Quiz about Current Trends and Cases in HRM

Question 1

As the director of HR, you are in a meeting with your corporate officers discussing the firm’s deliberate use of human resources to gain a competitive edge against your competitors in the marketplace. You are discussing:

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the general business environment in which your company must operate.

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your HR strategy for the company.

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the tactics you plan to use in reaching corporate objectives.

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the individual issues that are involved in creating your HR plan.

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the legal environment in which your company operates.

Question 2

Tony works in the finance department as an accounting clerk. He keeps a time card
and receives extra pay for any overtime he works. Tony is:

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a nonexempt staff employee.

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an exempt line employee.

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an exempt staff employee.

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a nonexempt line employee.

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not in any of these categories.

Question 3

An example of an individual challenge that HRM faces is:

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ethical dilemmas and social responsibility.

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competitive position.

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downsizing’simpact on employees.

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workforce diversity.

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evolving family and work roles.

Question 4

HRM faces a number of environmental challenges, including:

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marketplace globalization.

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increasing organizational labor costs.

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decentralization of decision making.

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the need to empower company employees.

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self-managed work teams.

Question 5

Due to the increasing work pace and burnout in the United States, more workers are facing higher degrees of stress. According to your text, some companies have chosen to:

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provide employees with coaching/stress management courses.

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resort to continual-hiring practices to replace workers.

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encourage employees to take longer breaks during the work day.

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do more work from home, in a family environment.

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inform potential employees of this challenge during the interviewing process.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT true of the Internet Revolution as it relates to HRM?

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Cross-cultural understanding is not as important, for the Internet is its own community with its own culture.

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U.S. corporate spending on Internet technology is increasing.

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Companies now must pay particular attention to legal issues concerning information passed over the Internet.

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The percentage of firms using the Internet reached 80% in 2000.

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It is a major factor in helping employees find employers and vice-versa through job finding sites.

Question 7

RCA is working on a corporate identity that smoothes over cultural differences in order to increase cooperation within the firm. RCA is addressing the HRM challenge of:

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globalization.

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rapid change.

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legislation.

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competitive environment.

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matching the individual to the job.

Question 8

Kori and Joe are discussing their firm’s HRM strategies for dealing with a sexual harassment suit. Their discussion exemplifies the HRM environmental challenge stemming from:

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legislation.

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globalization.

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workforce diversity.

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organizational culture.

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matching people to the organization.

Question 9

A dual-career family is one in which:

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both husband and wife work.

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the major “bread-winner” works two jobs.

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the wife is a homemaker and the husband works outside of the home.

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the major “bread-winner” experiences a career change and takes a new job.

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both husband and wife own their own business.

Question 10

In today’s labor market, companies that do not strive to be family-friendly are:

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wasting significant talent by losing women who cannot sacrifice their family lives for a career.

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in violation of Federal EEO legislation.

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experiencing increasing nepotism at the top of their organizationalstructures.

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less likely to suffer from key skillshortages.

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demonstrating significant inflexibility in their staffing practices.

Practice Test On: Current Trends and Cases in HRM

Practice Test On:
Current Trends and Cases in HRM