Which of the following is an explicit factor of a corporate culture?

Authority and working relationships between employees

Which of the following actions is NOT subject to prosecution, based on the Age Discrimination in Employment Act ( ADEA )?

Age based discrimination against a U.S. citizen in Pakistan by an India based corporation.

Age based discrimination against a U.S. citizen in Pakistan by a U.S. based corporation.

Age based discrimination against a non-U.S. citizen in Pakistan by an India based corporation.

Age based discrimination against a non-U.S. citizen in Pakistan by a U.S. based corporation.

Which of the following laws does NOT apply outside of the United States for U.S. Based firms?

National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act)

Foreign Corruption Practices Act (FCPA)

Title VII of the Civil Right Act

A global team is made up of 5 individuals and a manager. The manager is located at headquarters in the U.S., 2 individuals are in Europe, and 3 individuals are in 3 different locations in Asia. The manager defines the group's goals, delegates work, and makes tough decisions when necessary. His team is made up of a creative innovator, a person to deal with all of the operational details and requirements, a person who continuously communicates across the group and explores alternatives; a strategic thinker, and a person to evaluate and curtail potential errors and negative consequences. In this scenario, which of the following is NOT an aspect that the manager should monitor in order to ensure a successful global team?

Add a person into the team to play the coordinator role

Building trust amongst the team

Establishing goals and boundaries across the team

Add a person into the team to play the coordinator role

Resolving conflicts amongst the team

A U.S. based high tech company has just built a new manufacturing operation in Beijing, China. Over the last two months, they have been trying to recruit skilled and unskilled labor to fill the new open positions. In addition, the company has decided to create 2 international assignments to fill identified skill gaps. One position is for a Senior Manufacturing Manager/Director to get the operation up and running within 4 more months meeting identified planned outs and the second position is for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to deal with any engineering issues when developing the process. When trying to identify potential internal candidates for the Senior Manufacturing Manager/Director position through the skills inventory, which of the following skills is the LEAST relevant?

Strong technical understanding of manufacturing the designated product line

Past experience with creating new manufacturing operations

Strong technical understanding of manufacturing the designated product line

After two years of selling mostly prototypes of their product, built to customer specifications, a company is beginning to commercialize this product. The current average cost to build the product is $1000 per unit, where $600 is the bill of materials and $400 id the direct labor. The company currently produces at the run rate of the 100 good units per week from 200 total units processed. The firm currently sells the product at $1500 per unit, without volume discounts. One of the major pressures from their customers is to cut costs by 40% within one year. Which of the following strategies should the firm pursue first based on the following research data? Please assume there is infinite customer demand.

Developing a turnkey operation that reduces costs by 65% in Year 1 (30% probability of the success )

Acquiring a company overseas in order to manufacture the product, which would reduce costs by 75% in Year 1 (5% probability of the success )

Developing a turnkey operation that reduces costs by 65% in Year 1 (30% probability of the success )

Participate in a joint venture for new R&D that would help reduce costs by 50% by improving yields in Year 1 (20% probability of success )

Licensing out the technology to a corporation in another country that would reduce costs by 55% in Year 1 (15% probability of success )

A U.S. based high tech company has just built a new manufacturing operation in Beijing, China. Over the last two months, they have been trying to recruit skilled and unskilled labor to fill the new open positions. In addition, the company has decided to create 2 international assignments to fill identified skill gaps. One position is for a Senior Manufacturing Manager/Director to get the operation up and running within 4 more months meeting identified planned outs and the second position is for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to deal with any engineering issues when developing the process. When trying to identify potential internal candidates for the Senior Manufacturing Engineering position through the skills inventory, which of the following skills is the MOST relevant?

Strong technical understanding of manufacturing designated product line

Adaptability with working with different people from different cultures

Strong technical understanding of manufacturing designated product line

You have decided to outsource the moving service for all expatriate assignments. After an individual is chosen and has accepted an international assignment, you provide all necessary contact information to both parties with specific deadlines. Which of the following steps is the next step in managing the vendor?

Ensuring regular communication and reporting between parties

Monitoring operations for continual improvement

Specifying objectives to the vendor

Ensuring regular communication and reporting between parties

What is a disadvantage of the divisional departmentalization?

