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PHRi Exam Dumps - Professional in Human Resources - International

Question # 4

Which of the following stages of the International Assignment Process model is the most critical in determining the success of an international assignment?

A.

Pre-departure preparation

B.

Assessment and selection

C.

On assignment

D.

Completing the assignment

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Question # 5

An organization decides to provide their employees who have stayed with the company for 15+ years a pension based on the average earnings in the last 3 rears of their employment with the company. Which type of formula does this utilize ?

A.

Final pay

B.

Cash balance plan

C.

Flat dollar

D.

Career-average

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Question # 6

Which of the following leadership theories believes that leadership styles should correspond to the maturity of the employees?

A.

Contingency theories

B.

Situational theories

C.

Behavioral theories

D.

Trait theories

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Question # 7

Which of the following is a measure of recruiting effectiveness in the long term?

A.

Cost per applicant hired

B.

Quantity of applicants

C.

Average time required to recruit applicants

D.

Turnover of hires

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Question # 8

There are seven stages of internal consulting that a HR Professional must be familiar with. Consider this scenario: Mark is a HR Professional for his organization. He is meeting with Tammy and Tammy's supervisor Eric to learn about a conflict between Tammy and Eric. Mark wants to understand both parties before addressing the scenario. Which of the seven stages is Mark, Tammy, and Eric participating in?

A.

Developing recommendations

B.

Implementing

C.

Exploring the situation

D.

Gaining agreement to the project plan

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Question # 9

Which of the following type of listening is occurring when a person is thinking. “Robert has some legitimate points about the importance of quality and its importance in the company’s growth” while listening to a ISO-9001 training session?

A.

Active

B.

Empathic

C.

Informational

D.

Evaluative

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Question # 10

Which one of the following is the best example of a disparate treatment of discrimination?

A.

All project team members are asked to take turns keeping meeting minutes in a rotation.

B.

The meeting minutes will be kept by both men and women in a rotation.

C.

The meeting minutes will be kept by female members of the project team because they have neater handwriting.

D.

All junior project team members are required to take turns keeping meeting minutes in a rotation.

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Question # 11

The Taft-Hartley Act, also known as the Labor Management Relations Act, addressed unions and engaged in certain types of secondary boycotts. What is a secondary boycott?

A.

It is an effort to convince others to stop doing business with a particular organization that is the subject of a primary boycott.

B.

It is an effort to create more than one boycott on an organization, on two or more revenue streams.

C.

It is two or more boycotts by two or more union-backed organizations against one company.

D.

It is additional boycotts against companies that do business with a company which the union is boycotting.

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Question # 12

You are a HR Professional for your organization. You have presented an idea to your staff. The staff members then discuss their ideas based on your presentation. All of the ideas are recorded and collectively ranked from most important to least important (or some other ordinal scale). Through this process a selection or forecast can be made for the organization. What forecasting technique have you used in this scenario?

A.

Nominal group technique

B.

Ratio analysis

C.

Brainstorming

D.

Delphi Technique

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Question # 13

A good MBO (management by objectives) shares all of the following aspects EXCEPT:

A.

Periodic feedback about objectives

B.

Goals which align with corporate level goals and strategies

C.

Goals are established by the supervisor/manager

D.

Goals which are measurable

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Question # 14

You are the HR Professional for your organization and you're working with the management to define the role of contractors versus employees in your organization. According to the Internal Revenue Service, there are three categories of control that help determine whether a person is a contractor or an employee. Which one of the following is not one of the three levels of control as defined by the IRS for employee versus contractor?

A.

Financial control

B.

Locale of work performed

C.

Behavioral control

D.

Type of relationship

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Question # 15

Mark is an HR Professional for his organization and he has been given the assignment to create an Affirmative Action Plan for his company. Mark will also be considered to be designated the responsibility for this Affirmative Action Plan. What does the designation of responsibility mean?

A.

It means that Mark will be the person that reports on the plan's implementation to management

B.

It means that Mark will be the person that reports on the plan's implementation to the Department of Labor

C.

It means that Mark will be the person responsible for actually implementing the plan

D.

