Question 1

Employees play a minimal role in the performance improvement efforts of their employers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

refers to the process by which human resource managers identify, analyze, and balance the company's external opportunities and threats with its internal strengths and weaknesses.

Accepted Answer

A) Planning 
B) Strategy development 
C) Management 
D) Strategy execution 
E) Strategy formulation 
A) Planning 
B) Strategy development 
C) Management 
D) Strategy execution 
E) Strategy formulation

Question 3

High-performance companies have a smaller span of control for HR professionals than do low-performance companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A company's identifies the primary activities that create value for customers and the related support activities.

Accepted Answer

A) HR scorecard 
B) strategy 
C) value chain 
D) tactical approach 
E) none of the above 
A) HR scorecard 
B) strategy 
C) value chain 
D) tactical approach 
E) none of the above

Question 5

What is the HR Scorecard approach? Identify the ten steps in using the HR Scorecard approach to create a strategy-oriented HR system.

Accepted Answer

The HR Scorecard is a concise measuremen

Question 6

means the firm is expanding by producing its own materials or acquiring a retail outlet to sell its own products.

Accepted Answer

A) Consolidation 
B) Diversification 
C) Geographic expansion 
D) Vertical integration 
E) Competitive 
A) Consolidation 
B) Diversification 
C) Geographic expansion 
D) Vertical integration 
E) Competitive

Question 7

"Identify workforce requirements" is the first step in the basic model of how to align HR strategy and actions with business strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What does a company's business-level strategy identify?

Accepted Answer

A) the basic courses of action that each department will pursue in order to help the business attain its competitive goals 
B) the portfolio of businesses that comprise the company 
C) the sources of uniqueness in the industry 
D) how to build and strengthen the business's long-term competitive position in the marketplace 
E) the possibility of becoming a low-cost leader 
A) the basic courses of action that each department will pursue in order to help the business attain its competitive goals 
B) the portfolio of businesses that comprise the company 
C) the sources of uniqueness in the industry 
D) how to build and strengthen the business's long-term competitive position in the marketplace 
E) the possibility of becoming a low-cost leader

Question 9

Last year, General Motors began a company-wide strategy to improve product quality and customer satisfaction. Recent reports show that GM's product recalls for the first half of the year are higher than for the entire previous year. GM explains that the figures support the corporate commitment to quality and satisfaction. Which step of the strategic management process is GM currently dealing with?

Accepted Answer

A) formulate a strategy 
B) translate the mission into strategic goals 
C) evaluate performance 
D) perform external and internal audits 
E) define the business and its mission 
A) formulate a strategy 
B) translate the mission into strategic goals 
C) evaluate performance 
D) perform external and internal audits 
E) define the business and its mission

Question 10

A vision statement is broader and more future-oriented than a mission statement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Performing external and internal audits is the step in the strategic management process.

Accepted Answer

A) first 
B) second 
C) third 
D) fourth 
E) fifth 
A) first 
B) second 
C) third 
D) fourth 
E) fifth

Question 12

A company's is made up of HR professionals, the HR system, and the resulting employee behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) corporate strategy 
B) strategic human resource management system 
C) high performance work system 
D) structure 
E) functional strategy 
A) corporate strategy 
B) strategic human resource management system 
C) high performance work system 
D) structure 
E) functional strategy

Question 13

Oracle recently purchased Hyperion Solutions. Both companies offered software sales and support to organizations. The purchase can be classified as execution of a strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) consolidation 
B) diversification 
C) integration 
D) geographic expansion 
E) competitive 
A) consolidation 
B) diversification 
C) integration 
D) geographic expansion 
E) competitive

Question 14

Explain the difference between a vision and a mission. Are both necessary for organizations?

Accepted Answer

A company's vision is a general statemen

Question 15

Southwest Airlines pursues a low-cost leader strategy and then tailors its activities to that strategy. For instance, it has 15-minute turnarounds at the gate which results in more flying time for each plane and more departures with fewer planes. Southwest is an example of the point of view.

Accepted Answer

A) match 
B) leverage 
C) fit 
D) stretch 
E) height 
A) match 
B) leverage 
C) fit 
D) stretch 
E) height

Question 16

refers to the process by which human resource managers design strategies, policies, and practices that make sense in terms of the company's corporate and competitive strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) Strategy development 
B) Strategy execution 
C) Planning 
D) Management 
E) Strategy formulation 
A) Strategy development 
B) Strategy execution 
C) Planning 
D) Management 
E) Strategy formulation

Question 17

FedEx recently acquired Kinko's. FedEx stations have long existed in Kinko's stores to provide customers a convenient location. The acquisition illustrates that FedEx is following a strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) vertical integration 
B) competitive 
C) geographic expansion 
D) horizontal integration 
E) diversification 
A) vertical integration 
B) competitive 
C) geographic expansion 
D) horizontal integration 
E) diversification

Question 18

A company's strategy identifies the portfolio of businesses that comprise the company and ways in which these businesses relate to each other.

Accepted Answer

A) corporate-level 
B) functional 
C) vertical integration 
D) business-level 
E) competitive 
A) corporate-level 
B) functional 
C) vertical integration 
D) business-level 
E) competitive

Question 19

Pizza Hut's strategy for competing against Domino's is a business-level strategy.)

