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Which of the following is true about hiring temporary workers?
(A) It is an example of an internal labor orientation
(B) Organizations use such arrangements for long-term employment commitments
(C) This strategy can be effectively used by organizations that have cyclical demands for
their services, such as a business that prepares individual tax returns
(D) Using temporary workers allows an organization to employ an HR strategy that
develops employees and creates a competitive advantage - ✔✔This strategy can be
effectively used by organizations that have cyclical demands for their services, such as a
business that prepares individual tax returns
Which of the following is true of organizations with a differentiation strategy?
(A) The organization seeks to become low-cost producers
(B) The organization seeks to produce superior goods and services
(C) The organization seeks to become highly efficient
(D) Controlling expenses is very important. - ✔✔The organization seeks to produce
superior goods and services
The CCP model for Time-Based Competition consists of:
(A) Minimizing Cost, Enhancing Customers Satisfaction, and Maximizing Profit.
(B) Reducing Chance factor, Setting up feasible Criteria, and Improving Performance.
(C) Monitoring Changes, Analyzing Causal relations, and Exploring Possibilities for
change.
,(D) Customer Relationship Management, Competitive Strategy, and Public Trust -
✔✔Monitoring Changes, Analyzing Causal relations, and Exploring Possibilities for
change.
Which of the following is (are) associated with the Capabilities-Based Strategy?
I. Identify the core activities of the firm.
II. Identify the capabilities for competitive advantage
III. Develop and coordinate the capabilities for competitive advantage
IV. Develop the core activities of the firm.
(A) I and II only
(B) II and III only
(C) I and IV only
(D) I, II, - ✔✔II and III only
Apple computer produces the iPad, that is described by Apple as "A magical and
revolutionary product..." From what you know about the iPad and Apple computer:
(A) Apple has a low cost leadership strategy
(B) Apple is very conscious of expenses
(C) Apple computer has a differentiation strategy
(D) Apple probably employs a large number of temporary employees - ✔✔Apple
computer has a differentiation strategy
Employing the Committed Expert HR strategy to support the Activity- (or Service-)based
Strategy is an example of
(A) Front-Wheel Alignment (B) Horizontal Alignment
(C) Circular Alignment (D) Vertical Alignment - ✔✔Vertical Alignment
, Which of the following best defines the term 'efficiency'?
(A) The degree to which organizational goals are achieved
(B) Get things done right
(C) All employees are involved in achieving the organizational goals
(D) Get right things done - ✔✔Get things done right
Job-based fit:
(A) is concerned with how well an individual's abilities match the job
(B) deals with how well the individual is matched with the organization's culture, values
and
norms
(C) depends mostly on personality over technical skill
(D) is a subset of cultural fit - ✔✔is concerned with how well an individual's abilities
match the job
Which term describes the practice of subcontracting out the non-core activities?
(A) Contract workers (B) Crowd-sourcing
(C) Cross-Sourcing (D) Outsourcing. - ✔✔Outsourcing.
Horizontal alignment:
(A) deals with the positioning of an organization's human resource management
strategy in relation to its competitive strategy.
(B) refers to how a company interacts with its suppliers
(C) refers to how a company uses its human resource management as a competitive
weapon
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