Question 1

Emmanuel conducts new employee orientation for a large organization.His work is within which basic HRM function?

Accepted Answer

A) Training and development 
B) Work process engineering 
C) Motivation 
D) Career management 
E) Staffing 
A) Training and development 
B) Work process engineering 
C) Motivation 
D) Career management 
E) Staffing

Question 2

When an employer's employees belong to a union, the Employee Relations function and communication between employees and management may be restricted by:

Accepted Answer

A) The Federal Employees' Union Bureau. 
B) Unruly employees. 
C) Financial agreements. 
D) The contract and the National Labor Relations Board. 
E) Federal Communications Commission. 
A) The Federal Employees' Union Bureau. 
B) Unruly employees. 
C) Financial agreements. 
D) The contract and the National Labor Relations Board. 
E) Federal Communications Commission.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the role of managers?

Accepted Answer

A) The role of managers is to set organizational goals. 
B) The role of managers is to delegate responsibilities and ensure that organizational goals are met. 
C) The role of managers is to monitor activities and employees to ensure that organizational goals are met. 
D) The role of managers is to reward and punish employees to ensure that organizational goals are met. 
E) The role of managers is to work with and through other people, allocating resources, in the effort to achieve organizational goals. 
A) The role of managers is to set organizational goals. 
B) The role of managers is to delegate responsibilities and ensure that organizational goals are met. 
C) The role of managers is to monitor activities and employees to ensure that organizational goals are met. 
D) The role of managers is to reward and punish employees to ensure that organizational goals are met. 
E) The role of managers is to work with and through other people, allocating resources, in the effort to achieve organizational goals.

Question 4

Of all the functions of an organization that may be outsourced, unfortunately, HR is one function that cannot.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
-A primary management function that consists of establishing organizational goals.

Accepted Answer

A) Employee relations function 
B) Scientific management 
C) Maintenance function 
D) Training and development function 
E) Hawthorne Studies
F)Controlling
G)Motivation function
H)Planning
I)Leading
J)Organizing
K)Shared services
L)Communication programs
M)Management
N)Strategic human resource management
O)Staffing function
P)Labor union
Q)Compensation and benefits 
A) Employee relations function 
B) Scientific management 
C) Maintenance function 
D) Training and development function 
E) Hawthorne Studies
F)Controlling
G)Motivation function
H)Planning
I)Leading
J)Organizing
K)Shared services
L)Communication programs
M)Management
N)Strategic human resource management
O)Staffing function
P)Labor union
Q)Compensation and benefits

Question 6

A large manufacturing organization, with 20 geographically dispersed production facilities recently cut its HRM staff by 60%.Each site has a few generalists, but specialist needs in recruiting and selection planning, employment law, training, and benefits administration have been consolidated into one location.This situation is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) Outsourcing. 
B) Shared services. 
C) Decentralized work surveillance. 
D) Telecommuting. 
E) Offshoring. 
A) Outsourcing. 
B) Shared services. 
C) Decentralized work surveillance. 
D) Telecommuting. 
E) Offshoring.

Question 7

________ is designed to help the organization ensure that it has the necessary talent internally for meeting future human resource needs.

Accepted Answer

Employee d

Question 8

How could an analysis of internal strengths and weaknesses of an organization be developed?

Accepted Answer

A) Based on core competencies 
B) With a SWOT analysis 
C) By identifying growth strategies 
D) By determining competitive advantage 
E) Based on a well-developed mission and goal statement 
A) Based on core competencies 
B) With a SWOT analysis 
C) By identifying growth strategies 
D) By determining competitive advantage 
E) Based on a well-developed mission and goal statement

Question 9

Which of these activities might be the responsibility of an employee relations specialist?

Accepted Answer

A) Working with position control specialists in compensation. 
B) Ensure policies and procedures are enforced properly. 
C) Making the job offer. 
D) Benefits administration. 
E) Conducting the initial interview. 
A) Working with position control specialists in compensation. 
B) Ensure policies and procedures are enforced properly. 
C) Making the job offer. 
D) Benefits administration. 
E) Conducting the initial interview.

Question 10

Which of these activities ends the staffing function?

Accepted Answer

A) Recruiting 
B) Acceptance of a job offer 
C) Interview 
D) Qualifications defined 
E) Career development 
A) Recruiting 
B) Acceptance of a job offer 
C) Interview 
D) Qualifications defined 
E) Career development

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding the Talent Management?

