Question 1

There are NO risks to developing an HR strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Human resources create competitive advantage for organizations, which reflects a resource-based view.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In the text, Sears demonstrates that there is a link between employee behaviour and the company's performance. What two employee attitudes had the greatest significance on employee retention and behaviour toward the company?

Accepted Answer

A)  perceptions about their value and about their compensation 
B)  perceptions about their jobs and about the company 
C)  perceptions about their performance and about their training 
D)  perceptions about their retention and about their career plans 
A)  perceptions about their value and about their compensation 
B)  perceptions about their jobs and about the company 
C)  perceptions about their performance and about their training 
D)  perceptions about their retention and about their career plans B

Question 4

To the HR practitioner, what does human capital incorporate?

Accepted Answer

A)  knowledge, commitment, values 
B)  commitment, experience, culture 
C)  experience, knowledge, skills 
D)  skills, values, culture 
A)  knowledge, commitment, values 
B)  commitment, experience, culture 
C)  experience, knowledge, skills 
D)  skills, values, culture

Question 5

What is the purpose of strategic HRM?

Accepted Answer

A)  to ensure the effective functioning and survival of the organization and its members 
B)  to implement the planning, timing, and delivery of an effective organizational strategy 
C)  to motivate and attract employees who will internalize the organization's culture 
D)  to emerge as an industry leader with numerous distinct competencies and a competitive advantage 
A)  to ensure the effective functioning and survival of the organization and its members 
B)  to implement the planning, timing, and delivery of an effective organizational strategy 
C)  to motivate and attract employees who will internalize the organization's culture 
D)  to emerge as an industry leader with numerous distinct competencies and a competitive advantage

Question 6

In many ways, HR strategy generates the business strategy, and business strategy determines the HR strategy. What is the concept that describes this relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal strategy 
B)  reciprocal partnerships 
C)  reciprocal dependence 
D)  reciprocal interdependence 
A)  reciprocal strategy 
B)  reciprocal partnerships 
C)  reciprocal dependence 
D)  reciprocal interdependence

Question 7

Traditionally the HRM program influenced the creation of the corporate strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Costs incurred in training, motivating, compensating, and monitoring employees can be viewed as investments in human capital which result in gains to productivity per worker. How does this type of investment yield such gains?

Accepted Answer

A)  by matching the business strategy to the external environment 
B)  by matching the capabilities of employees with the corporate strategy 
C)  by matching the needs of the employees to their desires for empowerment 
D)  by matching the HR strategy to the potential employee competencies 
A)  by matching the business strategy to the external environment 
B)  by matching the capabilities of employees with the corporate strategy 
C)  by matching the needs of the employees to their desires for empowerment 
D)  by matching the HR strategy to the potential employee competencies

Question 9

Human resource professionals recognize the need to play a more strategic role within the organization, but many executives do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the THREE ways in which HR becomes a strategic business partner?

Accepted Answer

a.Concurrent strategy formulation - stra

Question 11

Fit is an important consideration when designing HR programs. What is it called when an organization fits its HR strategy to its organizational strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  internal fit 
B)  best fit 
C)  external fit 
D)  organizational fit 
A)  internal fit 
B)  best fit 
C)  external fit 
D)  organizational fit

Question 12

Human resources management used to be called the personnel department.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If a company uses a differentiation strategy, what is it more concerned with relative to equity with the external market?

Accepted Answer

A)  pay structures 
B)  compensation strategy 
C)  pay for performance 
D)  internal equity 
A)  pay structures 
B)  compensation strategy 
C)  pay for performance 
D)  internal equity

Question 14

What is human capital? What comprises human capital?

Accepted Answer

Human capital is the sum of employees' k

Question 15

According to classical economics, what are the three most important resources or inputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  labour, capital, land 
B)  capital, knowledge, land 
C)  knowledge, economics, land 
D)  economics, assets, land 
A)  labour, capital, land 
B)  capital, knowledge, land 
C)  knowledge, economics, land 
D)  economics, assets, land

Question 16

The HR senior manager team moves from insider status to outsider status with strategic HRM.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

If IBM introduces a new software package in January, Microsoft can probably imitate or duplicate this package by February of the same year. However, if IBM technical support people are trained and motivated to provide "knock your socks off service", Microsoft will have a difficult time imitating this service within a month. This is an example of how employees can provide a competitive advantage. What theory is being applied here?