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The purpose of a strategic plan it to identify ways to create or maintain a(n).

Accepted Answer

A) success factor 
B) instrumental advantage 
C) competitive advantage 
D) differential advantage 
E) all of the above 
A) success factor 
B) instrumental advantage 
C) competitive advantage 
D) differential advantage 
E) all of the above

Employees play a minimal role in the performance improvement efforts of their employers.

refers to the process by which human resource managers identify, analyze, and balance the company's external opportunities and threats with its internal strengths and weaknesses.

High-performance companies have a smaller span of control for HR professionals than do low-performance companies.

A company's identifies the primary activities that create value for customers and the related support activities.

What is the HR Scorecard approach? Identify the ten steps in using the HR Scorecard approach to create a strategy-oriented HR system.

means the firm is expanding by producing its own materials or acquiring a retail outlet to sell its own products.

"Identify workforce requirements" is the first step in the basic model of how to align HR strategy and actions with business strategy.

What does a company's business-level strategy identify?

A vision statement is broader and more future-oriented than a mission statement.

Performing external and internal audits is the step in the strategic management process.

A company's is made up of HR professionals, the HR system, and the resulting employee behaviors.

Oracle recently purchased Hyperion Solutions. Both companies offered software sales and support to organizations. The purchase can be classified as execution of a strategy.

Explain the difference between a vision and a mission. Are both necessary for organizations?

Southwest Airlines pursues a low-cost leader strategy and then tailors its activities to that strategy. For instance, it has 15-minute turnarounds at the gate which results in more flying time for each plane and more departures with fewer planes. Southwest is an example of the point of view.

refers to the process by which human resource managers design strategies, policies, and practices that make sense in terms of the company's corporate and competitive strategies.

FedEx recently acquired Kinko's. FedEx stations have long existed in Kinko's stores to provide customers a convenient location. The acquisition illustrates that FedEx is following a strategy.

A company's strategy identifies the portfolio of businesses that comprise the company and ways in which these businesses relate to each other.

Pizza Hut's strategy for competing against Domino's is a business-level strategy.)

The purpose of a strategic plan it to identify ways to create or maintain a(n).

Introduction to Human Resource Management

Equal Opportunity and the Law

Job Analysis

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Employee Testing and Selection

Chaper 7 Interviewing Candidates

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Managing Careers

Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

Pay-For-Performance and Financial Incentives

Benefits and Services

Ethics, Justice, and Fair Treatment in Hr Management

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Employee Safety and Health

Managing Global Human Resources

HR Management and Organizational Strategy: Key Concepts and Considerations

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Exam 3: Strategic Human Resource Management and the Hr Scorecard

Employees play a minimal role in the performance improvement efforts of their employers.

refers to the process by which human resource managers identify, analyze, and balance the company's external opportunities and threats with its internal strengths and weaknesses.

High-performance companies have a smaller span of control for HR professionals than do low-performance companies.

A company's identifies the primary activities that create value for customers and the related support activities.

What is the HR Scorecard approach? Identify the ten steps in using the HR Scorecard approach to create a strategy-oriented HR system.

means the firm is expanding by producing its own materials or acquiring a retail outlet to sell its own products.

"Identify workforce requirements" is the first step in the basic model of how to align HR strategy and actions with business strategy.

What does a company's business-level strategy identify?

A vision statement is broader and more future-oriented than a mission statement.

Performing external and internal audits is the step in the strategic management process.

A company's is made up of HR professionals, the HR system, and the resulting employee behaviors.

Oracle recently purchased Hyperion Solutions. Both companies offered software sales and support to organizations. The purchase can be classified as execution of a strategy.

Explain the difference between a vision and a mission. Are both necessary for organizations?

Southwest Airlines pursues a low-cost leader strategy and then tailors its activities to that strategy. For instance, it has 15-minute turnarounds at the gate which results in more flying time for each plane and more departures with fewer planes. Southwest is an example of the point of view.

refers to the process by which human resource managers design strategies, policies, and practices that make sense in terms of the company's corporate and competitive strategies.

FedEx recently acquired Kinko's. FedEx stations have long existed in Kinko's stores to provide customers a convenient location. The acquisition illustrates that FedEx is following a strategy.

A company's strategy identifies the portfolio of businesses that comprise the company and ways in which these businesses relate to each other.

Pizza Hut's strategy for competing against Domino's is a business-level strategy.)

The purpose of a strategic plan it to identify ways to create or maintain a(n).

Introduction to Human Resource Management

Equal Opportunity and the Law

Job Analysis

Personnel Planning and Recruiting

Employee Testing and Selection

Chaper 7 Interviewing Candidates

Training and Developing Employees

Performance Management and Appraisal

Managing Careers

Establishing Strategic Pay Plans

Pay-For-Performance and Financial Incentives

Benefits and Services

Ethics, Justice, and Fair Treatment in Hr Management

Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining

Employee Safety and Health

Managing Global Human Resources

HR Management and Organizational Strategy: Key Concepts and Considerations

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