Motivation & Leadership
One of the generally agreed-on starting assumptions about work motivation in the international arena is that the motivation process is _____.
Universal
Sam comes from a country where its common that leadership styles appeal to duty and commitment to group goals. Which of Hofstede's cultural dimensions might represent the country they come from?
High collectivism
UWL is considering a global campus. Based on the Gini Index, which country should they go into?
USA - 42; Country A - 45; Country B - 27
Country B as smaller numbers means more equal distribution of wealth and resources.
Miller Coors is an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Chicago. Their brewing facilities, corporate offices, and warehouses are all in the U.S. but they do export their brands and import a few of their products. As such, the level of internationalization for Miller Coors is _________________.
International
In what type of countries, according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, are performance reviews tied to the selection criteria used such as the individual’s technical skills, IQ scores, and scores on assessment measures.
Individualistic cultures
This part of the Expectancy Theory model of motivation is most likely to be influenced by culture.
Valence
Usef is an expatriate manager working in Brazil. He was surprised to find that his company is required to provide six weeks of vacation time to the employees AND provide them with a small stipend to enjoy their vacation. Based on this description, which of Hostede’s cultural dimensions best describes this practice in Brazil.
Feminine culture
Increasing integration of economies and societies, driven by technological advances, trade and investment liberalization, and the expansion of global institutions refers to what?
Globalization
Goldie's Goods would like to expand internationally to reach new markets. They want to use the entry strategy that requires the least investment overseas.
Indirect exporting
Fastenal is looking to place one of their internal candidates in an expatriate assignment in Paraguay. Which selection method would be the best to aid in their selection process.
Assessments and interviews
Employees motivated by pay, training opportunities, and achievement/promotion, are more likely to be found in countries high in _________ (according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions)
Masculinity
In which cultures do people place high emphasis on seniority, loyalty to the organization, and strong relationships in the workplace.
Collectivist
Swedish furniture giant IKEA reported sales of $48 billion in 2022. The company turned a profit by recycling waste into some of its best-selling products. Before, this waste had cost the company more than $1 million per year. And the company is well on its way to “zero waste to landfill” worldwide. According to Joanna Yarrow, IKEA’s head of sustainability for the United Kingdom, “We don’t do this because we’re tree huggers, we do this because it’s very cost-effective.” This best represents what approach
CSR (or triple bottom line)
After WWII, African nations began raising the tariffs on imported beer, which lead to Heineken to build their own breweries in Africa. This best represents which type of foreign direct investment?
Greenfield venture
The Director of Global Deployment from Deloitte indicates that their biggest challenge is getting expats to remain with the company after they return to the U.S. Their 5 year retention rate is 65% of returnees. Thus, they are most concerned with which type of expatriate failure.
Turnover
Maslow's hierarchy of needs is said to be individualistic. What does a collectivistic hierarchy of needs look like?
Social, physiological, safety, and self-actualization (in service to society)
Serefina just started an expatriate assignment in another country. She is quickly learning that in her host country messages are implicit and often highly coded. Serefina is most likely in a _________ country.
High context
Fastenal wants to expand into Sweden, but they are worried about the labor force having the skills they need to operate the company. What data/metric should they use to explore this issue?
Tertiary education
7-Eleven convenience stores using a licensing entry mode for breaking into new foreign markets. Knowing they are a convenience store who licenses the 7-Eleven name but leave the rest to the operation owner, which international business strategy does 7-Eleven most likely use?
Multi-domestic
Jana has worked for Google Slovensko for 5 years. However, she recently left Slovakia, her home country, to work at Google’s home headquarters in Mountain View, California, to increase the diversity and strategic decision making at headquarters. As such, she is best known as a(n):
inpatriate
Michelle Goffin demonstrated what behavioral leadership style when she decided she needed to take care of her employees, which also meant treating them like children when they acted like children so they would learn more responsibility.
Paternalistic
Employees in the country of Calefondia expect to be promoted based on where they went to school. Which of Trompenaars 7D model best explains this cultural dimension?
Ascription
Chiquita just learned that one of their managers was paying bribes to keep local militia off their property so that their employees could remain safe at work. Does the company have anything to worry about?
Yes, violation of FCPA.
What are implications/consequences of paying a bribe on the business environment?
The Red Cross children's home, under Michelle Goffin's leadership, expanded to include a for-profit daycare center into their business portfolio. What type of corporate-level strategy is this?
Horizontal diversification
Maddie had to pay taxes in the US and also in Denmark on her expat assignment. If the company pays the difference so she isn't negatively affected, they are using what approach to taxes?
Tax equalization