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioural perspective 
B)  resource-based view 
C)  human capital 
D)  strategic management 
A)  behavioural perspective 
B)  resource-based view 
C)  human capital 
D)  strategic management

Question 18

Human capital refers to the collective sum of the attributes, experience, knowledge, and commitment that employees choose to invest in their work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A possible drawback to strategic HR planning includes a greater amount of time required for decision making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to Google, which of the following does NOT produce innovative behaviours from employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  selecting people with high creativity 
B)  providing employees with time and freedom to innovate 
C)  motivating innovation through incentive programs 
D)  stimulating opportunities for job enlargement 
A)  selecting people with high creativity 
B)  providing employees with time and freedom to innovate 
C)  motivating innovation through incentive programs 
D)  stimulating opportunities for job enlargement

There are NO risks to developing an HR strategy.

Human resources create competitive advantage for organizations, which reflects a resource-based view.

In the text, Sears demonstrates that there is a link between employee behaviour and the company's performance. What two employee attitudes had the greatest significance on employee retention and behaviour toward the company?

To the HR practitioner, what does human capital incorporate?

What is the purpose of strategic HRM?

In many ways, HR strategy generates the business strategy, and business strategy determines the HR strategy. What is the concept that describes this relationship?

Traditionally the HRM program influenced the creation of the corporate strategy.

Costs incurred in training, motivating, compensating, and monitoring employees can be viewed as investments in human capital which result in gains to productivity per worker. How does this type of investment yield such gains?

Human resource professionals recognize the need to play a more strategic role within the organization, but many executives do not.

What are the THREE ways in which HR becomes a strategic business partner?

Fit is an important consideration when designing HR programs. What is it called when an organization fits its HR strategy to its organizational strategy?

Human resources management used to be called the personnel department.

If a company uses a differentiation strategy, what is it more concerned with relative to equity with the external market?

What is human capital? What comprises human capital?

According to classical economics, what are the three most important resources or inputs?

The HR senior manager team moves from insider status to outsider status with strategic HRM.

Human capital refers to the collective sum of the attributes, experience, knowledge, and commitment that employees choose to invest in their work.

A possible drawback to strategic HR planning includes a greater amount of time required for decision making.

According to Google, which of the following does NOT produce innovative behaviours from employees?

Strategic Management

Environmental Influences on HRM

Job Analysis

The HR Forecasting Process

Determining HR Demand

Ascertaining HR Supply

Succession Management

Information Technology

Downsizing and Restructuring

Strategic International HRM

Mergers and Acquisitions

Outsourcing

Evaluation of HR

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Exam 2: Aligning HR With Strategy

There are NO risks to developing an HR strategy.

Human resources create competitive advantage for organizations, which reflects a resource-based view.

In the text, Sears demonstrates that there is a link between employee behaviour and the company's performance. What two employee attitudes had the greatest significance on employee retention and behaviour toward the company?

To the HR practitioner, what does human capital incorporate?

What is the purpose of strategic HRM?

In many ways, HR strategy generates the business strategy, and business strategy determines the HR strategy. What is the concept that describes this relationship?

Traditionally the HRM program influenced the creation of the corporate strategy.

Costs incurred in training, motivating, compensating, and monitoring employees can be viewed as investments in human capital which result in gains to productivity per worker. How does this type of investment yield such gains?

Human resource professionals recognize the need to play a more strategic role within the organization, but many executives do not.

What are the THREE ways in which HR becomes a strategic business partner?

Fit is an important consideration when designing HR programs. What is it called when an organization fits its HR strategy to its organizational strategy?

Human resources management used to be called the personnel department.

If a company uses a differentiation strategy, what is it more concerned with relative to equity with the external market?

What is human capital? What comprises human capital?

According to classical economics, what are the three most important resources or inputs?

The HR senior manager team moves from insider status to outsider status with strategic HRM.

Human capital refers to the collective sum of the attributes, experience, knowledge, and commitment that employees choose to invest in their work.

A possible drawback to strategic HR planning includes a greater amount of time required for decision making.

According to Google, which of the following does NOT produce innovative behaviours from employees?

Strategic Management

Environmental Influences on HRM

Job Analysis

The HR Forecasting Process

Determining HR Demand

Ascertaining HR Supply

Succession Management

Information Technology

Downsizing and Restructuring

Strategic International HRM

Mergers and Acquisitions

Outsourcing

Evaluation of HR

Filters