human resource management correct answers Design of formal systems in an organization to manage human talent for accomplishing organizational goals
Which of the following is NOT an issue for smaller organizations?
A. Shortage of qualified workers
B. Excess of qualified workers
C. Rising payro...
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human resource management correct answers Design of formal systems in an organization to
manage human talent for accomplishing organizational goals
Which of the following is NOT an issue for smaller organizations?
A. Shortage of qualified workers
B. Excess of qualified workers
C. Rising payroll taxes
D. Government regulation compliance correct answers B. Excess of qualified workers
A Unique capability that creates high value in which an organization excels:
A. Intellectual capital
B. Organizational culture
C. Core competency
D. Customer service/quality correct answers C. Core competency
Which of the following statements is true of the functions of human resource management?
a. It is a clerical operation in large companies concerned with payroll and employee records.
b. It refers to a department which looks into the legal ramifications of policies and procedures
that affect only the employees in an organization.
c. It is a function concerned with costs, planning, and the implications of various strategies for
organizations.
d. It refers to a design of formal systems in an organization to manage human talent for
accomplishing organizational goals. correct answers D. It refers to a design of formal systems in
an organization to manage human talent for accomplishing organizational goals.
How is unit labor cost computed?
a. By dividing the total cost of workers by the total level of output
b. By dividing the total level of output by the total cost of workers
c. By dividing the average level of output by the average cost of workers
d. By dividing the average cost of workers by their average levels of output correct answers D.
By dividing the average cost of workers by their average levels of output
_____, a method to increase employee productivity, involves having fewer employees who
perform multiple job tasks.
a. Organizational restructuring
b. Aligning HR activity
c. Outsourcing
d. Redesigning work correct answers d. Redesigning work
Which is NOT one of the four types of organizational assets?
a. Physical
b. Financial
,c. Cultural
d. Intellectual Property
e. Human correct answers c. Cultural
Collective value of the capabilities, knowledge, skills, life experiences, and motivation of an
organizational workforce= correct answers Human Capital
True/false: HR is becoming a more strategic part of well-run organizations. correct answers True
Which of the following is NOT a role of HR management?
a. Administrative
b. Purchasing
c. Operational and Employee Advocate
d. Strategic correct answers b. Purchasing
What term describes a citizen of one country working in a second country who is employed by
an organization based in the first country?
a. Patriot
b. Expatriate
c. Host-country national
d. Third country national correct answers b. Expatriate
True/false: Females now make up more than half of the U.S. executive work force. correct
answers True
True/False: Labor Day started in the U.S. correct answers FALSE!
Started in Canada
True/False: Something that is ethical has to be legal. correct answers FALSE!
EX. stealing food for your kids if they are starving
The major legislation regarding U.S. companies and ethics is called:
a. The Patriot Act
b. The Americans with Disabilities Act
c. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
d. The Brady Bill correct answers c. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
An HR professional who works in a specific area of the discipline is called:
a. HR Generalist
b. HR Expert
c. HR Specialist
d. HR Master correct answers c. HR Specialist
_____, a method to increase employee productivity, includes ensuring that staffing, training and
development, performance management, and compensation are working to increase productivity.
a. Outsourcing
, b. Redesigning work
c. Aligning human resource activity
d. Organizational restructuring correct answers c. Aligning human resource activity
Which of the following is an example of intellectual capital?
a. Apple's patents and phone designs
b. Ford's highly trained manufacturing workforce
c. WalMart's huge distribution facilities
d. Apple's custodial staff correct answers a. Apple's patents and phone designs
Which of the following is a part of the process of aligning human resource activities?
a. Changing workloads and combining jobs
b. Revising organizational structure
c. Using domestic vendors instead of employees
d. Training, developing, and evaluating employees correct answers d. Training, developing, and
evaluating employees
Which of the following is a part of the process of outsourcing analyses?
a. Revising organizational structure
b. Using domestic vendors instead of employees
c. Changing workloads and combining jobs
d. Attracting and retaining employees correct answers b. Using domestic vendors instead of
employees
Which of the following is true of organizational culture?
a. It increases the diversity of an organization.
b. It decreases the diversity of an organization.
c. It tells people how to behave in an organization.
d. It does not take a very long time to evolve. correct answers c. It tells people how to behave in
an organization.
Which of the following is true of the administrative role of human resource departments?
a. It involves managing most human resource activities in keeping with strategies and operations
that have been identified by management.
b. It involves helping to define the strategy relative to human capital and its contribution to
organizational results.
c. It involves identifying possible strategies to attract and retain talent with a focus on
organizational growth.
d. It focuses on record keeping, including essential legal paperwork and policy implementation.
correct answers d. It focuses on record keeping, including essential legal paperwork and policy
implementation.
Which of the following is true of the operational role of human resource departments?
a. It involves focusing on clerical administration and recordkeeping, including essential legal
paperwork and policy implementation.
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