1. An organization is in the growth stage of the organizational life cycle. It has five locations, one in the U.S. (headquarters), two in Asia, one in South America, and one in Europe. The company has decided to utilize a geographic organizational structure. Although the foreign locations are relatively new, they are fully operational each running fairly independently.However, once a year the executive team from headquarters visits each office to meet with the managers at each site to discuss the coming fiscal years strategic goals and objectives. According to Hannons framework, which of the following human resource strategies BEST aligns with this type of organizational structure?

A) Receptive HR Strategy
B) Autonomous HR Strategy
C) Active HR Strategy
D) Reactive HR Strategy



2. Which of the following elements of a competency model allows for clear feedback to employees regarding their career growth?

A) Highly complex competency model
B) Highly precise competencies
C) Extremely broad competencies
D) Highly integrated competency model across the organization



3. A company has selected a young Operations manager to start a factory operation in Malaysia over a three-year period. The assignment may extend another couple of years depending on the required transition. Which of the following programs is likely the MOST valuable to this international assignee while on assignment?

A) Programs to help manage his career
B) Creating vehicles for communication with home country
C) Mentoring
D) Training



4. Which of the following is NOT a cultural impact on the performance appraisal process?

A) Appropriate rewards for achievement
B) Aligning company systems to elicit specific individual performance
C) Value of individual vs. group performance
D) Type of feedback given



5. 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