Question 1

Which type of global assignment refers to an employee who is being reassigned to an international jurisdiction?

Options :

A : Home-country employee

B : International assignee

C : Foreign appointee

D : Expatriate citizen

Answer: B

Question 2

Which strategy is most effective in motivating individual employee performance?

Options :

A : Moving employees off tasks to new assignments

B : Keeping employees intermittently updated

C : Discussing the importance of the work being done

D : Changing the performance goals regularly

Answer: C

Question 3

A successful global energy company attracts entrepreneurial candidates with the desire to be highly compensated through an aggressive and competitive rewards program. Incentive pay is determined through a forced ranking system managed at each business unit through open group discussions about individual employee performance and contribution. The organization's structure is relatively flat; therefore, business units are empowered to adjust the unit strategy and approach as needed.A highly analytical executive vice president (EVP) of the most productive business unit consistently states that managers are unnecessary as only leaders will advance and be rewarded. In this unit, employees are challenged to lead and to demonstrate innovation in all facets of the work. Employees who receive poor performance reviews often leave the organization, as they are ignored by leadership. As a result, turnover is high in this unit, but there is always a steady flow of candidates ready to fill vacancies due to its success.During the performance review period, a new VP in this unit becomes fearful of being categorized as a manager versus a leader and decides to speak with the HR director to obtain guidance. The HR director recognizes that similar concerns have been captured in exit interviews and the annual survey.How best should the HR director acknowledge the new VP's concern?

Options :

A : Listen carefully, document the VP-s concern, and accurately paraphrase understanding of the concern during the conversation.

B : Inform the VP that this is not the first concern of this type and that it will be further investigated.

C : Ask the VP if any direct reports have the same concern and request a meeting with the individual(s).

D : Inform the VP that the information will be escalated due to the high turnover in the business unit.

Answer: A

Question 4

An organization has had difficulty sustaining its diversity and inclusion effort during economic downturns and has experienced resistance from managers and employees alike. What might be recommended to help this organization?

Options :

A : Increased alignment between business strategy and diversity initiatives

B : Increased attentiveness to training and development

C : Increased attentiveness to backlash from employees

D : Increased use of outside facilitators and trainers

Answer: A

Question 5

A firm manufactures glass used in commercial building projects. Their advantage lies in the variety of their offerings and the technologies they use. However, other firms can take business from them by offering similar products with different technologies. Which of Porterâ€™s â€œFive Forcesâ€ does this illustrate?

Options :

A : Bargaining power of suppliers

B : Threat of entry

C : Bargaining power of buyers

D : Threat of substitution

Answer: D

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