Exam 1: Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Which of the following cultural diversity arguments states that companies with the best reputations for managing diversity will win the competition for the best personnel?

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Question 21

Hammer and Nail Co. has offices around the globe. Its teams are separated by time, geographic distance, culture, and/or organizational boundaries, and almost rely exclusively on technology for interaction between team members. Its teams are:

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Question 22

Trade secrets is an example of _____ capital.

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Question 23

Managing cultural diversity involves:

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Question 24

Which of the following is true about a strategic architect?

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Question 25

Which of following is true about lean thinking?

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Question 26

The skills and motivation of a company's internal labor force determine the need for training and development practices and the effectiveness of the company's compensation and reward systems.

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Question 27

Mentoring relationships is an example of _____ capital.

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Question 28

Implementation of _____ is a companywide effort to continuously improve the ways people, machines, and systems accomplish work.

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Question 29

The practice of having another company provide services traditionally associated with the administrative role of HR is known as:

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Question 30

Which of the following HRM practices, supporting high-performance work systems, is associated with allowing employees to use a variety of skills?

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Question 31

Which of the following HRM practices, supporting high-performance work systems, is associated with employees participating in peer interviews?

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Question 32

Corporate cultures within companies that successfully implement TQM typically emphasize individualism, hierarchy, accountability, and profits.

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Question 33

Discuss the balanced scorecard approach of measuring stakeholder performance.

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Question 34

To be effective, balanced scorecards must be customized by companies to fit different market situations, products, and competitive environments.

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Question 35

Discuss three trends that are changing the HRM function. How and why has the role of HRM changed?

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Question 36

A(n)_____ contract describes what an employee expects to contribute and what the company will provide to the employee for these contributions.

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Question 37

Advances in technology have allowed HR services to be offered more on a self-service basis than in the past.

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Question 38

Which of the following cultural diversity arguments states that heterogeneity potentially produces better decisions through a wider range of perspectives?

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Question 39

Which of the following areas of the legal environment has influenced HRM practices over the past 25 years?

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Which of the following cultural diversity arguments states that companies with the best reputations for managing diversity will win the competition for the best personnel?

Hammer and Nail Co. has offices around the globe. Its teams are separated by time, geographic distance, culture, and/or organizational boundaries, and almost rely exclusively on technology for interaction between team members. Its teams are:

Trade secrets is an example of _____ capital.

Managing cultural diversity involves:

Which of the following is true about a strategic architect?

Which of following is true about lean thinking?

The skills and motivation of a company's internal labor force determine the need for training and development practices and the effectiveness of the company's compensation and reward systems.

Mentoring relationships is an example of _____ capital.

Implementation of _____ is a companywide effort to continuously improve the ways people, machines, and systems accomplish work.

The practice of having another company provide services traditionally associated with the administrative role of HR is known as:

Which of the following HRM practices, supporting high-performance work systems, is associated with allowing employees to use a variety of skills?

Which of the following HRM practices, supporting high-performance work systems, is associated with employees participating in peer interviews?

Corporate cultures within companies that successfully implement TQM typically emphasize individualism, hierarchy, accountability, and profits.

Discuss the balanced scorecard approach of measuring stakeholder performance.

To be effective, balanced scorecards must be customized by companies to fit different market situations, products, and competitive environments.

Discuss three trends that are changing the HRM function. How and why has the role of HRM changed?

A(n)_____ contract describes what an employee expects to contribute and what the company will provide to the employee for these contributions.

Advances in technology have allowed HR services to be offered more on a self-service basis than in the past.

Which of the following cultural diversity arguments states that heterogeneity potentially produces better decisions through a wider range of perspectives?

Which of the following areas of the legal environment has influenced HRM practices over the past 25 years?

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

Selection and Placement

Training

Performance Management

Employee Development

Employee Separation and Retention

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the HRM Function

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