Test Bank for
Human Resource Management
17e By Sean Valentine, Patricia
Meglich, Robert Mathis, John
Jackson
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1. In the context of economic interdependence, which of the following is a concern of the critics of globalization?
a. the nonregulation of the quality of merchandise produced in foreign markets
b. the extremely low wage rates paid by some international firms for labor in developing
countries
c. the domination of local businesses over international firms
d. the reduction in economies of scale as a result of international trade
ANSWER: b
2. In the context of economic interdependence, identify a true statement about globalization.
a. Companies may decide to expand globally as a strategy to reduce costs by finding
cheaper labor in developing countries.
b.France, Germany, and Switzerland top the list for hosting the most multinational
enterprises.
c. Most multinational enterprises have ensured that their foreign factories adhere to high
human resource standards.
d.Countries such as Cuba and Zimbabwe offer continuity and consistency for global
firms because of the countries’ stable legal and political systems.
ANSWER: a
3. Identify a true statement regarding globalization.
a. Critics of globalization cite the extremely high wage rates paid by some international
firms.
b. Countries with repressed social development are attractive to global firms.
c. Well-established legal systems offer continuity and consistency for global firms.
d. One of the major criticisms of globalization is the reduction in economies of scale.
ANSWER: c
4. According to critics, which of the following alliances, formed in 1994, has encouraged employers in the United States
to relocate jobs to Mexico where pay is much lower than in the United States?
a. The North American Free Trade Agreement
b. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
c. The Trans-Pacific Partnership
d. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ANSWER: a
5. Which of the following statements is true of population demographics around the world?
a. Women constitute 70 percent of international migrants.
b. The overall population of people under the age of 25 is rapidly growing.
c. The available workforce is expanding.
d. People over the age of 65 are becoming a larger share of the world population.
ANSWER: d
6. Luxe Leather is a high-end luxury shoe manufacturing firm based in Italy. It has achieved peak sales and profits in the
home-country market. Luxe Leather now wants to cater to the different fashion sensibilities of women across the world.
The firm sets up facilities for production, marketing, and sales in the United States, India, and Japan. What is the most
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likely reason for Luxe Leather's global expansion?
a. diversifying its customer base
b. accessing better raw materials
c. accessing a deeper, more diverse talent pool of skilled managers
d. obtaining investment capital for increased production
ANSWER: a
7. Pineapple is a leather backpack manufacturing company based in India. The sales of Pineapple backpacks are declining
because of intense competition from similar products in the market. Pineapple decides to pursue global opportunities by
opening marketing and sales offices in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. With this move, the company hopes to
reduce investment risk and achieve stable sales. What is the most likely reason for Pineapple's decision to pursue global
expansion?
a. decreasing efficiencies/economies of scale
b. reducing dependence on current markets
c. accessing a deeper, more diverse talent pool of skilled managers
d. obtaining investment capital for increased production
ANSWER: b
8. BerryBliss is a company in the United States that manufactures and sells fruit jams and preserves. BerryBliss’s best-
selling product is its mango preserve, and the company has set up a processing and bottling plant in Brazil, which is one
of the world’s top mango-producing countries. What is the most likely reason for BerryBliss’s global expansion?
a. accessing a deeper, more diverse talent pool of skilled managers
b. countering seasonal fluctuations in sales
c. obtaining investment capital for increased production
d. accessing better and cheaper raw material supplies
ANSWER: d
9. Which of the following is true of the demographic trends in many developed nations around the world?
a. People under the age of 25 are becoming a larger share of the population.
b. The financial requirements to provide for older citizens are growing.
c. The population of people over the age of 65 is declining.
d. The available workforce is increasing, leading to mass unemployment.
ANSWER: b
10. FrostPeak is a sports equipment manufacturing company in France. It specializes in skiing and ice-skating shoes and
equipment. Each year, the company suffers a decline in demand during the summer months. As a result, FrostPeak has
decided to expand in international markets such as Canada, Finland, and Russia to ensure robust sales throughout the year.
