Which of the following is NOT a step in the Strategy Implementation stage of Strategic Planning?
Which of the following isNOT one of the four fundamental principles and rights at work established by the International Labor Oraganization (ILO)?
A company is evaluating its performance appraisal method for its international office in Japan. According to Japanese culture, feedback should be formal and focused around the performance of the group. Similarly, rewards should be applied evenly across those at the same level within a group and progressively increase as you go up the hierarchy. Which of the following performance appraisal methods would be the most effective tool to manage their performance ?
A manager works very closely with his subordinates to create an effective working environment. Once a new person is hired, he works with the employee to set realistic goals for the short-tern and long-term. In addition, he continuously works employees to discuss career paths and career ambitions. He is constantly coaching, counseling, and mentoring. Once his employees reach goals, he rewards them through merit increase/bonuses, offering job responsibilities with new challenges, and publicly recognizes their achievement in cross-departmental meetings. Which of the following motivational theories is least utilized in his management approach to motivating his employee?
Which of the following processes attempts to determine the relative worth of jobs within an organization?
The HR Manager is creating an interactive training program on recruiting for a group of 20 R&D managers as well as one for a group of 20 production line leads. Which of the following is NOT a factor to consider bearing in mind these target audiences ?
A Singapore-based restaurant chain is experiencing phenomenal growth. The chain offers a unique service for demographics experiencing the growth of two-person income families. It offers a variety of affordable, healthy alternatives to the fast food chains. Corporate headquarters is trying to decide whether to offer one dingle line of products shared throughout each chain or to offer one single line of products shared by each region. This scenario is an example of which of the following types of tensions common in global expansion ?
An organization is in the growth stage of the organizational life cycle. The company is a small staffing firm made up with a founder who largely performs a business development individuals, and 2 junior recruiters who perform most the administrative function. Each recruiter is paired up with a business development individual to target a specific niche in professions-sales and marketing vs. engineering vs. administrative staff (ie clerical, accounting, etc). Which of the following types of organizational structures is recommended?
A good MBO (management by objectives) shares all of the following aspects EXCEPT:
Let’s assume you are training assemblers on how to use the production database to enter and track data on the status of work in process. In addition, in compliance with internal ISO 9001 procedures, you must evaluate the status of the training for the individual as (1) performs with close supervision, (2) performs with minimal supervision, (3) capable of supervising others, or (4) extended training.
Which of the following level of learning (as described by Bloom’s taxonomy) would best describe an individual who “performs with minimal supervision”?
Which of the following cultural ramifications affect the design stage of global training development process?
Which of the following functional HR goals do NOT align with the organization’s long-term objective to expand international operational capacity?
According to the McKinsey 7-S framework, which of the following is identified as a hard S?
Which of the following is NOT a potential difference in benefits practice that Human Resources should evaluate when compensating an expatriate or local national ?
An organization is in the decline stage of the organizational life cycle. It has worldwide locations throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. However, it will be closing three of offices within the next two years. This was joint decision made by the management team at the annual managers’ meeting, which all managers above the senior manager grade level attended.
Key personnel in each of these offices are not worried because they will likely be re-deployed to meet specific organizational needs. In fact, this was what had occurred last year to one of its offices had shut down. In addition, management has reiterated this message. Which of the following stages of globalization BEST describes the phase this company is in?
Which of the following is NOT a variable that differs between replacement planning and succession planning?
You are responsible for hiring an entry-level engineer position in Bangalore, India. Which of the following recruitment sources is the least likely to be used?
According to the European Union and the International Labor Organization (ILO), which of the following legal instruments is non-binding?
Which of the following is NOT a reason why individuals refuse international assignments?
In order to develop a global competency model for global leaders at a high tech company, a HR Manager decides to study the connotation of specific attributes across the various office locations. Which of the following types of culture would be the LFAST valuable to evaluate in order to develop a valid and reliable model?
Which of the following is one of the primary outcomes of a job analysis?
According to Black and Mendenhall, which of the following factors is NOT a function of the individual that determines the degree of adjustment required in order to adapt to a new environment?
An oraganization is in the growth stage of the oraganizational life cycle. If has five locations, one in the U.S. (headquarters), two in Asia, one in South America, and one in Europe. The company has decided to utilize a geographic oranizational structure. Although the foreign locations are relatively new, each office has focused on building both technical talent within is own site. Therefore , each location is fully operational each running fairly independently. However, once a year the executive team form headquarters visits each office to meet with the managers at each site to discuss the coming fiscal year’s strategic goals and objectives, Which of the following factors does NOT play a factor in determining the global staffing approach in this scenario?
Which of the following is NOT considered a competitive advantage strategy ?
Researchers have determined that in some cultures, informal training programs are more effective than formal training programs. Which of the following programs is an example of a formal training program?
An U.S. base Engineering Manager has been identified for a short-term six-month assignment to recruit and build a team in England. Which of the following training programs is the MOST critical to ensure success on the job?
Which of the following is an explicit factor of a corporate culture ?
Which of the following processes has the primary objective of creating a pool of potential employees?
Which of the following factors is NOT likely an issue a human resources professional would help a family to work through to determine the appropriateness of an international assignment for the family at that time?
Which of the following measures the level of learning achieved by the participants of a training program?