Question 1

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 ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job-sharing 
B)  Mentoring 
C)  Succession planning 
D)  Expatriate mentoring

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Compensation 
B)  Employee relations 
C)  HRIS 
D)  Staffing

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Balance sheet 
B)  Assets 
C)  Statement of cash flows 
D)  Income statement

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Assist in creating alignment with headquarters' goals and objectives 
B)  Assist in developing a consistent culture across the corporation 
C)  Specific person is the most qualified candidate for the job 
D)  Lack of core skill sets for the position available in the area

Question 5

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Relationship skills 
B)  Self-efficacy 
C)  Perception skills 
D)  Family-spouse adjustment

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maintain employee morale in the host country 
B)  Building a global workforce 
C)  Sharing the recently acquired knowledge 
D)  Retaining the talent for the future

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Standardized tests and inventories 
B)  Stress interviews 
C)  Simulations 
D)  Self-assessment

Question 8

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 ?

Accepted Answer

A)  25:1 
B)  20:1 
C)  1:20 
D)  1:25

Question 9

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Local responsivensiveness to custormers 
B)  Transfer of knowledge between the two or more sites 
C)  Easier to agree on a specific decision 
D)  More innovative ideeas developed

Question 10

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 ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creating avenues for communication 
B)  Identify school for children 
C)  Cross-cultural training 
D)  Moving/relocation services

Question 11

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Family 
B)  The Eiffel Tower 
C)  The Incubator 
D)  The Guided Missile

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Piece rate plan 
B)  Commissions 
C)  Gainsharing plan 
D)  Profit-sharing plans

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Appropriate rewards for achievement 
B)  Aligning company systems to elicit specific individual performance 
C)  Value of individual vs. group performance 
D)  Type of feedback given

Question 14

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 ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Functional 
B)  Elite Political 
C)  Elite Cohort 
D)  Managed Development

Question 15

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Helps to create a truly global workforce 
B)  Helps solve specific problems to meet specific needs 
C)  Facilitates global integration and standardization 
D)  Helps to develop a pool of global executives

Question 16

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 ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The change partner, operational, and administrative 
B)  The builder, strategic, and operational 
C)  The navigator, strategic, and operational 
D)  The navigator, operational, and administrative

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  The company did not follow the collective bargaining agreement 
B)  The company did not follow the voluntarily-provided program 
C)  The company did not follow the government-provided program 
D)  The company did not follow the government-mandated program

Question 18

Human resource management is conducted to achieve______goals.

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational 
B)  Personnel 
C)  Supervisory 
D)  Management

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduces training cost 
B)  Can result in succession of promotions 
C)  Helps meet diversity goals 
D)  New ideas/talents

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

A)  Localized transfers 
B)  Extended business travel 
C)  Third country national 
D)  Short-term assignments

Exam 1: Global Professional in Human Resources