It means that Mark will be the manager for all Affirmative Action scenarios and issues within his company

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Question # 16

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing unions and management in the bargaining process. There are three primary types of bargaining that management and unions participate in. Which one of the following bargaining types aims to generate a variety of options before settling on one?

A.

Distributive bargaining

B.

Good faith bargaining

C.

Integrative bargaining

D.

Interest-based bargaining

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Question # 17

Sally is an HR Professional for an organization and she's working with Holly another HR Professional. Holly is concerned with effectiveness of a new policy. Sally is concerned with the efficiency of the new policy. What is the difference between effectiveness and efficiency?

A.

These are the same values in human resources.

B.

Efficiency is doing things right. Effectiveness is doing the right things.

C.

Efficiency is being effective when doing things. Effectiveness is doing the right things efficiently.

D.

Efficiency is knowing what to do. Effectiveness is doing what you know you should.

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Question # 18

Which of the following is the process of systematically determining a relative internal value of a job in an organization?

A.

Job evaluation

B.

Broadbanding

C.

SWOT Analysis

D.

Gainsharing

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Question # 19

COBRA, the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, requires some organizations to offer continuation of group health care coverage to employees and family members based on certain qualifying events. How many employees must exist within an organization for COBRA requirements to be enforced?

A.

20

B.

100

C.

50

D.

10

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Question # 20

Productivity measures the _______and _______ of work done, taking into account the cost of the resources it took to do the work

A.

quantity and quality

B.

output and capital

C.

input and output

D.

output and quantity

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Question # 21

Human resource management is conducted to achieve______goals.

A.

Organizational

B.

Personnel

C.

Supervisory

D.

Management

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Question # 22

Which of the following is a communication that damages an individual's reputation in the community, preventing them from obtaining employment?

A.

Gainsharing

B.

Constructive discharge

C.

Duty of loyalty

D.

Defamation

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Question # 23

Your organization has 80 full-time employees. Management has recently informed you that they have sold their business and they'll be releasing all employees in the organization. Based on the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, how many days must management give in writing to the employees of this organization before the mass layoff?

A.

60 days

B.

120 days

C.

Zero days

D.

30 days

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Question # 24

Beth is a HR Professional for her organization and she's discussing the risk of growing her organization's business. What is risk and why would it be considered in HR for organizational growth?

A.

Risk is an uncertain event or condition that may help or hinder an organization. Adding employees can help positive risks or amplify negative risk events.

B.

Risk is an adverse event that can halt, hinder, or hurt the objectives of a business.

C.

Risk is a negative event that an organization must consider when adding new employees to grow a company.

D.

Risk is an uncertain event or condition that can have a positive or negative effect on the goals of an organization.

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Question # 25

Which of the following represents a HR strategic activity?

A.

Recruitment of staff for new R&D project

B.

Implement annual performance appraisal programs

C.

Designing an employment brand

D.

Provide specific job training programs

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Question # 26

You are the HR Professional for your organization. You have just hired a new employee for your company. What form are you and the newly hired employee required to complete to show the employee's identity and eligibility to work in the United States?

A.

IRCA-00

B.

1099

C.

IRCA-86

D.

I-9

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Question # 27

Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and it is illegal in the US based on what law?

A.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

B.

ADA and Rehabilitation Act of 2008

C.

ADEA of 1967

D.

Fair Labor Standards Act of 1958

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Question # 28

Mark is a HR Professional for his organization and he has been given the assignment to create an Affirmative Action Plan for his company. As Mark creates this document, which one of the following is not required to be in the Affirmative Action Plan?

A.

Placement Goals

B.

Job Group Analysis

C.

Compliance Reviews

D.

Designation of Responsibility

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Question # 29

Which of the following is NOT a reason why a company would pursue moving forward with an acquisition?

A.

Improve customer relations

B.

Increase their current market share

C.

Acquire new skills and talents

D.

Expand their product protfolio

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Question # 30

Which of the following is NOT a step in the Strategy Implementation stage of Strategic Planning?

A.

Short-term organizational objectives are established

B.

