HRM 300 Week 3 Quiz | Assignment Help | University Of Phoenix

HRM 300 Week 3 Quiz | Assignment Help | University Of Phoenix



HRM/300 : Fundamentals Of Human Resource Management

 

Question 1

Linking HR policies and practices with strategic goals in order to improve business performance is known as ______________.

o   Succession planning

o   Behaviour modelling

o   Strategic human resource management

o   Supply chain management

 

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT part of strategic human resource management?

 

o   Conducting a job analysis

o   Recruiting the right people

o   Formulating strategic plans and goals

o   Training employees

 

 

Question 3

In order to generate the desired workforce skills, competencies, and behaviors that a firm needs to achieve its strategic goals, human resource management must first develop ________.

o   HR tools

o   Company norms

o   Employee cultures

o   HR strategies

 

 

 

Question 4

Which term refers to the employee skills and behaviors that a firm needs to achieve its strategic goals?

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o   Mission statements

o   Task analyses

o   Supervisory objectives

o   Workforce requirements

 

 

Question 5

Human resource strategies are the ________ used to produce the desired workforce skills, competencies, and behaviors needed to support a firm's strategic goals.

o   Policies and practices

o   Theories and evaluations   

o   Objectives and plans

o   Visions and missions

 

 

Question 6

Which of the following terms refers to the goal-oriented and integrated process of planning, recruiting, developing, managing, and compensating employees throughout an organization?

o   Talent management

o   Succession planning

o   Global HR management

o   Team building

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 7

What is the first step of the talent management process?

 

o   Deciding what positions to fill

o   Conducting screening interviews

o   Recruiting internal candidates

o   Building a pool of job candidates

 

Question 8

A manager with a talent manager perspective will most likely agree with which of the following statements?

 

o   Applicant screening and testing is more important than employee training and development.

o   Mission-critical and average employees should be rewarded and developed equally.

o   Job analysis should be conducted with questionnaires and observation for better accuracy.

o   Strategic goals should be considered when staffing, training, and compensating employees.

 

Question 9

What should be the primary purpose of the talent management process?

o   Achieving the firm's strategic goals

o   Retaining high-performing employees

o   Measuring organizational performance

o   Providing competitive compensation

 

 

 

 

 

Question 10

Job analysis is most important because managers use it to ________.

 

o   Comply with ADA requirements

o   Provide employment data to the government

o   Apply talent management

o   Support all HRM activities

 

 

Question 11

________ is the process of deciding what positions the firm will have to fill and how to fill them.

 

 

o   Talent management

o   Personnel planning

o   Employee selection

o   Trend analysis

 

Question 12

What is the purpose of recruiting?

 

o   Developing an applicant pool

o   Developing qualifications inventories

o   Forecasting the supply of candidates

o   Establishing a strategic plan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 13

Steve, an HR manager for IBM, must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next 6 months, which means Steve is currently working on ________.

 

 

o   Candidate screening

o   Workforce planning

o   Employee contracting

o   Department training

 

Question 14

A firm's ________ should guide employment planning and determine the types of skills and competencies the firm needs.

 

o   Marketing plan

o   Recruitment process

o   Organizational chart

o   strategic plan

 

 

Question 15

Which term refers to finding and/or attracting applicants for the employer's open positions?

 

o   Employee selection

o   Applicant tracking

o   Employee recruiting

o   Job development

 

 

Question 16

What is the primary goal of employee selection?

 

o   Avoiding negligent hiring

o   Developing a diverse workforce

o   Achieving person-job fit

o   Maintaining valid test scores

 

 

Question 17

As a manager, what is the most important reason to select employees carefully?

 

o   Establish a high-performing work system

o   Improve employee and organizational performance

o   Comply with federal and state labor laws           

o   Meet industry and organizational standards

 

 

Question 18

Blue Bay Hotels is in the process of modifying the assessment methods the company uses to hire new employees. In the past, the hotel chain has been accused by minority organizations of violating EEO laws in its hiring practices, regarding adverse impact. Which of the following selection rate criteria should Blue Bay Hotels use to avoid adverse impact towards its minority employment candidates?

 

o   Test selection rate of minority candidates is less than four-fifths of majority candidates' selection rates.

o   Test selection rate of minority candidates is less than three-fifths of majority candidates' selection rates.

o   Test selection rate of minority candidates is more than three-fifths of majority candidates' selection rates.

o   Test selection rate of minority candidates is more than four-fifths of majority candidates' selection rates.

 

Question 19

What is the first step in conducting an effective interview?

 

o   Conducting a background check

o   Asking situational questions

o   Studying the job description

o   Establishing rapport with candidates

 

Question 20

Which of the following is a procedure designed to predict future job performance on the basis of applicants' oral responses to oral inquiries?

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o   Work sample simulation

o   Management assessment centre

o   Management game

o   Selection interview

 

 

 

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