HRIR EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Discuss challenges related to compensating employees from other countries. Why is
compensation so difficult? - Answer-- Pay structures can differ among countries.
- Organizations must decide whether to set pay levels and differences in terms of what
workers are used to in their own countries or in terms of what employees earn at
headquarters.
- Resolved this dilemma by linking pay to benefits.
- Organizations must make decisions regarding incentive pay, such as bonuses and
stock options.
Explain how employers both prepare managers for international assignments and assist
them in their return home (repatriation). What is reverse culture shock? - Answer-- The
trainee is given a detailed briefing on how to behave in business settings in the new
country
- Includes: career development, and activities to help the individual acquire valuable
career skills during the assignment and at the end handle coming back successfully
- Training to prepare employees and their family members for an assignment in a
foreign country
Reverse Culture Shock: When you return home and everything seems different than it
was before.
Parent Country National - Answer-An employee who was born and works in the country
in which an organization's headquarters is located. Familiar with the parent
organization's culture.
Third Country National - Answer-An employee who is a citizen of a country is neither the
parent country nor the host country of the employer. Usually, career international
business managers with a wealth of experience.
Host Country National - Answer-An employee who is a citizen of the country (other than
parent country) in which an organization operates a facility. Provides growth
opportunities to locals.
Be familiar with Hofstede's cultural dimensions. - Answer-Power Distance: The extent to
which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country
expect and accept that power is distributed unequally.
Uncertainty Avoidance: A cross-cultural phenomenon that describes how different
cultures or societies react to and tolerate uncertainties. More specifically, it refers to
how communities cope with unpredictability and uncertainty that are evident in the major
aspects of governance.
, Individualism-Collectivism: Collectivist cultures are usually contrasted with individualistic
cultures. Collectivism stresses the importance of the community, while individualism is
focused on the rights and concerns of each person. Where unity and selflessness or
altruism are valued traits in collectivist cultures, independence and personal identity are
promoted in individualistic cultures.
Masculinity-Femininity: Masculinity is seen to be the trait that emphasizes ambition,
acquisition of wealth, and differentiated gender roles. Femininity is seen to be the trait
that stress caring and nurturing behaviors, sexuality equality, environmental awareness,
and more fluid gender roles.
Short vs. Long-Term Orientation: Long Term Orientation stands for the fostering of
virtues oriented towards future rewards, in particular, perseverance and thrift. Its
opposite pole Short Term Orientation stands for the fostering of virtues related to the
past and present, in particular, respect for tradition, preservation of 'face,' and fulfillment
of social obligations.
What is the definition of performance management and its purpose? - Answer-The
process through which managers ensure that employees' activities and outputs
contribute to the organizations' goals.-Organizations that have performance
management systems are 51 percent more likely to outperform their competitors on
financial measures and 41 percent more likely to outperform their competitors on
nonfinancial measures
How and why do we use job evaluation to evaluate compensable job factors, job worth,
pay levels, etc. - Answer-We utilize job evaluations to decide what to pay employees:
strategies range from paying above, at, or below the market pay rate.
What are pay ranges and salary grades? - Answer-- Pay range: A set of possible pay
rates defined by a minimum, maximum, and midpoint or pay for employees holding a
particular job or a job within a pay grade.
- Salary Grade: A set of jobs having similar worth or content, grouped together to
establish rates of pay.
What are compa-ratios and why are they used? - Answer-- Compa-ratios: is a ratio of
average pay to the midpoint.
Describe the relevance of Gravity Payments within the concept of equity theory. Explain
what happened in this video case that we explored in class. - Answer-
Summarize how the growth in international business activity affects human resource
management. - Answer-- More and more companies are entering international markets
by exporting and operating foreign facilities.
ANSWERS
Discuss challenges related to compensating employees from other countries. Why is
compensation so difficult? - Answer-- Pay structures can differ among countries.
- Organizations must decide whether to set pay levels and differences in terms of what
workers are used to in their own countries or in terms of what employees earn at
headquarters.
- Resolved this dilemma by linking pay to benefits.
- Organizations must make decisions regarding incentive pay, such as bonuses and
stock options.
Explain how employers both prepare managers for international assignments and assist
them in their return home (repatriation). What is reverse culture shock? - Answer-- The
trainee is given a detailed briefing on how to behave in business settings in the new
country
- Includes: career development, and activities to help the individual acquire valuable
career skills during the assignment and at the end handle coming back successfully
- Training to prepare employees and their family members for an assignment in a
foreign country
Reverse Culture Shock: When you return home and everything seems different than it
was before.
Parent Country National - Answer-An employee who was born and works in the country
in which an organization's headquarters is located. Familiar with the parent
organization's culture.
Third Country National - Answer-An employee who is a citizen of a country is neither the
parent country nor the host country of the employer. Usually, career international
business managers with a wealth of experience.
Host Country National - Answer-An employee who is a citizen of the country (other than
parent country) in which an organization operates a facility. Provides growth
opportunities to locals.
Be familiar with Hofstede's cultural dimensions. - Answer-Power Distance: The extent to
which the less powerful members of institutions and organizations within a country
expect and accept that power is distributed unequally.
Uncertainty Avoidance: A cross-cultural phenomenon that describes how different
cultures or societies react to and tolerate uncertainties. More specifically, it refers to
how communities cope with unpredictability and uncertainty that are evident in the major
aspects of governance.
, Individualism-Collectivism: Collectivist cultures are usually contrasted with individualistic
cultures. Collectivism stresses the importance of the community, while individualism is
focused on the rights and concerns of each person. Where unity and selflessness or
altruism are valued traits in collectivist cultures, independence and personal identity are
promoted in individualistic cultures.
Masculinity-Femininity: Masculinity is seen to be the trait that emphasizes ambition,
acquisition of wealth, and differentiated gender roles. Femininity is seen to be the trait
that stress caring and nurturing behaviors, sexuality equality, environmental awareness,
and more fluid gender roles.
Short vs. Long-Term Orientation: Long Term Orientation stands for the fostering of
virtues oriented towards future rewards, in particular, perseverance and thrift. Its
opposite pole Short Term Orientation stands for the fostering of virtues related to the
past and present, in particular, respect for tradition, preservation of 'face,' and fulfillment
of social obligations.
What is the definition of performance management and its purpose? - Answer-The
process through which managers ensure that employees' activities and outputs
contribute to the organizations' goals.-Organizations that have performance
management systems are 51 percent more likely to outperform their competitors on
financial measures and 41 percent more likely to outperform their competitors on
nonfinancial measures
How and why do we use job evaluation to evaluate compensable job factors, job worth,
pay levels, etc. - Answer-We utilize job evaluations to decide what to pay employees:
strategies range from paying above, at, or below the market pay rate.
What are pay ranges and salary grades? - Answer-- Pay range: A set of possible pay
rates defined by a minimum, maximum, and midpoint or pay for employees holding a
particular job or a job within a pay grade.
- Salary Grade: A set of jobs having similar worth or content, grouped together to
establish rates of pay.
What are compa-ratios and why are they used? - Answer-- Compa-ratios: is a ratio of
average pay to the midpoint.
Describe the relevance of Gravity Payments within the concept of equity theory. Explain
what happened in this video case that we explored in class. - Answer-
Summarize how the growth in international business activity affects human resource
management. - Answer-- More and more companies are entering international markets
by exporting and operating foreign facilities.