Inefficient use of human resources

Disregards broader organizational considerations

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?

The builder, strategic, and operational

The change partner, operational, and administrative

The builder, strategic, and operational

The navigator, strategic, and operational

The navigator, operational, and administrative

A company decides to develop a bonus program as an incentive for employees to increase the number of corporate-owned patents and product innovations. The human resources department is responsible for measuring the increase in the number of patents over time and the increase in the number of R&D projects. Which of the following types of measure BEST describes these metrics?

Activity & Value creation measure

Results & Value creation measure

Activity & Value creation measure

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?

Criterion referenced measurement

Which of the following addresses the range and breadth of details related to international assignments?

International assignment letter of agreement

International assignment process model

Which of the following actions is a PRIMARY deterrent against employees organizing to form labor unions?

Developing an alternative dispute resolution mechanism

Employer encourages a participative style management

Creation of codetermination requirements

What should be the first step when developing a global HR strategic plan?

Assess HR resources available to implement plan

Determine how each HR tactical activity aligns with organizational goals

Identify S.M.A.R.T. HR objectives that align with organizational goals

An organization is creating an incentive pay plan for its global executives. Due to time pressures, the HR Director is not able to perform a complete analysis as to the measures that should be evaluated for each executive. Therefore, since the focus of the organization this year is on meeting revenue targets in order to reach break-even in 2 years, the HR Director and CEO recommend to the Board of Directors an incentive plan for each executive tied to this year's revenue only. Which of the following statements is true in regards to the incentive pay plan?

This is not an effective executive incentive pay plan because it does not incorporate goals line of sight

This is not an effective executive incentive pay plan because it does not have a sunset clause

This executive incentive pay plan is not a win-win situation

This is not an effective executive incentive pay plan because it does not incorporate goals line of sight

This is not an effective executive incentive pay plan because it does not aligned with the organizational goals and objectives

A U.S. based high tech company is considering building a R&D office in Bangalore, India. Which of the following factors is the LEAST relevant in considering whither to build a new global enterprise or not?

Transfer capital earned to headquarters

Which of the following cultural ramifications affect the design stage of global training development process?

Some cultures learn deductively, not inductively

Some culteres expect only positive comments about trainers, not candid comments

Some culteres perfer lectures, not role-playing andfacilitations

Some culteres perfer not admitting certain problems because of ''losing face''

Some cultures learn deductively, not inductively

A company decides to pursue an international assignment program to fill a new position in its new office in Beijing, China With the assistance of the human resources professional, the management team has finalized a list of job-specific selection criteria of the ideal candidate for the file. During the interviewing process, they utilize various tools to isolate out the success factors. After deciding on the candidate and the individual accepting the offer, the human resources professianal works with vendors to provide cross-cultural training before and during the assignment and plans all the logistical details for the relocation. The human resource professional also assists the individual by providing contacts and setting up meeting to orientate the expatriate before and during the assignment, ie mentors, expatriate community, ect. In this scenario, which of the following actions items were forgotten to ensure a successful interational assignment?

Recognize the entire scope of the international assignment experience

Establish realistic expectations

Conduct thorough assessment of the candidates

Which of the following would NOT impact the effectiveness of the transfer of training?

Pressure amongst colleagues not to perform new skills

A company is in the process of defining its global competency model. One of the competencies that have come into question is the ability to build consensus as a key attribute todefine a successful global leader. The reason it has come into question is that in some countries, like Japan, it is a sign of weakness for leaders to build consensus around all decisions made. This scenario is an example of which of the following types of tensions common in global expansion?

National culture vs. organizational culture

Global integration vs. local responsiveness

National culture vs. organizational culture

Standardization vs. localization

A company has planned and executed an a successful 3-year international assignment of an individual to its new office in Beijing, China. The individual has three more monthd on assignment before returning to the United States. The expatriate has repeatedly e-mailed and called leaving messages with both the home country manager and the human resources professional in orger to inquire about his new role after the assignment, but has not received any response. In response, the international assignee has gotten more anxious, which has affected his productivity. Which of the following outcomes is NOT likely as a direct result of the above scenario?

Individual quits after returning from the assignment

Host country manager facilitates the response regarding his career growth

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