Exam 14: Creating High Performing Hr Systems

Which of the following best describes an example of HR practices and HR deliverables being internally aligned?

A compensation system which provides individual performance bonuses while the operations system involves employees to work together on teams would be considered a powerful connection.

If an organization redesigns part of its HR system to accommodate changes within their industry which of the following should most likely happen next?

All of the following statements about competitive advantage are accurate EXCEPT:

HR practices used by an organization help to determine which knowledge, skills and abilities employees are required to have so being specific when identifying practices can affect competitive advantage.

Determining the source of your organization's competitive advantage is a primary component of creating an effective HR score card.

A consultant has been hired to help the marketing department work on a special project for the next six months and to manage these ________ partners a ________ HR system is used.

Organization's use contingent labor because:

An organization which follows a cost leadership strategy should use which of the following incentive plans in order to ensure that its strategy is aligned with its HR practice?

If an organization designs a step by step disciplinary process to use when addressing poor performers but managers never take anyone past a verbal warning in fear of having to terminate an employee and take the time to recruit a new one, then most likely the system needs to be reevaluated and additional management training may need to occur.

An employee who has worked for an organization for 40 years and has made a unique contribution to the business is said to have a ________ relationship with the organization.

Registered nurses contribute directly to a medical center's short and long term success. Therefore the medical center provides extensive continual education opportunities and allows the nurses much discretion in the work they do. The HR system that the medical center would most likely use with these employees is:

Bruce operates a small medical practice with 10 employees. He offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. He has implemented an annual performance evaluation system that includes goal setting for each employee. He also has set aside money in his budget to provide educational assistance for his staff. He also allows the staff to self schedule so that they can meet their personal needs while still meeting the office and patient needs. Due to all of this his office has experienced minimal turnover during the past 3 years. This can be best described as a/an:

In order to map its employment portfolio an organization must:

Which of the following HR practices would be impacted by a labor force trend which shows that more single mothers will be entering your work force?

Which of the following HR practices would be impacted by the introduction of new employment regulations related to FMLA?

When an employment relationship is focused on meeting the terms of a contract or agreement has more of an economic concern then it is said to be ________.

ABC Industries and XYZ Corporation both are in the auto parts manufacturing business and therefore compete for the same customers, make similar products and use similar technology to create their products. Based on this information, which of the following statements is most accurate about these organizations?

To address organizational demands, environmental demands and regulatory issues managers must select HR activities that are:

If an organization has ________ fit then there is alignment between the primary HR activities and the HR challenges.