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GPHR Online Practice Questions and Answers

Questions 4

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

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Questions 5

You are responsible for hiring an engineering architect in Bangalore, India through a short-term international assignment.

Which of the following rechniques is the LEAST relevant selection selection criterion tool for this position ?

A. Standardized measures of psychological traits

B. Evaluation of work samples

C. Self-assessment

D. One-on-one interviewing

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Questions 6

A U.S. Based manufacturing company has decided to expand overseas to South Korea.

Which of the following is an example of environmental scanning ?

A. Building internal training programs for the new international employees

B. Developing a compensation structure in line with the local market

C. Changing the company's product mix to take advantage of the new labor market

D. Analyzing the number of skilled workers in the area

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Questions 7

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

A. Compensation

B. Employee relations

C. HRIS

D. Staffing

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Questions 8

In the European Union, many multinational companies have Work Councils that are created to protect workers interests. A company with 50 employees working across the EU has decided to create a Work Councils Recently, a court has fined the corporation for laying off 10% of the employee population in one of its E.U sites without discussing it with its Work Councils.

Which of the following reasons represents the PRIMARY rationale for why this occurred?

A. The company did not follow the collective bargaining agreement

B. The company did not follow the voluntarily-provided program

C. The company did not follow the government-provided program

D. The company did not follow the government-mandated program

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Questions 9

According to the European Union and the International Labor Organization (ILO), which of the following legal instruments is non-binding?

A. Conventions

B. Decisions

C. Regulations

D. Directives

E. Opinions

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Questions 10

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

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Questions 11

Which of the following functions does a job description NOT serve?

A. Tool during performance appraisals

B. Tool for diversity plan

C. Tool for selection criteria

D. Tool for HR planning

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Questions 12

Individuals have various styles of learning. Which of the following types of learners is best suited for lectures?

A. Kinesthetic learners

B. Visual learners

C. Tactile learners

D. Auditory learners

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Questions 13

A U.S. based high tech company has just built a new manufacturing operation in Beijing, China. Over the last two months, they have been trying to recruit skilled and unskilled labor to fill the new open positions. In addition, the company has decided to create 2 international assignments to fill identified skill gaps.

One position is for a Senior Manufacturing Manager/Director to get the operation up and running within 4 more months meeting identified planned outs and the second position is for a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to deal with any engineering issues when developing the process.

When trying to identify potential internal candidates for the Senior Manufacturing Manager/Director position through the skills inventory, which of the following skills is the LEAST relevant ?

A. Ability to speak Chinese

B. Past experience with creating new manufacturing operations

C. Past international experience

D. Strong technical understanding of manufacturing the designated product line

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Questions 14

Which of the following statements is ture?

A. In a functional organization, conflicts between functional managers and project managers are uncommon

B. Project mangers have a moderate to high level of authority in a functional matrix organization

C. Project mangers have low to moderate level of authority in a balanced matrix organization

D. In a weak matrix organization, conflicts between functional managers and project managers are uncommon

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Questions 15

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of adult learning?

A. Problem-focused learning

B. Learn through experience

C. Internal motivation to learn

D. Subject-focused learning

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Questions 16

A high tech company has decided to adopt a fun culture that inspires hard work and innovation. There are wacky, colorful pieces of furniture all around the offices, free lunch is provided on a daily basis in their state-of-the-art kitchen managed by gourmet chefs; all engineers are required to spend one day a week to work on something new and of their own creation.

According to Trompenaars, which of the following types of corporate cultures describe this organization?

A. The Family

B. The Eiffel Tower

C. The Incubator

D. The Guided Missile

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Questions 17

Utilizing Briscoe and Hall's framework of defining competencies, which of the following is disadvantage of utilizing a strategies-based approach to defining competencies?

A. May be too broad to relate to specific jobs in specific locations

B. Aligns with long-term organizational goals

C. Expensive to utilize

D. Characteristic may be interpreted differently in different countries

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Questions 18

Which of following answer is NOT an international assignee?

A. Expatriate

B. Inpatriate

C. Third country nationals

D. Local nationals

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Exam Code: GPHR
Exam Name: Global Professional in Human Resource
Last Update: Mar 24, 2024
Questions: 209 Q&As

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