What is the most likely reason for FrostPeak’s decision to expand globally?
a. accessing cheaper and better raw material suppliers
b. obtaining investment capital for increased production
c. countering seasonal fluctuations in sales
d. accessing a deeper, more diverse talent pool of skilled managers
ANSWER: c
11. Which of the following international orientations places a strong emphasis on the home-country practices, policies,
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and culture?
a. the ethnocentric
orientation
b. the geocentric orientation
c. the regiocentric orientation
d. the polycentric orientation
ANSWER: a
12. In which of the following international orientations do home-country approaches dominate and operations in other
countries are typically copied from the home country?
a. the polycentric orientation
b. the regiocentric orientation
c. the ethnocentric
orientation
d. the geocentric orientation
ANSWER: c
13. Titan Toys is a multinational electronics manufacturing company based in the United States. It has factories and
offices in many countries around the world. In all its foreign offices, Titan Toys has applied the practices, policies, and
culture followed in its U.S. office. As a result, Titan Toys’s operations are standardized across all countries. What
international orientation has Titan Toys adopted by standardizing its operations across all countries where it has factories
and offices?
a. the ethnocentric
approach
b. the geocentric approach
c. the polycentric approach
d. the regiocentric approach
ANSWER: a
14. The Horizon Motors is a car manufacturing company based in India. It has a production facility in China. The Chinese
facility follows the operations and manufacturing processes of the home-country office. The HR policies and practices are
also copied from the home country. What international orientation has the Horizon Motors adopted?
a. the polycentric approach
b. the regiocentric approach
c. the geocentric approach
d. the ethnocentric
approach
ANSWER: d
15. Which of the following international orientations adopted by multinational enterprises places a strong emphasis on
each country as a unique environment?
a. the geocentric orientation
b. the regiocentric orientation
c. the polycentric orientation
d. the ethnocentric
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Human Resource Management
17e By Sean Valentine, Patricia
Meglich, Robert Mathis, John
Jackson
(All Chapters 1-16, 100% Original
Verified, A+ Grade)
All Chapters Arranged Reverse: 16-
1
This is the Original Test Bank
for 17th Edition, All Other Files in the
Market are Wrong/Old Questions.
,Name Clas Dat
: s: e:
Chapter 16 - Global Human Resource Management
1. In the context of economic interdependence, which of the following is a concern of the critics of globalization?
a. the nonregulation of the quality of merchandise produced in foreign markets
b. the extremely low wage rates paid by some international firms for labor in developing
countries
c. the domination of local businesses over international firms
d. the reduction in economies of scale as a result of international trade
ANSWER: b
2. In the context of economic interdependence, identify a true statement about globalization.
a. Companies may decide to expand globally as a strategy to reduce costs by finding
cheaper labor in developing countries.
b.France, Germany, and Switzerland top the list for hosting the most multinational
enterprises.
c. Most multinational enterprises have ensured that their foreign factories adhere to high
human resource standards.
d.Countries such as Cuba and Zimbabwe offer continuity and consistency for global
firms because of the countries’ stable legal and political systems.
ANSWER: a
3. Identify a true statement regarding globalization.
a. Critics of globalization cite the extremely high wage rates paid by some international
firms.
b. Countries with repressed social development are attractive to global firms.
c. Well-established legal systems offer continuity and consistency for global firms.
d. One of the major criticisms of globalization is the reduction in economies of scale.
ANSWER: c
4. According to critics, which of the following alliances, formed in 1994, has encouraged employers in the United States
to relocate jobs to Mexico where pay is much lower than in the United States?
a. The North American Free Trade Agreement
b. The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
c. The Trans-Pacific Partnership
d. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ANSWER: a
5. Which of the following statements is true of population demographics around the world?
a. Women constitute 70 percent of international migrants.
b. The overall population of people under the age of 25 is rapidly growing.
c. The available workforce is expanding.
d. People over the age of 65 are becoming a larger share of the world population.