Actions plans are developed

C.

Resource allocation

D.

Long-term objectives are established and strategies defined

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Question # 31

Let’s assume you need to develop a strategic employer branding program. Which of the following is one of the LEAST effective methods in prositive employer branding?

A.

Providing above-market compensation packages

B.

Gathering local confidence by socially responsible actions, ie environmentally conscious

C.

Winning the Malcolm Baldrge National Quality Award

D.

Implementation of flexible work arrangements that reduce turnover by 10%

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Question # 32

As an HR Professional you must be familiar with several laws and pieces of legislation that affects your practices. What act makes it illegal to discriminate against older workers with respect to benefits or to target older workers for layoffs?

A.

OWBPA

B.

OASDI

C.

HIPAA

D.

MHPA

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Question # 33

When an individual files a charge of discrimination with the EEOC against an employer, what will the EEOC do?

A.

The EEOC will create a hearing with the complainant and the employer to investigate the charge.

B.

The EEOC will visit the employer to inform them of the charge.

C.

The EEOC will investigate the claim by inspecting the employer's place of business.

D.

The EEOC will send the employer a letter informing them of the charge.

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Question # 34

You are an HR Professional for your organization. You and your supervisor are reviewing the EEO reporting requirements for your company to comply with the reports your firm should file. Which EEO Report is a survey, collected every other year on even calendar years?

A.

EEO-4 Report

B.

EEO-5 Report

C.

EEO-3 Report

D.

EEO-1 Report

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Question # 35

Martha is the HR Professional for her organization and she's working with her team to complete non-quantitative job evaluations. Martha wants to stress the available types of non-quantitative job evaluation techniques that are appropriate for her team to be communicated to managers. Which one of the following is not a non-quantitative job evaluation technique that Martha should share?

A.

Whole job ranking

B.

Job slotting

C.

Factor comparison

D.

Job classification

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Question # 36

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing union-based strikes. An organization utilizes union labor and non-union labor in their operations. The union goes on a strike; so the organization shifts work to the non-union labor to offset the effects of the strike. If the union labor decides to picket the operations of the non-union labor, what term is assigned to this process?

A.

Double Breasting Picketing

B.

Common situs picketing

C.

Wildcat strikes

D.

Sympathy strike

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Question # 37

As a HR Professional you must understand the laws and regulations, which affect employee compensation. Which of the following was the first to address sanitary working conditions?

A.

Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act

B.

Portal-to-Portal Act

C.

Davis-Bacon Act

D.

Fair Labor Standards Act

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Question # 38

John earns $45,200 per year as a mechanic in your organization. The $42,500 per year does not include earnings John may have through shift differentials, benefits, overtime, incentives, and bonuses. Which one of the following terms best describes the $45,200 per year that John earns?

A.

Base pay

B.

Market-demand pay

C.

Hygiene factor pay

D.

Variable pay

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Question # 39

Which of the following are the benefits of gainsharing programs? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose three.

A.

Aligns employees to organization goals

B.

Employees are paid on the basis of group performance rather than individual performance

C.

Enhances employees focus and awareness

D.

Helps organization to achieve improvement in key performance measures

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Question # 40

As an HR Professional you should be familiar with the terminology, practices, and rules governing unions and management in the bargaining process. What is the zipper clause in regard to negotiations?

A.

Items in a management-union contract can be "zipped" open and closed as often as necessary.

B.

Management is locked out of union meetings.

C.

Management and union representations are locked out of union employee meetings.

D.

Items in a management-union contract are "zipped" closed, once the agreement is signed by both parties.

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Question # 41

An organization is in the global stage of globalization. Which of the following BEST describes the key functions of human resources professionals working in this company at this time?

A.

Increasing activity in international assignment programs, so that they have an extensive knowledge about various host countries. Focused on change partner and navigator role.

B.

Experts at moving resources back and forth across countries. Focused on only navigator role.

C.

Increasing activity in international assignment programs, so that they have an extensive knowledge about various host countries. Focused builder and change partner role.

D.

Experts at moving resources back and forth across countries. Focused on change partner and navigator role.

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