GPHR

GPHR practice questions, page 4 of 8, with answer review and explanations.

Question 16

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

  1. Ignore long-term strategic considerations and goals for the position
  2. Adjusting global competencies to local cultures
  3. Use insufficient or not valid selection criteria
  4. Choose final candidate too quickly based on time constraints

Question 17

Which of the following factors is an incentive for company to pursue localization?

  1. Market reponsiveness
  2. Brand integrity
  3. Product quality
  4. Economies of scale

Question 18

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?

  1. Retention gap
  2. Skill & competency gap
  3. Knowledge sharing gap
  4. Succession gap

Question 19

Which of the following does NOT represent a strategic financial goal for a global company?

  1. Effectively manage currency exchange fluvtuations
  2. Decrease cost of goods
  3. New market penetration
  4. Increase revenue

Question 20

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?

  1. Severity of his lock of performance
  2. Length of service at company
  3. Total compensation in relation to severance package
  4. Notice pay protection laws