Question

28. Despite globalization, the economic landscape varies tremendously across nations. For example, according to the textbook unemployment in South Africa is much higher than in Singapore. Multiple Choice 29. Which statement is FALSE? (a) Uneducated workers can be taught to be almost as productive as educated workers if they are trained how to work and the work is organized in the right way. (b) A localization strategy seeks to balance integration and standardization benefits while being locally responsive. (c) A global standardization strategy focuses on benefiting from economies of scale and location economies and localizes only when necessary. (d) An international strategy seeks to expand basic domestic products and services globally. with minimal localization. 30. Which statement about the interaction of company culture with global strategy is TRUE? (a) Because of the sophisticated training executives receive in business schools, it is a routine practice to blend company and national cultures in firms doing business in more than one country. (b) National culture has a greater influence on firm performance than corporate culture. (c) To be effective, HR activities need to fit well with both the company culture and the national culture. (d) If national culture and firm culture conflict in a country, firms are best off avoiding doing business in that country. (e) All of the above. 31. Regarding union certification processes (a) Most US employers welcome unionization. (b) Union certification processes are held under the supervision of the US Department of Justice (c) It is illegal for unions to contact employees in order to encourage the employees to form a union. (d) The NLRB or Wagner Act specifies that unions must obtain authorization cards from 30% of employees in a bargaining unit before they can petition the NLRB for an election (e) All of the above are true. 32. Collective bargaining involves. (a) employees, management, and the union, with government influencing interactions. (b) required bargaining over mandatory issues, which include wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of emplooyment. (c) mandatory intra-organizational bargaining. (d) distributive, integrative, concessionary, continuous, and intraorganizational bargaining for some combination). (e) All of the above. (f) All of the above except (c).

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29- d (An international strategy seeks to expand basic domestic products and services globally, with minimal localization

30- e (All of the above)

31. -a (Most US employers welcome unionization

32. - f (All of the above except (c)).