Accepted Answer

A) Talent management focuses primarily on recruiting and hiring. 
B) Tracking the effectiveness of Talent Management uses subjective measures. 
C) Once Talent Management is in place, an organizational strategy should be developed. 
D) Talent Management allow HR to identify characteristics of top performing employees. 
E) Predictive analytics prepare Talent Management relationships. 
A) Talent management focuses primarily on recruiting and hiring. 
B) Tracking the effectiveness of Talent Management uses subjective measures. 
C) Once Talent Management is in place, an organizational strategy should be developed. 
D) Talent Management allow HR to identify characteristics of top performing employees. 
E) Predictive analytics prepare Talent Management relationships.

Question 12

Kai, a human resources manager in a service organization, has re-evaluated and updated all job descriptions to make sure that they are aligned with organizational strategy.This is an example of which function of HRM?

Accepted Answer

A) Staffing. 
B) Delegation. 
C) Training and Development. 
D) Motivation. 
E) Maintenance. 
A) Staffing. 
B) Delegation. 
C) Training and Development. 
D) Motivation. 
E) Maintenance.

Question 13

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
-Activities in HRM concerned with helping employees exert at high energy levels.

Accepted Answer

A) Employee relations function 
B) Scientific management 
C) Maintenance function 
D) Training and development function 
E) Hawthorne Studies
F)Controlling
G)Motivation function
H)Planning
I)Leading
J)Organizing
K)Shared services
L)Communication programs
M)Management
N)Strategic human resource management
O)Staffing function
P)Labor union
Q)Compensation and benefits 
A) Employee relations function 
B) Scientific management 
C) Maintenance function 
D) Training and development function 
E) Hawthorne Studies
F)Controlling
G)Motivation function
H)Planning
I)Leading
J)Organizing
K)Shared services
L)Communication programs
M)Management
N)Strategic human resource management
O)Staffing function
P)Labor union
Q)Compensation and benefits

Question 14

Which of the following early management theorists suggested improved methods of employment testing, training, performance evaluations, and job efficiency?

Accepted Answer

A) Frederic Taylor 
B) Hugo Munsterberg 
C) Mary Parker Follet 
D) Tom Peters 
E) Elton Mayo 
A) Frederic Taylor 
B) Hugo Munsterberg 
C) Mary Parker Follet 
D) Tom Peters 
E) Elton Mayo

Question 15

Which of the following describes the employee development function?

Accepted Answer

A) Providing technological support for all employees. 
B) Ensuring that the organization has the necessary talent internally for meeting future human resource needs. 
C) Assisting employees in acquiring better skills for their current job. 
D) Assisting employees in advancing their work lives. 
E) Facilitating system-wide changes in the organization. 
A) Providing technological support for all employees. 
B) Ensuring that the organization has the necessary talent internally for meeting future human resource needs. 
C) Assisting employees in acquiring better skills for their current job. 
D) Assisting employees in advancing their work lives. 
E) Facilitating system-wide changes in the organization.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true about people analytics?

Accepted Answer

A) Businesses have been slow to adopt the technology. 
B) Algorithms identify applicants that are likely to be most successful. 
C) Organizations that implement people analytics have found a decrease in consumer complaints. 
D) People analytics can predict people who are likely to quit. 
E) It has been used to create sports team rosters. 
A) Businesses have been slow to adopt the technology. 
B) Algorithms identify applicants that are likely to be most successful. 
C) Organizations that implement people analytics have found a decrease in consumer complaints. 
D) People analytics can predict people who are likely to quit. 
E) It has been used to create sports team rosters.

Question 17

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
-Activities in HRM concerned with effective communications among organizational members

Accepted Answer

A) Employee relations function 
B) Scientific management 
C) Maintenance function 
D) Training and development function 
E) Hawthorne Studies
F)Controlling
G)Motivation function
H)Planning
I)Leading
J)Organizing
K)Shared services
L)Communication programs
M)Management
N)Strategic human resource management
O)Staffing function
P)Labor union
Q)Compensation and benefits 
A) Employee relations function 
B) Scientific management 
C) Maintenance function 
D) Training and development function 
E) Hawthorne Studies
F)Controlling
G)Motivation function
H)Planning
I)Leading
J)Organizing
K)Shared services
L)Communication programs
M)Management
N)Strategic human resource management
O)Staffing function
P)Labor union
Q)Compensation and benefits

Question 18

_______________ are those who work with and through people, allocating resources in the effort to achieve goals.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ are those who work with and...

