Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) 2007 M.B.A 05HR445/05IB465 - INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Model I - 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 international human resource management (IHRM)? (3 Marks)
(b) elaborate the selection criteria for international assignment? (7 Marks)
(c) elaborate the components of effective pre-departure training programs? (10 Marks)
2. (a) discuss 5p models of IHRM? (3 Marks)
(b) Outline the differences ranging from domestic and international human resource
Management and the variables that moderate these differences? (7 Marks)
(c) discuss the models of international HRM? (10 Marks)
3. (a) elaborate the key components of an international compensation program? (3 Marks)
(b) elaborate the reasons for expatriate failure? elaborate costs associated with
Expatriate failure? (7 Marks)
(c) Outline the main characteristics of 4 approaches to international
Staffing? (10 Marks)
4. (a) What is national culture? (3 Marks)
(b) elaborate the reasons for the emergence of international HRM? (7 Marks)
(c) discuss the influences of non-cultural factors at individual level and at Organizational level?
(10 Marks)
5. (a) describe hard, soft and contextual goals in assessing managerial Performance? (3 Marks)
(b) discuss the cultural and employee management issues? (7 Marks)
(c) elaborate the performance management problems associated with international Employees?
(10 Marks)
6. (a) differentiate ranging from inpatriate and expatriate? (3 Marks)
(b) discuss the kinds of international assignment? (7 Marks)
(c) You have been asked to accept an international assignment that involves Working in china for two
years for the general trend, your employer will not give a past assignment guarantee you realize
that the probability of Unemployment than the assignment is finished rather high. Why would you
accept this international assignment?
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7.
a) What is “social dumping”? (3 Marks)
b) Outline the 2 main approaches to international compensation and the Advantages and
disadvantages of every approach? (7 Marks)
c) Language standardization requires sub day employees to become competent in the corporate
language, if they seek a career with in MNC. explain ways in which employees can be
disadvantaged by a lack of corporate language competence? (10 Marks)
8. CASE STUDY: 20 Marks

Earning:   Approval pending.