Question 1

Employees working in a low-performance company are more likely to be unionized than those in a high-performance company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Marriott may acquire a furniture-making business. What type of strategy is Marriott pursuing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Which of the following questions addresses the "formulate business strategy" step of the basic model for aligning HR strategy and actions with business strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) What employee competencies and behaviors must HR deliver to enable the business to reach its goals? 
B) What are the strategic goals of the business? 
C) How can HR measure whether it is executing well for the business? 
D) Which HR strategies and practices will produce employee competencies and behaviors? 
E) What goals exist for reducing turnover and increasing the size of the applicant pool? 
A) What employee competencies and behaviors must HR deliver to enable the business to reach its goals? 
B) What are the strategic goals of the business? 
C) How can HR measure whether it is executing well for the business? 
D) Which HR strategies and practices will produce employee competencies and behaviors? 
E) What goals exist for reducing turnover and increasing the size of the applicant pool?

Question 4

Human resource policies and practices are part of the .

Accepted Answer

A) HR function 
B) employee culture 
C) company norms 
D) HR system 
E) HR architecture 
A) HR function 
B) employee culture 
C) company norms 
D) HR system 
E) HR architecture

Question 5

High-performance work systems rely less on time spent training employees than do low-performance systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Defining the business 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 7

The concise measurement system used by companies to show the quantitative standards the firm uses to measure HR activities, employee behaviors resulting from the activities, and the strategically relevant organizational outcomes of those employee behaviors is called a(n).

Accepted Answer

A) appraisal system 
B) annual report 
C) HR scorecard 
D) evaluation benchmark 
E) evaluation system 
A) appraisal system 
B) annual report 
C) HR scorecard 
D) evaluation benchmark 
E) evaluation system

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which of the following is not part of strategic planning?

Accepted Answer

A) crafting a course of action 
B) implementing strategies 
C) defining the business and developing a mission 
D) translating the mission into strategic goals 
E) evaluating the firm's internal and external situation 
A) crafting a course of action 
B) implementing strategies 
C) defining the business and developing a mission 
D) translating the mission into strategic goals 
E) evaluating the firm's internal and external situation

Question 10

HR managers play two basic strategic planning roles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Employees working in a low-performance company are more likely to be unionized than those in a high-performance company.

Marriott may acquire a furniture-making business. What type of strategy is Marriott pursuing?

Which of the following questions addresses the "formulate business strategy" step of the basic model for aligning HR strategy and actions with business strategy?

Human resource policies and practices are part of the .

High-performance work systems rely less on time spent training employees than do low-performance systems.

Defining the business is the step in the strategic management process.

The concise measurement system used by companies to show the quantitative standards the firm uses to measure HR activities, employee behaviors resulting from the activities, and the strategically relevant organizational outcomes of those employee behaviors is called a(n).

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

Which of the following is not part of strategic planning?

HR managers play two basic strategic planning roles.

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 working in a low-performance company are more likely to be unionized than those in a high-performance company.

Marriott may acquire a furniture-making business. What type of strategy is Marriott pursuing?

Which of the following questions addresses the "formulate business strategy" step of the basic model for aligning HR strategy and actions with business strategy?

Human resource policies and practices are part of the .

High-performance work systems rely less on time spent training employees than do low-performance systems.

Defining the business is the step in the strategic management process.

The concise measurement system used by companies to show the quantitative standards the firm uses to measure HR activities, employee behaviors resulting from the activities, and the strategically relevant organizational outcomes of those employee behaviors is called a(n).

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

Which of the following is not part of strategic planning?

HR managers play two basic strategic planning roles.

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

Filters