Question 19

________ focuses on providing workers with skills necessary for a specific position.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ focuses on providing workers with skills...

Question 20

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
-A primary management function focusing on determining what activities need to be completed to accomplish organizational goals

Accepted Answer

A) Employee relations function 
B) Scientific management 
C) Maintenance function 
D) Training and development function 
E) Hawthorne Studies
F)Controlling
G)Motivation function
H)Planning
I)Leading
J)Organizing
K)Shared services
L)Communication programs
M)Management
N)Strategic human resource management
O)Staffing function
P)Labor union
Q)Compensation and benefits 
A) Employee relations function 
B) Scientific management 
C) Maintenance function 
D) Training and development function 
E) Hawthorne Studies
F)Controlling
G)Motivation function
H)Planning
I)Leading
J)Organizing
K)Shared services
L)Communication programs
M)Management
N)Strategic human resource management
O)Staffing function
P)Labor union
Q)Compensation and benefits

Emmanuel conducts new employee orientation for a large organization.His work is within which basic HRM function?

When an employer's employees belong to a union, the Employee Relations function and communication between employees and management may be restricted by:

Which of the following statements best describes the role of managers?

Of all the functions of an organization that may be outsourced, unfortunately, HR is one function that cannot.

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -A primary management function that consists of establishing organizational goals.

________ is designed to help the organization ensure that it has the necessary talent internally for meeting future human resource needs.

How could an analysis of internal strengths and weaknesses of an organization be developed?

Which of these activities might be the responsibility of an employee relations specialist?

Which of these activities ends the staffing function?

Which of the following is true regarding the Talent Management?

Kai, a human resources manager in a service organization, has re-evaluated and updated all job descriptions to make sure that they are aligned with organizational strategy.This is an example of which function of HRM?

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -Activities in HRM concerned with helping employees exert at high energy levels.

Which of the following early management theorists suggested improved methods of employment testing, training, performance evaluations, and job efficiency?

Which of the following describes the employee development function?

Which of the following is NOT true about people analytics?

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -Activities in HRM concerned with effective communications among organizational members

_______________ are those who work with and through people, allocating resources in the effort to achieve goals.

________ focuses on providing workers with skills necessary for a specific position.

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -A primary management function focusing on determining what activities need to be completed to accomplish organizational goals

Human Resource Planning and Job Analysis

Equal Employment Opportunity

Employee Rights and Discipline

Recruiting

Foundations of Selection

Onboarding, Training, and Developing Employees

Managing Careers

Performance Management

Establishing Rewards and Pay Plans

Employee Benefits

Managing Health and Safety Risks

Understanding Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

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Exam 1: Functions and Strategy

Emmanuel conducts new employee orientation for a large organization.His work is within which basic HRM function?

When an employer's employees belong to a union, the Employee Relations function and communication between employees and management may be restricted by:

Which of the following statements best describes the role of managers?

Of all the functions of an organization that may be outsourced, unfortunately, HR is one function that cannot.

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -A primary management function that consists of establishing organizational goals.

________ is designed to help the organization ensure that it has the necessary talent internally for meeting future human resource needs.

How could an analysis of internal strengths and weaknesses of an organization be developed?

Which of these activities might be the responsibility of an employee relations specialist?

Which of these activities ends the staffing function?

Which of the following is true regarding the Talent Management?

Kai, a human resources manager in a service organization, has re-evaluated and updated all job descriptions to make sure that they are aligned with organizational strategy.This is an example of which function of HRM?

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -Activities in HRM concerned with helping employees exert at high energy levels.

Which of the following early management theorists suggested improved methods of employment testing, training, performance evaluations, and job efficiency?

Which of the following describes the employee development function?

Which of the following is NOT true about people analytics?

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -Activities in HRM concerned with effective communications among organizational members

_______________ are those who work with and through people, allocating resources in the effort to achieve goals.

________ focuses on providing workers with skills necessary for a specific position.

MATCHING KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS -A primary management function focusing on determining what activities need to be completed to accomplish organizational goals

Human Resource Planning and Job Analysis

Equal Employment Opportunity

Employee Rights and Discipline

Recruiting

Foundations of Selection

Onboarding, Training, and Developing Employees

Managing Careers

Performance Management

Establishing Rewards and Pay Plans

Employee Benefits

Managing Health and Safety Risks

Understanding Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Filters