Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) 2007 M.B.A 05HR445/05IB465 - INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - Question Paper

Fourth Semester M.B.A Model ques. Paper I
Master of Business Administration
05MBAHR445/05MBAIB465 - INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Time: three hrs Max Marks: 100
Note: 1.Answer any 4 ques. from Q.No.1 to Q.No.7
2. ques. No.8 (case study) is compulsory
1. (a) describe IHRM? (3 Marks)
(b) What makes MNC’s HR practices distinctive from single nation firms? (7 Marks)
(c) How does a Japanese Managers approach to dealing with issues in HR are various from that of a
British Managers? (10 Marks)
2. (a) who is ‘Expatriate’? (3 Marks)
(b) State and discuss various approach from single nation firms? (7 Marks)
(c) discuss the influences of non-cultural factors at individual level & at organizational level? (10 Marks)
3. (a) elaborate the reasons for using international assignment? (3 Marks)
(b) explain the major factors associated with appraisal of expatriate managerial
Performance? (7 Marks)
(c) elaborate the merits and demerits of Ethnocentric, Polycentric, Regina centric, & Geocentric HRM
strategies? (10 Marks)
4. (a) What is organizational knowledge and where does it comes from? (3 Marks)
(b) In what ways are IJV’s similar to and various from MNC with regard to cultural issues? (7 Marks)
(c) How would you go about importing and implementing foreign best practices of your company if you
were in charge of such matters? (10 Marks)
5 (a) What is social dumping? (3 Marks)
(b) Identify 4 characteristics of multinational that provide trade unions reason for Concern? (7 Marks)
(c) elaborate the important factors involved in selection decision of expatriate? (10 Marks)
6. (a) What is national culture (3 Marks)
(b) How can multinationals assist dual career couples repatriation? (7 Marks)
(c) discuss HRM practices in Arab Middle East? (10 Marks)
7. (a) what is meant by differentiation and integration? (3 Marks)
(b) What should be the main objectives for a multinational firm with imagine you are about to be sent as a
HR director of a subsidiary country. (7 Marks)
Compare the HRM policies and practices prevalent in your home country with those in the country. You are
going to, and explain the main challenges you might face if you wish to manage your employees in that
country in the way things are done in yours? (10 Marks)
8. CASE STUDY (20 Marks)

Earning:   Approval pending.