Question 1

A software company has a high turnover rate.What staffing strategy would be most appropriate?

Accepted Answer

A) hiring people with the potential to be promoted over a period of years 
B) hiring people quickly even if their skills are not as high as required 
C) slowing down the hiring process to try to find better recruits 
D) filling vacancies quickly with people who are able to perform with minimal job training 
A) hiring people with the potential to be promoted over a period of years 
B) hiring people quickly even if their skills are not as high as required 
C) slowing down the hiring process to try to find better recruits 
D) filling vacancies quickly with people who are able to perform with minimal job training

Question 2

Companies that use the same recruiting strategies are likely to experience similar results.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Describe the organizational and product life-cycle and explain how it can influence a firm's choice of strategy.

Accepted Answer

During the growth stage,new companies or

Question 4

Skylark Corporation produces apparel for women.The firm experienced a boom in the introduction phase of its life cycle due to the high-quality talent of its middle and top-level executives.Which of the following would help Skylark retain its competitive advantage in the present economic downturn?

Accepted Answer

A) Repeating the old strategies that enabled the company to rise. 
B) Changing its process-related advantages for new strategies. 
C) Opening its doors to a flood of new employees as labor is cheap. 
D) Keeping existing employees satisfied and recruiting top talent. 
A) Repeating the old strategies that enabled the company to rise. 
B) Changing its process-related advantages for new strategies. 
C) Opening its doors to a flood of new employees as labor is cheap. 
D) Keeping existing employees satisfied and recruiting top talent.

Question 5

To hire technical skills a company expects to need in six months,it would engage in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) talent-oriented staffing 
B) reactive staffing 
C) idiosyncratic staffing 
D) job-oriented staffing 
A) talent-oriented staffing 
B) reactive staffing 
C) idiosyncratic staffing 
D) job-oriented staffing

Question 6

Describe the resource-based view of the firm and how staffing can contribute to a company's sustainable competitive advantage.

Accepted Answer

Because it is an organization's people w

Question 7

A company using a low-cost strategy is least likely to embrace an asset-based philosophy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When viewing employees as assets,the staffing focus is on managing ________.

Accepted Answer

A) performance 
B) costs 
C) hiring strategies 
D) existing employees 
A) performance 
B) costs 
C) hiring strategies 
D) existing employees

Question 9

Which of the following,if true,would uphold a company's sustainable competitive advantage in front of rival firms?

Accepted Answer

A) Workforce attributes encouraged by staffing practices are commonplace. 
B) Strategic staffing practices are difficult to imitate. 
C) Staffing practices have maximum substitutability. 
D) The firm should take care not to exploit staffing practices. 
A) Workforce attributes encouraged by staffing practices are commonplace. 
B) Strategic staffing practices are difficult to imitate. 
C) Staffing practices have maximum substitutability. 
D) The firm should take care not to exploit staffing practices.

Question 10

What is a firm's talent philosophy and how is it important to staffing?

Accepted Answer

An organization's talent philosophy is a

Question 11

A staffing function is centralized when an organization that has multiple business units has one staffing unit that is responsible for meeting the critical needs of all of the company's business units.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is true about external hiring?

Accepted Answer

A) It sends employees the message that good performance can be rewarded with a promotion. 
B) It can enhance organizational diversity. 
C) Jobs can be filled faster than through internal hiring. 
D) External hires reinforce the organization's culture more than do internal hires. 
A) It sends employees the message that good performance can be rewarded with a promotion. 
B) It can enhance organizational diversity. 
C) Jobs can be filled faster than through internal hiring. 
D) External hires reinforce the organization's culture more than do internal hires.

Question 13

An internal talent focus requires a firm to invest in employee training and development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When a firm has a superior level of cooperation and innovation among its research team that allows it to design a new product two days faster than its competitors it has created a ________.

Accepted Answer

A) human capital advantage 
B) talent maximization strategy 
C) human resource strategy 
D) human process advantage 
A) human capital advantage 
B) talent maximization strategy 
C) human resource strategy 
D) human process advantage

Question 15

Independent bookstore Signature Books has been struggling to survive as sales declined sharply in the past year.Its main competitors are the large chain stores that have a much wider range of books and can afford to sell books at a discount,but online retailers are also eating into Signature's market.Signature Books focuses on a specialization strategy,focusing on foreign-language books and learning materials.Which of the following,if true,will support Signature's decision?

Accepted Answer

A) Chain stores invest heavily in developing a customer-friendly style and atmosphere. 
B) Chain stores are the cost leaders in the category,as bulk buying and publisher discounts keep prices down. 
C) Online retailers have negligible operational costs as well as the price advantages of large chain stores. 
D) Chain stores stock mainly books of general interest,such as books by popular authors and self-help books. 
A) Chain stores invest heavily in developing a customer-friendly style and atmosphere. 
B) Chain stores are the cost leaders in the category,as bulk buying and publisher discounts keep prices down. 
C) Online retailers have negligible operational costs as well as the price advantages of large chain stores. 
D) Chain stores stock mainly books of general interest,such as books by popular authors and self-help books.

