A corporation has identified an initiative to recruit and train global leaders over the next 5 year in order to become a truly transnational company. In order to meet this goal, the firm has identified and developed 30 international assignments amongst its 10 office locations.

Which of the following candidates would LEAST match these positions?

A. A 25-year old human resources representative working in South Korea who just started at the company

B. A 40-year old finance manager working in Africa who has been with the company for 8 years

C. A 40-year old manufacturing manager working in Thailand who has been with the company for 5 years

D. A 55-year old engineering manager working in the U.S. who has been with company for 10 years and has gone on 3 international assignments

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?

A. Severity of his lock of performance

B. Length of service at company

C. Total compensation in relation to severance package

D. Notice pay protection laws

According to Claus, which of the following HR activities is considered an upstream function?

A. Compensation

B. Employee relations

C. HRIS

D. Staffing

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

Let's assume you need to develop a strategic employer branding program.

Which of the following is one of the LEAST effective methods in prositive employer branding?

A. Providing above-market compensation packages

B. Gathering local confidence by socially responsible actions, ie environmentally conscious

C. Winning the Malcolm Baldrge National Quality Award

D. Implementation of flexible work arrangements that reduce turnover by 10%

Which of the following is NOT an action performed during the needs analysis analysis stage of the change management process ?

A. Specifying the objective to be achieved

B. Environmental scanning

C. Assessing the organization and its history

D. Discussing alternative plans and gauging reactions

A Peoplesoft consultant is interested in moving up in management. In order to do that, she has just started attending a part-time MBA program at Columbia University. In addition, she realizes that she needs additional global experience. Which of the following would MOST benefit this person if they would like to pursue the management track ?

A. Job-sharing

B. Mentoring

C. Succession planning

D. Expatriate mentoring

Which category of employees is likely to have the widest pay range?

A. Mechanics

B. Adrministrative Assistants

C. Engineers

D. Executives

Which of the following individuals' participation would add the LEAST value in the selection process to find the most suitable candidate for an international assignment?

A. Home country co-worker

B. Host country supervisor

C. Another expatriate who has worked in the host country

D. Home country supervisor

Which of the following best describes the reason why continual environmental scanning is important for an organization?

A. To train their managers more effectively

B. To create a technologically advanced workforce

C. To identify potential external opportunities and threats to an organization

D. To attract a talented pool of applicants to choose from for its workforce