GPHR Online Practice Questions and Answers

Which of the following factors dose ONT affect the trainability of individuals?

A. Perception of environment

B. Time

C. Ability

D. Motivation

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

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?

A. Retention gap

B. Skill and competency gap

C. Knowledge sharing gap

D. Succession gap

Which of the following groups would NOT be considered to be subject matter experts (SME's) of a job function?

A. Current incumbents

B. Direct reports

C. Trained job analysts

D. D.Supervisours

Which of the following is NOT a potential outcome of a poor decision making process by the individual in resolving to pursue an international assignment?

A. Home country manager addresses problems quickly and thoroughly while the individual is on assignment

B. Dissatisfaction by assognee's family

C. Individual evaluates aspectds of the international assignment incorrectly due to the lack of knowledge in doing so

D. Unrealistic expectations about assignment

An organization decides to provide their employees who have stayed with the company for 15+ years a pension based on the average earnings in the last 3 rears of their employment with the company. Which type of formula does this utilize ?

A. Final pay

B. Cash balance plan

C. Flat dollar

D. Career-average

Which of the following is NOT considered a competitive advantage strategy ?

A. Above Market Compensation Structure

B. Product differentiation

C. Cost advantage

D. Customer Intimacy

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

A. Mechanics

B. Adrministrative Assistants

C. Engineers

D. Executives

A company just posted openings for entry-level finance positions. There were 400 total job applicants. The organization narrows the candidate pool to 20 qualified applicants and schedules interviews with all of them. The company offers employment to 10 applicants and 6 individuals accept the offers.

What is the yield ratio of offers to interviews?

A. 50%

B. 60%

C. 2.5%

D. 33%

According to Gregersen and Black, which of the following type of expatriate is the most likely to work through problems by constantly weighing the pros and cons of basing decision s on localized values vs. the corporation's standardized procedures and processes?

A. Free agent

B. Expatriate who "goes native"

C. Homebound expatriate

D. Dual citizen