ANSWER: d
6. Luxe Leather is a high-end luxury shoe manufacturing firm based in Italy. It has achieved peak sales and profits in the
home-country market. Luxe Leather now wants to cater to the different fashion sensibilities of women across the world.
The firm sets up facilities for production, marketing, and sales in the United States, India, and Japan. What is the most
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likely reason for Luxe Leather's global expansion?
a. diversifying its customer base
b. accessing better raw materials
c. accessing a deeper, more diverse talent pool of skilled managers
d. obtaining investment capital for increased production
ANSWER: a
7. Pineapple is a leather backpack manufacturing company based in India. The sales of Pineapple backpacks are declining
because of intense competition from similar products in the market. Pineapple decides to pursue global opportunities by
opening marketing and sales offices in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines. With this move, the company hopes to
reduce investment risk and achieve stable sales. What is the most likely reason for Pineapple's decision to pursue global
expansion?
a. decreasing efficiencies/economies of scale
b. reducing dependence on current markets
c. accessing a deeper, more diverse talent pool of skilled managers
d. obtaining investment capital for increased production
ANSWER: b
8. BerryBliss is a company in the United States that manufactures and sells fruit jams and preserves. BerryBliss’s best-
selling product is its mango preserve, and the company has set up a processing and bottling plant in Brazil, which is one
of the world’s top mango-producing countries. What is the most likely reason for BerryBliss’s global expansion?
a. accessing a deeper, more diverse talent pool of skilled managers
b. countering seasonal fluctuations in sales
c. obtaining investment capital for increased production
d. accessing better and cheaper raw material supplies
ANSWER: d
9. Which of the following is true of the demographic trends in many developed nations around the world?
a. People under the age of 25 are becoming a larger share of the population.
b. The financial requirements to provide for older citizens are growing.
c. The population of people over the age of 65 is declining.
d. The available workforce is increasing, leading to mass unemployment.
ANSWER: b
10. FrostPeak is a sports equipment manufacturing company in France. It specializes in skiing and ice-skating shoes and
equipment. Each year, the company suffers a decline in demand during the summer months. As a result, FrostPeak has
decided to expand in international markets such as Canada, Finland, and Russia to ensure robust sales throughout the year.
What is the most likely reason for FrostPeak’s decision to expand globally?
a. accessing cheaper and better raw material suppliers
b. obtaining investment capital for increased production
c. countering seasonal fluctuations in sales
d. accessing a deeper, more diverse talent pool of skilled managers
ANSWER: c
11. Which of the following international orientations places a strong emphasis on the home-country practices, policies,
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and culture?
a. the ethnocentric
orientation
b. the geocentric orientation
c. the regiocentric orientation
d. the polycentric orientation
ANSWER: a
12. In which of the following international orientations do home-country approaches dominate and operations in other
countries are typically copied from the home country?
a. the polycentric orientation
b. the regiocentric orientation
c. the ethnocentric
orientation
d. the geocentric orientation
ANSWER: c
13. Titan Toys is a multinational electronics manufacturing company based in the United States. It has factories and
offices in many countries around the world. In all its foreign offices, Titan Toys has applied the practices, policies, and
culture followed in its U.S. office. As a result, Titan Toys’s operations are standardized across all countries. What
international orientation has Titan Toys adopted by standardizing its operations across all countries where it has factories
and offices?
a. the ethnocentric
approach
b. the geocentric approach
c. the polycentric approach
d. the regiocentric approach
ANSWER: a
14. The Horizon Motors is a car manufacturing company based in India. It has a production facility in China. The Chinese
facility follows the operations and manufacturing processes of the home-country office. The HR policies and practices are
also copied from the home country. What international orientation has the Horizon Motors adopted?
a. the polycentric approach
b. the regiocentric approach
c. the geocentric approach
d. the ethnocentric
approach
ANSWER: d
15. Which of the following international orientations adopted by multinational enterprises places a strong emphasis on
each country as a unique environment?
a. the geocentric orientation
b. the regiocentric orientation
c. the polycentric orientation
d. the ethnocentric
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