HRM 300T Week 3 Practice: Knowledge Check

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HRM 300T Week 3 Practice: Knowledge Check
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HRM 300T Week 3 Practice: Knowledge Check

Choose the single best answer for each of the questions in the Week 3 Knowledge Check.

 

Note: The question answers are randomized. You have unlimited attempts available to complete knowledge checks.

 

Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5e (Dessler)

Ch. 3, “Human Resource Strategy and Analysis”

Question 1

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

 

strategic human resource management

 

 

behavior modeling

 

 

supply chain management

 

 

succession planning

 

 

Question 2

 

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

 

recruiting the right people

 

 

conducting a job analysis

 

 

formulating strategic plans and goals

 

 

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 ________.

 

 

HR tools

 

 

HR strategies

 

 

company norms

 

 

employee cultures

 

 

Question 4

 

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

 

 

supervisory objectives

 

 

mission statements

 

 

workforce requirements

 

 

task analyses

 

 

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.

 

 

visions and missions

 

 

objectives and plans

 

 

theories and evaluations

 

 

policies and practices

 

 

 

 

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?

 

 

team building

 

 

succession planning

 

 

talent management

 

 

global HR management

 

 

Question 7

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What is the first step of the talent management process?

 

 

conducting screening interviews

 

 

building a pool of job candidates

 

 

recruiting internal candidates

 

 

deciding what positions to fill

 

 

Question 8

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Question 9

 

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

 

retaining high-performing employees

 

 

providing competitive compensation

 

 

achieving the firm’s strategic goals

 

 

measuring organizational performance

 

 

Question 10

 

 

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

 

 

apply talent management

 

 

support all HRM activities

 

 

comply with ADA requirements

 

 

provide employment data to the government

 

 

 

Question 11

 

 

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

 

 

personnel planning

 

 

trend analysis

 

 

talent management

 

 

employee selection

 

 

Question 12

 

What is the purpose of recruiting?

 

 

establishing a strategic plan

 

 

developing an applicant pool

 

 

forecasting the supply of candidates

 

 

developing qualifications inventories

 

 

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 ________.

 

 

workforce planning

 

 

candidate screening

 

 

employee contracting

 

 

department training

 

 

Question 14

 

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

 

 

strategic plan

 

 

organizational chart

 

 

recruitment process

 

 

marketing plan

 

 

Question 15

 

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

 

 

employee selection

 

 

employee recruiting

 

 

applicant tracking

 

 

job development

 

 

 

Question 16

 

 

What is the primary goal of employee selection?

 

 

developing a diverse workforce

 

 

avoiding negligent hiring

 

 

maintaining valid test scores

 

 

achieving person-job fit

 

 

 

Question 17

 

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

 

 

improve employee and organizational performance

 

 

establish a high-performing work system

 

 

comply with federal and state labor laws

 

 

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?

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

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

 

 

Question 19

 

What is the first step in conducting an effective interview?

 

 

studying the job description

 

 

establishing rapport with candidates

 

 

conducting a background check

 

 

asking situational questions

 

 

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?

 

 

management assessment center

 

 

work sample simulation

 

 

selection interview

 

 

management game