Exam 1: Global Professional in Human Resources

A Peoplesoft consultant is interested in moving up in management. In order to do that, she has just started attending a part-time MBA program at Columbia University. In addition, she realizes that she needs additional global experience. Which of the following would MOST benefit this person if they would like to pursue the management track ?

According to Claus, which of the following HR activities is considered an upstream function?

Which of the following financial statements would you use in order to calculate gross profit margin?

Which of the following is NOT a potential reason for a company's decision to fill a position through an international assignment?

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?

You are assisting a highly talented engineering architect in repatriation after a short-term international assignment in Bangalore, India After are re-entry, there are no appropriate positions available in the organization at headquarters. Which of the following goals is NOT a potential goal for redeploying this individual?

Which of the following selection methods is an effective tool to determine the psychological readiness of an individual for an international assignment ?

A U.S. Based high tech company has built a R&D office in Bangalore, India. Four years have passed since the greenfield operation was successfully built. During this time, the new location has taken on higher priority engineering projects and has trained and developed managerial skills of its newly recruited managers in Banhalore. Headquarters wants the office to take on a new engineering project that would expand its business in the U.S. By adding a new product line. This project has been identified as the most important objective for the corporation in the mid-term. The project is still in the phase of identifying specifications and developing milestones, where the engineering management team is working closely with the product manager. The management team understands that it must create an international assignment program to have this project run smoothly. The team believes that extended business travel would be the most appropriate program. In order to confirm their belief, the HR manager does extensive research. The analysis shows that extended business travel will result in $10,000,000 additional revenue in the first year and $5,000,000 additional revenue in the second year due to the customization of the product to customer demand. The cost of the program is $400,000 initial investment plus a variable cost of $100,000 per year. What is the cost-benefit ratio in the first year ?

A corporation is considering building a greenfield operation for a R&D site in Bangalore, India According to the strategic plan, technical managers from headquarters will manage these employees and incorporate them in their current engineering product deployments. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of pursuing heterogeneous global teams?

You are preparing an on-assignment checklist for an individual going on an international assignment. Which of the following items is the LEAST important to pursue ?

A high tech company has decided to adopt a fun culture that inspires hard work and innovation. There are wacky, colorful pieces of furniture all around the offices, free lunch is provided on a daily basis in their state-of-the-art kitchen managed by gourmet chefs; all engineers are required to spend one day a week to work on something new and of their own creation. According to Trompenaars, which of the following types of corporate cultures describe this organization?

Which of the following is an example of a group incentive pay plan?

Which of the following is NOT a cultural impact on the performance appraisal process?

A company develops its future leaders by hiring college graduates of top tier universities and putting them through a management program. During the management program, they are rotated through carious job functions over 2-3 tears. During this time period, their success in a technical area of expertise isolates out the potential leaders for various departments. According to Evans, Pucik, and Barsoux, which of the following approaches to leadership to leadership identification and development is this organization utilizing ?

The HR Director of a multinational, U.S. based company is proposing a staffing plan where foreign office are staffed with as many third country nationals as possible instead of expatriates. Which of the following is an advantage to utilizing third country nationals vs. expatriates to fill international assignments?

HR Management is a key factor in building competitiveness through its alignment with the organization's strategies. Which of the following BEST describes the functions of personnel focused on achieving this aspect of their role ?

In the European Union, many multinational companies have Work Councils that are created to protect workers interests. A company with 50 employees working across the EU has decided to create a Work Councils Recently, a court has fined the corporation for laying off 10% of the employee population in one of its E.U sites without discussing it with its Work Councils. Which of the following reasons represents the PRIMARY rationale for why this occurred?

Human resource management is conducted to achieve______goals.

Which of the following is an advantage of utilizing internal recruitment methods?

A Product Manager travels 2 weeks every month to the Asia office on business. The other 2 weeks of the month, she works at the U.S. based headquarters. She gets compensated in U.S. dollars. While in Asia, she works with the respective Engineering team to define specifications that will meet customer expectations. Which of the following describes her work situation?