Question 16

When business slows down,flexible workers are dismissed before core workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Acquiring,developing,and retaining the right talent helps businesses create the organizational capability and intellectual capital driving their strategy execution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If a company has high turnover,it should focus on filling vacancies quickly and hiring people who can hit the ground running.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is compromised when retaining workers?

Accepted Answer

A) creating a more loyal and committed workforce 
B) creating a workforce that has a better understanding of the company's processes 
C) decreasing staffing costs 
D) a regular infusion of new ideas and perspectives 
A) creating a more loyal and committed workforce 
B) creating a workforce that has a better understanding of the company's processes 
C) decreasing staffing costs 
D) a regular infusion of new ideas and perspectives

Question 20

Organizations prefer to hire internally to enhance employee motivation and retention levels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A software company has a high turnover rate.What staffing strategy would be most appropriate?

Companies that use the same recruiting strategies are likely to experience similar results.

Describe the organizational and product life-cycle and explain how it can influence a firm's choice of strategy.

Skylark Corporation produces apparel for women.The firm experienced a boom in the introduction phase of its life cycle due to the high-quality talent of its middle and top-level executives.Which of the following would help Skylark retain its competitive advantage in the present economic downturn?

To hire technical skills a company expects to need in six months,it would engage in ________.

Describe the resource-based view of the firm and how staffing can contribute to a company's sustainable competitive advantage.

A company using a low-cost strategy is least likely to embrace an asset-based philosophy.

When viewing employees as assets,the staffing focus is on managing ________.

Which of the following,if true,would uphold a company's sustainable competitive advantage in front of rival firms?

What is a firm's talent philosophy and how is it important to staffing?

A staffing function is centralized when an organization that has multiple business units has one staffing unit that is responsible for meeting the critical needs of all of the company's business units.

Which of the following is true about external hiring?

An internal talent focus requires a firm to invest in employee training and development.

When a firm has a superior level of cooperation and innovation among its research team that allows it to design a new product two days faster than its competitors it has created a ________.

When business slows down,flexible workers are dismissed before core workers.

Acquiring,developing,and retaining the right talent helps businesses create the organizational capability and intellectual capital driving their strategy execution.

If a company has high turnover,it should focus on filling vacancies quickly and hiring people who can hit the ground running.

Which of the following is compromised when retaining workers?

Organizations prefer to hire internally to enhance employee motivation and retention levels.

Strategic Staffing

The Legal Context

Strategic Job Analysis and Competency Modeling

Forecasting and Planning

Sourcing: Identifying Recruits

Recruiting

Measurement

Assessing External Candidates

Assessing Internal Candidates

Choosing and Hiring Candidates

Managing Workforce Flow

Staffing System Evaluation and Technology

Filters

Exam 2: Business and Staffing Strategies

A software company has a high turnover rate.What staffing strategy would be most appropriate?

Companies that use the same recruiting strategies are likely to experience similar results.

Describe the organizational and product life-cycle and explain how it can influence a firm's choice of strategy.

Skylark Corporation produces apparel for women.The firm experienced a boom in the introduction phase of its life cycle due to the high-quality talent of its middle and top-level executives.Which of the following would help Skylark retain its competitive advantage in the present economic downturn?

To hire technical skills a company expects to need in six months,it would engage in ________.

Describe the resource-based view of the firm and how staffing can contribute to a company's sustainable competitive advantage.

A company using a low-cost strategy is least likely to embrace an asset-based philosophy.

When viewing employees as assets,the staffing focus is on managing ________.

Which of the following,if true,would uphold a company's sustainable competitive advantage in front of rival firms?

What is a firm's talent philosophy and how is it important to staffing?

A staffing function is centralized when an organization that has multiple business units has one staffing unit that is responsible for meeting the critical needs of all of the company's business units.

Which of the following is true about external hiring?

An internal talent focus requires a firm to invest in employee training and development.

When a firm has a superior level of cooperation and innovation among its research team that allows it to design a new product two days faster than its competitors it has created a ________.

When business slows down,flexible workers are dismissed before core workers.

Acquiring,developing,and retaining the right talent helps businesses create the organizational capability and intellectual capital driving their strategy execution.

If a company has high turnover,it should focus on filling vacancies quickly and hiring people who can hit the ground running.

Which of the following is compromised when retaining workers?

Organizations prefer to hire internally to enhance employee motivation and retention levels.

Strategic Staffing

The Legal Context

Strategic Job Analysis and Competency Modeling

Forecasting and Planning

Sourcing: Identifying Recruits

Recruiting

Measurement

Assessing External Candidates

Assessing Internal Candidates

Choosing and Hiring Candidates

Managing Workforce Flow

Staffing System Evaluation and Technology

Filters