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S | M01, Assignment 3

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an advantage of the shared services structure?
a)
Strategic partnering opportunities
b)
Efficient use of HR expertise
c)
Duplication of effort
d)
Reduced staff requirements
2.
Examples of economic factors affecting organizations (choose 2 out of 5)
a)
unemployment rate
b)
immigration
c)
trade restrictions
d)
public health
e)
inflation rate
3.
A potential benefit of big data for HR is _______.
a)
less reliance on analytics.
b)
better-quality lessons learned from technology projects.
c)
superior data security and scalability.
d)
improved strategic analysis.
4.
One of the following is a warning environmental scanning factor for business expansion in new locations.
a)
high purchase power customers
b)
labor market shortage
c)
availability of new technologies that can make organization more efficient
d)
weak competition
5.
which of the following make the environment MORE certain rather than uncertain?
a)
Unstable demand for the organization's product or service
b)
Numerous government regulations constraining the organization's actions
c)
Unreliable resources and supplies
d)
Frequent technological breakthroughs in the industry
6.
To achieve labor cost reduction and increased productivity during a merger and acquisition, an organization would focus on:
a)

avoiding tariffs on imports.

b)

diversifying product lines.

c)

transferring technology capability.

d)

improving employee relations.

7.

Revenue per FTE is considered a/an ___________

a)

employee metric.

b)

productivity metric.

c)

HR process metric.

d)

financial metric.

8.
If the company has headcount of 100 employees as full-time employees, working 8hrs per day, 5 days per week. The annual revenues are $800,000, then the revenue per FTE equals ______.
a)
8000
b)
10000
c)
4000
d)
20000
9.

During periods of high unemployment

a)

Absenteeism and turnover rates decrease

b)

Overall labor costs rise

c)

Equal employment opportunity goals are more difficult to reach

d)

Recruiting becomes more costly and difficult

10.

Changing an organization's culture principally needs __________.

a)

benchmarking the company’s culture

b)

communication targeting only lower levels in organization

c)

sustaining company’s reward systems

d)

top management and other opinion leaders’ support

11.

In global organization, to place HR in strategic position, local HR leader must _______.

a)

promote and support the organizational culture

b)

develop and manage the HR budget

c)

promote a culture that welcomes new ideas and innovation

d)

align local HR strategy with global HR strategy

12.

A company is in the process of a major acquisition. At this stage, what is the most appropriate action that the senior HR officer should take?

a)

Work with a labor attorney to identify potential risks to the company.

b)

Identify the skills in both companies and determine where to allocate talent.

c)

Schedule cross training for acquired employees.

d)

Examine the important parts of the acquired company's corporate culture.