1) Explain why MNEs might want to standardize work practices. Name, describe and give an example of each factor that influences the standardization of work practices.
2) Explain why MNEs might want to localize their practices. What are the country-of-origin effect and the host-country effect? How does institutional context impact on HRM practices?
3) Using three of the Hofstede’s national cultural dimensions, explain in what ways national culture is linked to, and affects, HRM practices.