Human Resource Management: Multiple Choice Questions
Chapter 16
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1.
According to the opening case, Molex now operates some 50 manufacturing plants in 21 countries. From that base, _______________ of its $2.5 billion in annual revenues are outside of the United States.
A. 25 percent
B. 45 percent
C. 65 percent
D. 75 percent
E. 85 percent
2.
Molex, according to the opening case, can be best described as having a
A. geocentric policy.
B. polycentric policy.
C. multidomestic policy.
D. global policy.
E. transnational policy
3.
The activities an organization carries out to utilize its ____________ effectively is referred to as human resource management.
A. customers
B. external stakeholders
C. employees
D. suppliers
E. management
4.
Compensation practices may varying from country to country, labour laws prohibiting union organization, and the strong pursuit of equal employment legislation are all complexities in
A. customers orientation.
B. external stakeholders.
C. human resources.
D. supplier confidence.
E. firm structure
5.
Philip Thomas is a manager for XYZ International Inc. Philip's job requires him to deal with the differences in equal employment legislations between each country. Philip could be considered to be a(n)
A. external manager.
B. account manager.
C. human resource manager.
D. expatriate manager.
E. labour lawyer
6.
The activities which include determining the firm's human resource strategy, staffing, performance evaluation, management development, compensation, and labour relations are referred to as
A. personnel psychology management.
B. stakeholder management.
C. human resource management.
D. positive-sum management.
E. employee relations management
7.
A(n) __________ manager is a citizen of one country who is working abroad in one of his or her firm's subsidiaries. A. expatriate
B. cross-divisional
C. cross-cultural
D. ethnocentric
E. inpatriate
8.
Multi domestic firms try to create value by
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1.
According to the opening case, Molex now operates some 50 manufacturing plants in 21 countries. From that base, _______________ of its $2.5 billion in annual revenues are outside of the United States.
A. 25 percent
B. 45 percent
C. 65 percent
D. 75 percent
E. 85 percent
2.
Molex, according to the opening case, can be best described as having a
A. geocentric policy.
B. polycentric policy.
C. multidomestic policy.
D. global policy.
E. transnational policy
3.
The activities an organization carries out to utilize its ____________ effectively is referred to as human resource management.
A. customers
B. external stakeholders
C. employees
D. suppliers
E. management
4.
Compensation practices may varying from country to country, labour laws prohibiting union organization, and the strong pursuit of equal employment legislation are all complexities in
A. customers orientation.
B. external stakeholders.
C. human resources.
D. supplier confidence.
E. firm structure
5.
Philip Thomas is a manager for XYZ International Inc. Philip's job requires him to deal with the differences in equal employment legislations between each country. Philip could be considered to be a(n)
A. external manager.
B. account manager.
C. human resource manager.
D. expatriate manager.
E. labour lawyer
6.
The activities which include determining the firm's human resource strategy, staffing, performance evaluation, management development, compensation, and labour relations are referred to as
A. personnel psychology management.
B. stakeholder management.
C. human resource management.
D. positive-sum management.
E. employee relations management
7.
A(n) __________ manager is a citizen of one country who is working abroad in one of his or her firm's subsidiaries. A. expatriate
B. cross-divisional
C. cross-cultural
D. ethnocentric
E. inpatriate
8.
Multi domestic firms try to create value by