HRCI GPHR Practice Test - Questions Answers, Page 3

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Question 21

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?
B.F. Skinner' Theory of Behavioral Reinforcement
McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
Vroom's Expectancy Theory
Self-Effcacy Theory
Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory
Question 22

Which of the following factors dose ONT affect the trainability of individuals?
Perception of environment
Time
Ability
Motivation
Question 23

Which of the following is NOT a common mistake in selection procedures?
Ignore long-term strategic considerations and goals for the position
Adjusting global competencies to local cultures
Use insufficient or not valid selection criteria
Choose final candidate too quickly based on time constraints
Question 24

Which of the following factors is an incentive for company to pursue localization?
Market reponsiveness
Brand integrity
Product quality
Economies of scale
Question 25

An organization has decided to utilize a geographic organizational structure. It has several offices throughout Europe and one office in Asia, in particular, in Shenzhen, China. Although the European offices are very well integrated into headquarters, the office in China has been running fairly independently. Of the locations, this office has been the most resistant to expatriates entering and to developing local talent, In fact, headquarters suspects that most of the hiring and promotions have been based on nepotism. Which of the following gaps does the China office NOT exhibit in this scenario?
Retention gap
Skill & competency gap
Knowledge sharing gap
Succession gap
Question 26

Which of the following does NOT represent a strategic financial goal for a global company?
Effectively manage currency exchange fluvtuations
Decrease cost of goods
New market penetration
Increase revenue
Question 27

A company has decided to terminate the employment of an executive for performance reasons. The HP Manager to create a severance package. Which of the following factors would NOT be considered when creating the final severance package?
Severity of his lock of performance
Length of service at company
Total compensation in relation to severance package
Notice pay protection laws
Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a reason why individuals refuse international assignments?
Personal familial issues, like spouse is reluctant to change careers or children are already in high school
No clear, identified path for career development guaranteed after the assignment
Financial incentives are inadequate
Company's poor record of successful expatriations programs
Question 29

Which of the following challenges is faced PRIMARILY when developing a global competency model?
Base model only on past experience
View the global plan as a sum of individual country plans
Differences in perceptions of various attributes
Balance the day-to-day demands with strategic plans
Question 30

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 trained and developed managerial skills of its newly recruited manages in Bangalore. 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. Which of the following types international assignment is the most appropriate for the product manager during this phase of the project?
Extended business travel
Long-term expatriation
International commuting
Localized transfer
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