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Q1. Which of the following is NOT a variable that differs between replacement planning and succession planning?
A. Identified skill requirements
B. Tools utilized
C. Information flow
D. Outlook into future (in terms of time)
Answer: B
Q2. The following non-immigrant visa allows managers, who work for a foreign employer, to work in the United States for a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate company if the individual worked as a manager during one of the last three years:
A. B-1 business vistor visa
B. L-1 intracompany transfer visa
C. H-1B specialty occupation visa
D. TN visa
Answer: B
Q3. Which of the following decribes an employee's motivational potential, according to the job characteristics mode?
A. Ability to implement, responses, feedback
B. Motivation factors and incentives
C. Skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomu, feedback
A.
D. job analysis, task significance
Answer: C
Q4. Which of the following actions is a PRIMARY deterrent against employees organizing to form labor unions?
A. Developing an alternative dispute resolution mechanism
B. Employer encourages a participative style management
C. Creation of work councils
D. Creation of codetermination requirements
Answer: A
Q5. Which of the following isNOT one of the four fundamental principles and rights at work established by the International Labor Oraganization (ILO)?
A. Collective redundancy
B. Elimination of forced or compulsory labor
C. Abolition of child labor
D. Elimination of employment-related discrimination
Answer: A
Q6. A U.S. based high tech company decides to build a R&D office in Bangalore, India. Which of the following terns describes this kind of expansion decision?
A. Greenfield operation
B. International merger
C. Joint venture
D. Trading house
Answer: A
Q7. Which of the following is NOT a significant benefit for employers to clearly communicate the direct and indirect compensation strategy to their employees?
A. Better understanding of equity in structure
B. Minimize confusion over issues such as vacation policy
C. Clear understanding of compensation and performance through performance appraisals
D. Understanding the amount of money employers pay to maintain health care benefits
Answer: B
Q8. 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?
A. B.F. Skinner' Theory of Behavioral Reinforcement
B. McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
C. Vroom's Expectancy Theory
D. Self-Effcacy Theory
E. Herzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory
Answer: D
Q9. A product manager is sent around the world to visit the various engineering sites in order to help develop the appropriate customer customer specifications into the final product. According to Hofstede, which of the following is NOT a potential underlying cultural value that the product manager should consider as being implicit in the interactions with the engineers and their behavior?
A. Defined gender roles
B. Individualism vs. collectivism
C. Level of uncertainty avoidance
D. Universaliam vs. particularism
Answer: D
Q10. You are in the process of developing a global compensation structure. Which of the following factors does NOT affect the strategy pursued?
A. Laws and regulations
B. Cultural differences
C. Economic factors
D. Career management system
Answer: D
Q11. 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?
A. Relationship skills
B. Self-efficacy
C. Perception skills
D. Family-spouse adjustment
Answer: D
Q12. Human resource management is conducted to achieve goals.
A. Organizational
B. Personnel
C. Supervisory
D. Management
Answer: A
Q13. According to Claus, which of the following HR activities is considered an upstream function?
A. Compensation
B. Employee relations
C. HRIS
D. Staffing
Answer: C
Q14. You are responsible for hiring an entry-level engineer position in Bangalore, India. Which of the following recruitment sources is the least likely to be used?
A. Contingency-basis employment agencies
B. Recruiting at colleges? vocational schools
C. Employee referral program
D. Post jobs online on corporate website
Answer: A
Q15. Which of the following is NOT a potential difference in benefits practices that Human Resources should evaluate when developing a global compensation and benefits strategy?
A. Leaves of absences
B. Life insurance benefits
C. Medical coverage
D. Reasons for termination
Answer: D