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51. Which of the following countries has the greatest commitment to equal employment opportunities for women and minorities as characterized by their political/legal system? 
A. Germany
B. Japan
C. United States
D. China

The United States has led the world in eliminating discrimination in the workplace. Because of the importance this has in our culture, we also have legal safeguards such as equal employment opportunity laws that strongly affect the hiring and firing practices of firms.

52. Differences in international economic systems generally impact all but one of the following. Name the exception. 
A. Incentives for individuals to increase human capital
B. Promotion systems, particularly among domestic companies
C. Compensation systems, particularly among global companies
D. The appropriateness of various HR practices

Differences in international economic systems do not impact promotion systems among domestic companies.

53. In _____ systems, there is less opportunity to develop human capital as compared to _____ systems, but there is greater incentive for such investment through higher monetary rewards. 
A. socialist; capitalist
B. capitalist; socialist
C. individualistic; collectivist
D. collectivist; individualistic

In capitalist systems, there is less opportunity to develop human capital without higher costs. However, those who do invest in their individual human capital, particularly through education, are more able to reap monetary rewards, thus providing more incentive for such investment.

54. A country that serves as the home for a corporation’s headquarters is referred to as the 
A. host country.
B. parent country.
C. first country.
D. third country.

A parent country is the country in which the company’s corporate headquarters are located.

55. An individual who was born in the United States and is currently working in Spain for a company headquartered in Germany would be considered 
A. parent-country national.
B. host-country national.
C. third-country national.
D. home-country national.

Third-country nationals (TCNs) are employees born in a country other than the parent country and host country but who work in the host country.

56. An individual who was born in Mexico and is currently working for an American company’s facility in Mexico is referred to as a 
A. parent-country national.
B. host-country national.
C. third-country national.
D. home-country national.

Host-country nationals (HCNs) are those employees who were born and raised in the host country.

57. John, who works for a U.S.-based company, is on assignment for his company in Japan. He is known as 
A. an expatriate.
B. a parent-country national.
C. a host-country national.
D. a third-country national.

Expatriate is the term generally used for employees sent by a company in one country to manage operations in a different country.

58. Which of the following multinational corporations tends to have policies and practices that are most ethnocentric? 
A. United States multinationals
B. German multinationals
C. Japanese multinationals
D. British multinationals

A study revealed that Japanese multinational firms have more ethnocentric HRM policies and practices than either European or U.S. firms.

59. The use of ethnocentric HRM practices generally 
A. increases the number of company impatriates.
B. decreases the number of HRM-related problems and issues.
C. decreases the number of company expatriates.
D. increases the number of HRM-related problems and issues.

A study found that the use of ethnocentric HRM practices is associated with more HRM problems.

60. A firm that is currently exporting goods to another country is at what level of global participation? 
A. Domestic
B. International
C. Multinational
D. Global

As more competitors enter the domestic market, companies face the possibility of losing market share; thus they often seek other markets for their products. This usually requires entering international markets, initially by exporting products but ultimately by building production facilities in other countries.