GPHR Online Practice Questions and Answers

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?

A. Is adventure and discovering new things characteristic of the family?

B. Is the family stable and relationships currently harmonious?

C. Is there a history of drug abuse in the family?

D. Are the children open to moving to the host country?

A good MBO (management by objectives) shares all of the following aspects EXCEPT:

A. Periodic feedback about objectives

B. Goals which align with corporate level goals and strategies

C. Goals are established by the supervisor/manager

D. Goals which are measurable

Which of the following is NOT a common mistake in selection procedures?

A. Ignore long-term strategic considerations and goals for the position

B. Adjusting global competencies to local cultures

C. Use insufficient or not valid selection criteria

D. Choose final candidate too quickly based on time constraints

Which of the following challenges is faced PRIMARILY when developing a global competency model?

A. Base model only on past experience

B. View the global plan as a sum of individual country plans

C. Differences in perceptions of various attributes

D. Balance the day-to-day demands with strategic plans

When assessing the gaps between actual and desired organizational performance, which of following measures would NOT considered ?

A. Benchmarked results

B. Training and development

C. Individual assessment

D. Task assessment

According to the global performance management process, an organization should be aliging company systems in phases EXCEPT in which of the following stages?

A. Specifying each employee's performance plan

B. Defining global business strategy and objectives

C. Linking benefits and rewards as well as employee development to the process

D. Conducting the appraisal with each employee

Which of the following best describes an organization's compensation philosophy if the average employee's compa-ratio is determined to be 0.70?

A. Lags the market

B. Serves as a benchmark

C. Leads the market

D. At the market

A U.S. based high tech company is considering building a RandD office in Bangalore, India.

Which of the following factors is the LEAST relevant in considering whither to build a new global enterprise or not?

A. Transfer capital earned to headquarters

B. Workforce costs

C. Financial incentives

D. Infrastructure

E. New market penetration

Which of the following is a difference in the career management process between an individual in the home country vs. one an international assignment?

A. Utilization of mentoring as tool

B. Understanding of cultural effects on performance appraisals and feedback

C. Use of performance appraisals

D. Importance of understanding of career planning tools that are available

Which of the following is an intangible cost of an international assignment?

A. Career support for spouse in home and host country

B. Allowances

C. Home leave for vacation back to the home country to visit family

D. Opportunity cost of potential contributions in home country