Question 1

The region or area in which a business is located is a major determinant of its compensation strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Communication skills are a type of _____ skill.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Communication skills are a type of _____...

Question 3

Which of the following is true regarding the organizational lifecycle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Companies pass through the different stages of the lifecycle in a fixed order. 
B)  The organizational lifecycle does not incorporate the decline of organizations. 
C)  Introduction, growth, maturity, and decline are the stages of the lifecycle. 
D)  Manpower and capital requirements stay constant throughout the organizational lifecycle. 
E)  Once an organization is on the decline, recovery is not possible.

Question 4

Which of the following is an area that represents the HRM focus as opposed to the personnel management focus that was prevalent earlier?

Accepted Answer

A)  Standalone programs 
B)  Correct administration of policies 
C)  Recruitment paperwork 
D)  Administrative aspects 
E)  Strategic focus

Question 5

Nicole Boyd, an HR manager, had been receiving many complaints about production managers who were rejecting work-from-home requests from their subordinates. Nicole reviewed the situation and evaluated the performance of those who had made the request. She selected those employees whose work required minimal feedback and then took up their case with the production managers, providing evidence of the employees' high-quality work. Nicole's action helped the employees and production managers come to an agreement which enabled the employees to work from home three days a week. Nicole's act of confronting her managers with an issue faced by the employees reflects the _____ role of an HR official.

Accepted Answer

A)  administrative expert 
B)  functional expert 
C)  human capital developer 
D)  strategic partner 
E)  employee advocate

Question 6

Training programs to help employees understand and internalize aspects of company culture typically happen at the stage of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  recruitment 
B)  appraisal 
C)  selection 
D)  orientation 
E)  succession

Question 7

Which of the following is an aspect of an organization's company culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technical expertise 
B)  Pay strategy 
C)  Dress code 
D)  Human relations skills 
E)  Administrative capabilities

Question 8

A _____ is a detailed document that synthesizes information to determine how many people should be hired, when they should be hired, and what skills they should have.

Accepted Answer

A)  staffing plan 
B)  job description 
C)  retention plan 
D)  SWOT analysis 
E)  task analysis

Question 9

Developing programs to meet the training needs of an organization occurs in the fourth part of the HRM plan.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The _____ is an organization's way of doing things.

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational lifecycle 
B)  company culture 
C)  organizational space 
D)  company structure 
E)  company resource

Question 11

Which of the following models provides an overall view of the role of HRM in the organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kirkpatrick's model 
B)  Ulrich HR model 
C)  Hackman and Oldham model 
D)  Porter's Five forces model 
E)  Two-factor model

Question 12

is the step that follows the selection process in the HRM plan.

Accepted Answer

A)  Compensation 
B)  Appraisal 
C)  Recruitment 
D)  Training 
E)  Determination of human resource needs

Question 13

What are the various recruitment strategies available to HR managers?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the various recruitment strategies available...

Question 14

_____ mostly focused on the hiring process and legal compliance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____ mostly focused on the hiring process...

Question 15

The HRM strategic plan represents the major objectives an organization wants to achieve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Why do we need to link the HR plans to the company's strategic plans?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Why do we need to link the...

Question 17

_____ is the stage in the development of the HRM plan wherein standards are developed to help rate employee performance.

Accepted Answer

A)  Appraisal 
B)  Training 
C)  Compensation 
D)  Selection 
E)  Recruitment

Question 18

As a ______, the HR professional develops talent that is projected to be needed in the future.

Accepted Answer

The answer of As a ______, the HR professional develops...

Question 19

When attempting to determine human resource needs, HR managers prepare an) _____ providing details of all current employees, which includes their educational level and abilities and helps identify deficits in the workforce.

Accepted Answer

A)  staffing plan 
B)  appraisal 
C)  retention plan 
D)  inventory 
E)  job analysis

Question 20

Once implemented, a good strategic plan cannot be adjusted to suit the changing trends in the internal or external factors affecting the company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Developing and Implementing Strategic HRM Plans

The region or area in which a business is located is a major determinant of its compensation strategy.

Communication skills are a type of _____ skill.

Which of the following is true regarding the organizational lifecycle?

Which of the following is an area that represents the HRM focus as opposed to the personnel management focus that was prevalent earlier?

Training programs to help employees understand and internalize aspects of company culture typically happen at the stage of _____.

Which of the following is an aspect of an organization's company culture?

A _____ is a detailed document that synthesizes information to determine how many people should be hired, when they should be hired, and what skills they should have.

Developing programs to meet the training needs of an organization occurs in the fourth part of the HRM plan.

The _____ is an organization's way of doing things.

Which of the following models provides an overall view of the role of HRM in the organization?

is the step that follows the selection process in the HRM plan.

What are the various recruitment strategies available to HR managers?

_____ mostly focused on the hiring process and legal compliance.

The HRM strategic plan represents the major objectives an organization wants to achieve.

Why do we need to link the HR plans to the company's strategic plans?

_____ is the stage in the development of the HRM plan wherein standards are developed to help rate employee performance.

As a ______, the HR professional develops talent that is projected to be needed in the future.

When attempting to determine human resource needs, HR managers prepare an) _____ providing details of all current employees, which includes their educational level and abilities and helps identify deficits in the workforce.

Once implemented, a good strategic plan cannot be adjusted to suit the changing trends in the internal or external factors affecting the company.