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The Operations department focuses on providing goods and services to the customer in an efficient, effetive, timely manner. Which of the following is NOT a responsibility of Operations?
2.
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 offices 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. After performing a global gap analysis, the global HR team has identified an initiative to identify at least three potential candidates for each Senior Director and VP position. Which of the following describes the BEST tactical plan to address this initiative?
3.
A company is considering moving its production offshore to Shenzhen, Chian. Which of the following is NOT a potential negative consequence of this strategy?
4.
Which category of employees is likely to have the widest pay range?
5.
Which of the following financial statements would you use in order to calculate gross profit margin?
6.
Which of the following describes a framework a framework that links business strategies with day-to-day activities?
7.
When communicating cross-culturally, which of the following filters is the LEAST likely to impact and distort the message sent?
8.
A company has two locations and is in the domestic stage of globalization. The firm has identified an objective to become a truly multinational corporation in 5 years in order to become competitive and reduce overall costs of operations. Given this strategic goal, which of the following international assignments would result in the highest ROI?
9.
Which of the following individuals' participation would add the LEAST value in the selection process to find the most suitable candidate for an international assignment?
10.
Which of the following functional HR goals do NOT align with the organization's long-term objective to expand international operational capacity?