1. In recent years, many U.S. companies have invested in Russia and sent U.S. managers there in an attempt to transplant U.S.-style management. According to Hofstede, U.S. culture has low power distance, uncertainty avoidance, and long-term orientation and high individuality and masculinity. Russia's culture has high power distance and uncertainty avoidance, low masculinity and long-term orientation, and moderate individuality. In light of what you know about cultural differences, how well do you think U.S. managers can succeed in each of the following U.S.-style HRM practices? (Explain your reasons.)

a.Selection decisions based on extensive assessment of individual abilities.

b.Appraisals based on individual performance.

c.Systems for gathering suggestions from workers.

d.Self-managing work teams.

2-Besides cultural differences, what other factors affect human resource management in an organization with international operations?