P | M02 Assignment 2'

Which of the following terms refers to helping new employees appreciate the values and culture of a firm?

• offshoring

• onboarding

• outsourcing

• onshoring

An organization hires only experienced, top-performing people who tend to stay with the company for ten years or more. What is this considered in a SWOT analysis?

• Weakness

• Strength

• Opportunity

• Threat

Which of the following HR strategies would most likely be appropriate for a firm implementing an overall cost leadership business strategy?

• Encourage innovation

• Recruit only from external sources

• Use performance appraisal as a control device

• Develop broad job classifications for work groups

What is a goal of an HR audit?

• Controlling costs

• Taking corrective actions to discrepancies

• Identifying gaps in HR practices

• Demonstrating strategic value

Which of the following refers to an analysis by which an organization measures where it currently stands and determines what it has to accomplish to improve its HR functions?

• HR methodology

• HR benchmark

• HR checklist

• HR audit

An HR manager conducting an HR audit on compensation would most likely search for ________.

• current job descriptions

• workforce training

• completed benefit enrollment forms

• compliance with state and federal laws

Which one of today‘s HR roles includes helping the organization prepare for change?

• Strategic

• Administrative

• Operational

• Advice

Which of the following is a primary challenge of strategic HR planning?

• Encouraging employees to accept empowerment strategies

• Reacting appropriately to problems in the internal and external environment

• Building HR strategies independent of the overall business strategy of the company

• Developing strategies that offer the firm a sustained competitive advantage

Lauren is identifying what each department in her company must do to help the business accomplish its strategic goals. These are known as ________ strategies.

• competitive advantage

• competitive

• functional

• vertical integration

The primary purpose of strategic human resource management is to ________.

• develop human resource policies that align with industry standards

• integrate a company's strategic plan with its human resource strategies

• create stringent appraisal systems that highlight employee weaknesses

• use offshoring to reduce human resource costs and to initiate globalization