1. Because of the array of? political, social,? legal, and cultural differences among? countries, what can become one of the MOST challenging things when managing a global? industry?

A. Identifying cultural differences within the workforce

B. Understanding the legal environment of the host country

C. Developing a meaningful incentive plan for expatriates

D. Training a local or home country manager

E. Realizing that what works in one country may not work in another

2. Employers use? _______ to manage the challenges employees of global operations face.

A. strategic planning

B. human resource management in local companies

C. expatriate employees management

D. international human resource management

E. a comparison of human resource management practices

3. Which of the following best describes the basis for a? country's culture?

A. Economic beliefs

B. Values

C. Legal variables

D. Political systems

E. Homogeneity

4. The degree to which people accept the unequal distribution of control in society is known as? _______.

A. long-term orientation

B. power distance

C. individualism

D. masculinity

E. uncertainty avoidance

?5. Formal, employee-elected groups of worker representatives who meet with managers to discuss issues such as smoking policies and layoffs are used in European countries and are known as? _______.

A. codetermination councils

B. unions

C. long-term orientation planners

D. autocratic rulers

E. work councils