Multiple Choice Questions on Hiring and Managing Employees
Chapter 17
Hiring and Managing Employees
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
50. Which of these is the process of staffing a company and ensuring that employees are as productive as possible? a. Staffing policy b. Human resource management c. Recruitment d. Human resource planning
51. International human resource management differs from human resource management in a domestic setting in which of these ways? a. Managing compensation b. Accommodating expatriates c. Providing training and development d. All of the above
52. Citizens of one country who are living and working in another are called ________. a. locals b. expatriates c. host country nationals d. immigrants
53. The customary means by which a company staffs its offices is called its ________. a. human resource policy b. recruitment policy c. staffing policy d. selection policy
54. Which of these is NOT an approach to staffing international business operations? a. Ethnocentric b. Polycentric c. Regiocentric d. Geocentric
55. Individuals from the home country manage operations outside the home country in which kind of staffing? a. Ethnocentric b. Polycentric c. Regiocentric d. Geocentric
56. Which of the following statements is false? a. Ethnocentric staffing appeals to companies that want to maintain tight control over decision making in branch offices abroad. b. Ethnocentric companies formulate policies designed to work in every county in which they operate. c. Ethnocentrism is usually pursued at all levels of an organization. d. When a company uses ethnocentric staffing, individuals from the home country manage operations abroad.
57. An ethnocentric staffing policy is most appropriate for ________. a. top-level management positions b. mid-level management positions c. lower-level management
Hiring and Managing Employees
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
50. Which of these is the process of staffing a company and ensuring that employees are as productive as possible? a. Staffing policy b. Human resource management c. Recruitment d. Human resource planning
51. International human resource management differs from human resource management in a domestic setting in which of these ways? a. Managing compensation b. Accommodating expatriates c. Providing training and development d. All of the above
52. Citizens of one country who are living and working in another are called ________. a. locals b. expatriates c. host country nationals d. immigrants
53. The customary means by which a company staffs its offices is called its ________. a. human resource policy b. recruitment policy c. staffing policy d. selection policy
54. Which of these is NOT an approach to staffing international business operations? a. Ethnocentric b. Polycentric c. Regiocentric d. Geocentric
55. Individuals from the home country manage operations outside the home country in which kind of staffing? a. Ethnocentric b. Polycentric c. Regiocentric d. Geocentric
56. Which of the following statements is false? a. Ethnocentric staffing appeals to companies that want to maintain tight control over decision making in branch offices abroad. b. Ethnocentric companies formulate policies designed to work in every county in which they operate. c. Ethnocentrism is usually pursued at all levels of an organization. d. When a company uses ethnocentric staffing, individuals from the home country manage operations abroad.
57. An ethnocentric staffing policy is most appropriate for ________. a. top-level management positions b. mid-level management positions c. lower-level management