Scenario 3.1 Mini-PC Is a Houston-Based Maker of Handheld Computers. in Response

question 3

Multiple Choice

Scenario 3.1
Mini-PC is a Houston-based maker of handheld computers. In response to high European demand, Mini-PC purchased Marstrand Electronics, a handheld manufacturer in Stockholm, Sweden. Mini-PC allowed the management of Marstrand to continue in their jobs rather than sending U.S. managers to oversee Swedish operations. Mini-PC decided to purchase Marstrand because virtually all Swedes speak English, value women's rights, and are predominantly Christian in religious beliefs. Sweden has an extremely stable political system, a sound economy, a highly educated workforce, and it is a member of the European Union. However, Swedes do take a different view of work time, in that they expect at least two months of vacation per year. Also, the Swedish workforce is about 80% unionized, in comparison to Mini-PC's nonunionized workforce. Sweden has a socialist approach to health benefits, which means higher personal taxes for workers but lower health benefits costs for employers. When comparing average national scores on Hofstede's dimensions of culture, the United States and Sweden are about the same in power distance and long-term orientation, but the United States is higher than Sweden in individualism and uncertainty avoidance and much higher in masculinity.
-Refer to Scenario 3.1. Which of the domestic human resource issues is most likely affected (i.e., different at Marstrand than at Mini-PC) by conditions described in the scenario?

• A) Local compensation issues
• B) Local selection issues
• C) Local training issues
• D) Local recruiting issues
• E) Local development issues

Apply knowledge of prepositions to understand historical information.

Relate the use of prepositions to specific facts in areas such as studies, innovations, and inventions.

Improve reading comprehension through the identification of correct prepositions in texts.

Enhance vocabulary by learning correct prepositional phrases.

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Definitions:

Strategic Marketing Process

A systematic approach to identifying and evaluating marketing opportunities, developing marketing strategies, and creating marketing plans to achieve business objectives.

Management Changes

Alterations or transitions in the leadership or administrative structures within an organization.

Organizational Resources

Assets, capabilities, processes, information, and knowledge that an organization controls and uses to achieve its objectives.

Customers Change

The phenomena where consumer preferences, behaviors, or demographics shift over time, impacting market dynamics.