SHRM-SCP Practice Questions and Answers 100 Correct
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SHRM-SCP Practice Questions and Answers 100 Corrrect
"Which strategy for international assignees best helps to improve their overall experience and
reduce their sense of isolation? Correct-Ensuring that assignees are equipped with
communication platforms and technologies
SHRM-SCP Practice Questions and Answers 100 Corrrect
"Which strategy for international assignees best helps to improve their overall experience and
reduce their sense of isolation? Correct-Ensuring that assignees are equipped with
communication platforms and technologies"
How does HR contribute to diverse locations in a multidomestic strategy? Correct-By
coordinating subsidiary activities to ensure that culture and policies are consistent with those
of the home country, Local culture and values are accommodated in a multidomestic strategy;
still, there remains a need to coordinate them with the overall organizational culture.
How does an understanding of global forces benefit HR practices in a traditional organization?
Correct-Hyperconnectivity has changed the way employees access information in the
workplace.
How can an organization ensure a smooth repatriation of an employee after an international
assignment? Correct-Provide assurance that skills and experience attained during the
assignment will be used as part of a new assignment.
A multinational corporation is expanding quickly through acquisitions. It aims to create
efficiency and innovation by integrating all its operations. What might the VP of HR advise the
,SHRM-SCP Practice Questions and Answers 100 Corrrect
management committee in this case? Correct-Budget time and resources to revise policies
and practices and train all personnel. One of the challenges facing an organization that is
seeking global integration of acquired entities is that these entities have established their
own policies and processes and will adhere to them unless deliberate action is taken to create
new, integrated policies and procedures.
A company expands its operations to deliver services outside its home country. The CEO
decides to hire local workforces for the new offices and tasks the VP of HR with
communicating this strategy to the organization. What benefit should the VP of HR
emphasize? Correct-Deeper understanding of new markets. Pursuing a global strategy with
a local workforce allows the organization to understand and respond to local preferences and
practices.
What action should HR take to approach global assignments from a strategic-systematic
perspective? Correct-Disseminate information, technology, and values uniformly
throughout the global organization.One of the most important tasks is to ensure that
communication and knowledge sharing are universal throughout the organization.
A manager comes the HR director and complains about a recent global assignee. The
employee has been late on the first report deadline and is not meeting initial goals. How
,SHRM-SCP Practice Questions and Answers 100 Corrrect
should the HR director respond? Correct-Explain to the manager the process of cross-
cultural adjustment and its effect on productivity.
Which of Perlmutter's orientations will allow HR to standardize talent staffing plans for an
MNC where there is a strong business lead? Correct-Regiocentric. In a regiocentric
orientation, operations are managed regionally. Communication is high within the region and
less so between regions. However, staffing practices that promote global approaches are
encouraged.
Which is an example of reverse innovation? Correct-Products created for or by emerging
economy markets that are then imported to developed economy markets.
Which initiative is most likely to have the biggest impact to an organization's local
responsiveness globalization strategy? Correct-Deploying strong mentoring and talent
management programs in host-countries. An local responsiveness strategy commits an
organization to achieving a greater reliance on local expertise. This calls for increased
investment in developing local talent and creating a new class of local leaders.
, SHRM-SCP Practice Questions and Answers 100 Corrrect
A global firm is planning to take a polycentric approach to its philanthropic programs. Which
is the most likely outcome of taking this approach? Correct-Donations will be more aligned
to local community needs.
According to the upstream/downstream strategic model what HR activities are most likely to
be placed at headquarters? Correct-Workforce alignment. The upstream/downstream
model considers it useful to localize downstream HR activities (compensation, benefits, labor
relations), placing them closer to HR customers. Upstream functions (strategic planning,
workforce alignment) should be closer to corporate headquarters.
Which step moves an organization from being multinational to globalized? Correct-
Accommodating a multidirectional flow of ideas. The organization's information and
knowledge need to be shared among all locations in a globalized organization. Acquisitions in
other countries could make an organization multinational, but to become a truly globalized
organization, ideas, goods, and products must flow in many directions.
Which best describes a company with a polycentric approach to globalization? Correct-
Local cultural norms are understood and implemented locally. In the polycentric orientation,
entities are allowed a large measure of independence as long as they are profitable and may
adapt to local culture and legal compliance as needed.
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