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  • A. intrinsic motivation
  • B. outsourced motivation
  • C. extrinsic motivation
  • D. in-house motivationCompensation & Benefits

Explanation: Incentives are external rewards added to the job, such as bonuses, commissions or prizes, so they represent extrinsic motivation.

Correct answer: extrinsic motivation
  • A. all of above
  • B. fund size
  • C. individual performance
  • D. eligibility

Explanation: Bonus decisions may consider whether an employee is eligible, how much money is available in the bonus fund, and the employee’s…

Correct answer: all of above
  • A. individual pay plan
  • B. group pay plan
  • C. extrinsic rewards
  • D. intrinsic rewards

Explanation: Piecework pays an individual according to the number of units produced or tasks completed, so it is commonly treated as an individual pay…

Correct answer: individual pay plan
  • A. non commission plan
  • B. combination plan
  • C. competitive plan
  • D. noncompetitive plan

Explanation: A combination plan mixes fixed salary with variable incentive pay. Since this plan provides 75% salary and 25% incentives, it fits that…

Correct answer: combination plan
  • A. polycentric
  • B. geocentric
  • C. all of abovePhysical Asset Management
  • D. ethnocentric

Explanation: International executives may follow ethnocentric, polycentric, or geocentric orientations in managing multinational operations.

Correct answer: all of abovePhysical Asset Management
  • A. Third country nationals
  • B. subordinates
  • C. expatriates
  • D. home country nationals

Explanation: The country where the multinational company’s headquarters are located is the home country, and its citizens working abroad are commonly…

Correct answer: home country nationals
  • A. hardship allowances
  • B. mobility premiums
  • C. ethnocentric allowances
  • D. Foreign Service premiums

Explanation: A hardship allowance compensates expatriates for unusually difficult living or working conditions, such as isolation, political risk, or…

Correct answer: hardship allowances
  • A. home country nationals
  • B. home country nationals
  • C. Third country nationals
  • D. Second country nationalsMcqs Practice Tests

Explanation: The United States is neither the multinational’s home country, the United Kingdom, nor the host country, Australia.

Correct answer: Third country nationals
  • A. ethnocentric allowances
  • B. Foreign Service premiums
  • C. hardship allowances
  • D. mobility premiums

Explanation: Mobility premiums are lump-sum payments intended to support employees who move from one international assignment to another.

Correct answer: mobility premiums
  • A. adaptability screening
  • B. ethnocentric screening
  • C. polycentric screening
  • D. geocentric screening

Explanation: Adaptability screening evaluates whether an employee and often the employee’s family can adjust successfully to a foreign assignment.

Correct answer: adaptability screening
  • A. polycentric
  • B. ethnocentric
  • C. geocentric
  • D. expat-centric

Explanation: An ethnocentric orientation treats the home country’s management practices and evaluation standards as superior to those of the host…

Correct answer: ethnocentric
  • A. sub-determination
  • B. sub-ordination
  • C. codetermination
  • D. co-ordination

Explanation: Codetermination is the formal participation of employees or their representatives in organisational policy and decision-making.

Correct answer: codetermination
  • A. none of above
  • B. subordinates
  • C. coordinates
  • D. expatriates

Explanation: An expatriate is an employee working outside the country of citizenship or usual residence, so the person is a non-citizen in the host…

Correct answer: expatriates
  • A. polycentric
  • B. ethnocentric
  • C. geocentric
  • D. expat-centric

Explanation: A polycentric orientation relies on host-country managers to understand and manage local behaviour, culture and market conditions.

Correct answer: polycentric
  • A. host country national
  • B. expatriates
  • C. Third country national
  • D. home country national

Explanation: TCN means Third Country National, an employee whose nationality is different from both the home country of the multinational and the host…

Correct answer: Third country national
  • A. ethnocentric allowances
  • B. mobility premiums
  • C. hardship allowances
  • D. Foreign Service premiums

Explanation: A foreign service premium is extra compensation paid to employees for accepting an international assignment, in addition to regular base…

Correct answer: Foreign Service premiums
  • A. HRD culture
  • B. Business linkage score
  • C. HRD competence score
  • D. HRD system maturity score

Explanation: HRD culture is commonly assessed through questionnaires that measure employees’ perceptions of the organisation’s learning, development…

Correct answer: HRD culture
  • A. HRD culture
  • B. Business linkage score
  • C. HRD competence score
  • D. HRD system maturity scoreSubmit Mcqs Platform

Explanation: The business linkage score indicates how strongly HRD activities contribute to or achieve business objectives.

Correct answer: Business linkage score
  • A. Formulate strategies
  • B. Implement the strategies
  • C. Evaluate performance
  • D. all of above

Explanation: Implementing strategies means translating chosen strategic plans into specific programmes, actions and responsibilities.

Correct answer: Implement the strategies
  • A. human resource metrics
  • B. evidence based management
  • C. high performance work system
  • D. none of above

Explanation: A high-performance work system uses aligned HR policies and practices to improve employee performance and overall organizational…

Correct answer: high performance work system