11. What countries comprise BRICS?
a. Bolivia, Russia, Indonesia, China, and Singapore
b. Brazil, Russia, Italy, Cambodia, and Sicily
c. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa
d. Belgium, Romania, China, and South Korea
12. What might be the outcome of using the same strategies, structures, and management styles in 2 different
cultural settings?
a. They should work in both settings.
b. They may lead to success in a specific setting but failure in the other.
c. They should be acceptable in both settings.
d. They should fail in both settings.
13. What is the benefit of using an international staffing company?
a. They have expertise to help with import/export and foreign tax issues.
b. They can provide multi-lingual staff.
c. They are less expensive than relocating employees.
d. The local staff can easily assimilate the corporate culture of the parent company.
14. Which type of company has expertise when it comes to relocating employees, establishing operations
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, Name: Class: Date:
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abroad, and helping with import/export and foreign tax issues?
a. multinational firms
b. international employment agencies
c. foreign HRM companies
d. international staffing firms
15. What is a good HR management system able to achieve in the areas of communication, record keeping, and
a host of other activities worldwide?
a. replace them
b. facilitate them
c. fix them
d. reduce them
16. What is the benefit of using an HR system which allows employees’ whereabouts to be tracked?
a. to locate employees in case of an accident or natural disaster
b. to monitor employees because they cannot be trusted
c. to ensure employees are working appropriately
d. to aid with training and supervising
17. What is the biggest HR challenge faced by the Four Seasons Hotel chain, which has locations around the
world?
a. enticing North American employees to work abroad
b. training local employees on luxury standards
c. developing culturally appropriate leadership
d. facing communication challenges between staff and management
18. What are the 3 sources of people from which to hire for international operations?
a. nationals, out-of-country nationals, regionals
b. expatriates, 3rd-country nationals, and out-of-country nationals
c. expatriates, host-country nationals, and 3rd-country nationals
d. 3rd-country nationals, home-country nationals, and out-of-country nationals
19. Which term refers to employees from the home country who are on an international assignment?
a. expatriates
b. domestics abroad
c. host-country nationals
d. 3rd-country nationals
20. Which term refers to employees who are native of a country other than the host or home country?
a. 3rd-country nationals
b. expatriates
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