Human Resource Management

Question 1

HRM Definition

Answer 1

A set of activities aiming to find and recruit develop and motivate staff to execute firms strategy

Question 2

HRM is more deficient in international business because

Answer 2

Cultural differences
Economic differences
Political differences

Question 3

What framework can the HRM strategic function relate too

Answer 3

The global integration/ local responsiveness framework matrix

Question 4

What are the three approaches to staff policy

Answer 4

Ethnocentric
Polycentric
Geocentric

Question 5

What is ethnocentric

Answer 5

The leadership and workplace are better than foreign market

Advantages
-protects company culture

Distadvantages
-discourages cultural empathy

Question 6

What is polycentric

Answer 6

Headquarter make broad strategic decisions that local units adapt too

Advantages
Local job attractiveness
Local cultural respect

Disadvantages
-isolates operations

Question 7

What geocentric

Answer 7

All nations equal

Advantages
Adapts well to dealing with all people

Disadvantages
Costly to make and maintain
Difficult to find lots of qualified people

Question 8

Types of workers in foreign nations

Answer 8

Expats

New local workers

Question 9

Workers screened for 3 purposes

Answer 9

25% of expats are sent abroad to for fill role
Self maintained living
Communication skills, motivational and courage

Question 10

Reasons expats fail

Answer 10

Fail to adopt to culture
Family reasons
Skills not evaluated properly