A HR Manager is developing a global competency model for global leaders at a high tech company. In order to ensure the model is valid and reliable, the HR Manager plans to study the connotation of specific attributes across various office locations.

Which of the following types of culture would be the LEAST valuable for the HR Manager to evaluate when developing the model?

John's organization has collected several applications for an employment position within his organization. The data collected from these applications must be kept secure and private, especially in light of the Privacy Act of what year?

Which of the following indicators is lagging indicator ? 

A business has two locations and is currently in the domestic stage of globalisation. The headquarters are in the United States, where R&D is concentrated, and another site has been built in Asia to manufacture the product. The company has set a goal of becoming a truly multinational corporation in five years. Will pursuing international assignments most likely benefit this company?

A high-tech company based in the United States has a successful R&D office in Bangalore, India. The headquarters wants to expand its business in the U.S. by adding a new product line and has identified this project as its most important objective in the mid-term. The management team believes that creating an international assignment program, specifically extended business travel, will help run the project smoothly. After conducting extensive research, the HR manager found that this program will cost $400,000 as an initial investment plus a variable cost of $100,000 per year, but it will generate $10,000,000 in additional revenue in the first year and $5,000,000 in the second year due to product customization to customer demand. What is the return on investment in the first year?