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SHRM-CP Competencies Questions - Part 31
1. Effective global organizations recognize the value of travel in developing cultural awareness and appreciation. Why might short-term travel assignments be less effective in achieving these goals?
A) The shorter the travel assignment, the shorter the time its positive effects remain.
B) Up-front costs of any travel make shorter assignments less cost-effective than long-term assignments.
C) Short-term assignments tend to be on teams, which can remain insular.
D) Coping with cultural differences and overcoming culture shock takes time and multiple exposures.
2. Culture How is culture generally characterized?
A) Factors that change significantly with each new generation
B) Ethical behaviors determined by local laws and business practices
C) Multidimensional perspective that is inclusive of others' views
D) Shared system of values, beliefs, and attitudes
3. Which attribute would be considered part of implicit culture?
A) Views toward power
B) Languages spoken
C) Food and drink
D) Pace of life
4. Due diligence calls for an intensive investigation of an organization being considered for a merger or acquisition in orderΒ to understand the risks that could be associated with the deal. Which is an example of a cultural factor that poses potential risk?
A) Significant percentage of employees approaching retirement age
B) Creation of a workforce with a large number of workers who speak different languages
C) Use of multiple information technology systems in both organizations
D) Large number of claims alleging racial discrimination
5. What is the term for a set of beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors shared by members of a large group and passed down from one generation to the next?
A) Global mindset
B) Culture
C) Globalization
D) Assimilation
A) The shorter the travel assignment, the shorter the time its positive effects remain.
B) Up-front costs of any travel make shorter assignments less cost-effective than long-term assignments.
C) Short-term assignments tend to be on teams, which can remain insular.
D) Coping with cultural differences and overcoming culture shock takes time and multiple exposures.
2. Culture How is culture generally characterized?
A) Factors that change significantly with each new generation
B) Ethical behaviors determined by local laws and business practices
C) Multidimensional perspective that is inclusive of others' views
D) Shared system of values, beliefs, and attitudes
3. Which attribute would be considered part of implicit culture?
A) Views toward power
B) Languages spoken
C) Food and drink
D) Pace of life
4. Due diligence calls for an intensive investigation of an organization being considered for a merger or acquisition in orderΒ to understand the risks that could be associated with the deal. Which is an example of a cultural factor that poses potential risk?
A) Significant percentage of employees approaching retirement age
B) Creation of a workforce with a large number of workers who speak different languages
C) Use of multiple information technology systems in both organizations
D) Large number of claims alleging racial discrimination
5. What is the term for a set of beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors shared by members of a large group and passed down from one generation to the next?
A) Global mindset
B) Culture
C) Globalization
D) Assimilation
1. Right Answer: D
Explanation: The experience of culture shock and the opportunity to learn to cope with cultural differences takes time and multiple experiences in different cultures. One must learn how to live in another culture and enjoy it.
2. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Culture is a shared system of values, beliefs, and attitudes that shape a specific group of people. Examples include organizational, national, linguistic, generational, and professional cultures.
3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Implicit culture deals with attitudes and beliefs, not tangible things like language, dress, rituals, life styles, and food. The view toward power is an example of implicit culture.
4. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Integrating a large number of employees who speak a different language is a cultural factor that HR should include in its due diligence investigation. Such a cultural factor will require special planning for a successful acquisition or merger. Discrimination claims represent a legal risk factor. A large number of key employees approaching retirement age represents a structural risk factor.
5. Right Answer: B
Explanation: The termΒ cultureΒ refers to basic assumptions, norms, and valuesΒ shared by members of a group. These elements of culture are expressed in artifacts such as clothing and in speech and behaviors. The elements are learned by new members of the group (whether newborn children or new employees in a workplace)Β and in this way are passed down over time. Globalization refers to the trend toward interconnectedness among countries. A global mindset is developed through understanding multiple cultures. Assimilation is the process of acquiring the elements of a new culture.
Explanation: The experience of culture shock and the opportunity to learn to cope with cultural differences takes time and multiple experiences in different cultures. One must learn how to live in another culture and enjoy it.
2. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Culture is a shared system of values, beliefs, and attitudes that shape a specific group of people. Examples include organizational, national, linguistic, generational, and professional cultures.
3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Implicit culture deals with attitudes and beliefs, not tangible things like language, dress, rituals, life styles, and food. The view toward power is an example of implicit culture.
4. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Integrating a large number of employees who speak a different language is a cultural factor that HR should include in its due diligence investigation. Such a cultural factor will require special planning for a successful acquisition or merger. Discrimination claims represent a legal risk factor. A large number of key employees approaching retirement age represents a structural risk factor.
5. Right Answer: B
Explanation: The termΒ cultureΒ refers to basic assumptions, norms, and valuesΒ shared by members of a group. These elements of culture are expressed in artifacts such as clothing and in speech and behaviors. The elements are learned by new members of the group (whether newborn children or new employees in a workplace)Β and in this way are passed down over time. Globalization refers to the trend toward interconnectedness among countries. A global mindset is developed through understanding multiple cultures. Assimilation is the process of acquiring the elements of a new culture.
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