3.10 End of Topic Review

Question 1

True or False: Because human resource management is about managing the human capital needs within the organization, when implementing HRP, the organization only needs to focus on the organization’s internal factors.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

True or False: Human resource planning is all about the programs and policies that an organization is going to implement and so it is about training, not about restructuring the company.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

There are six purposes of human resource planning talked about in this topic. Which of the following is not one of those purposes?

Answer 3

Provide more opportunities for women and majority groups in future growth

Question 4

True or False: Human resource planning is the process of making and executing plans to ensure that the right number of employees are available at the right time and place for the organization’s needs

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What is the type and number of competitors’ openings considered when looking at supply and demand within HR?

Answer 5

External labor demand

Question 6

What is typically the second phase of human resource planning (as shown in this topic)?

Answer 6

Establishing HR objectives and policies

Question 7

True or False: Knowing the skills, abilities, interests, and preferences of the workforce is all that is needed to prepare an HR analysis for completing phase one of HR planning.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or False: Forecasting creates certainties about the future of the company.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Which of the following is not an HR policy that an organization would implement if they were looking at adopting an entrepreneurial strategy?

Answer 9

Policies that focus on highly repetitive behavior

Question 10

True or False: Being able to forecast demand and supply is crucial to remaining competitive in the marketplace.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Which of the following is a strategy to forecast supply, but not demand?

Answer 11

Replacement planning

Question 12

Why is it important to know what an organization’s learning curve is when forecasting demand?

Answer 12

It helps the company get a more accurate idea of how many employees will be needed in the future.

Question 13

Which of the following is not a characteristic of the new organizational model that is shifting from the traditional model as reviewed in this topic?

Answer 13

Primary focus on productivity

Question 14

True or False: Workable structures serve the objective in planning and programming.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Criteria for evaluating HRP need to balance what is forecasted vs. what is actual. Which of the following is NOT a criterion that could be used to evaluate HRP?

Answer 15

Budget vs. desired rates

Question 16

True or False: Data collection is important only as a means of control for HR plans and programs.

Answer 16

False

Question 17

Values about work are changing, which means that HR planning activities need to also change. Which of the following is something that the majority of today’s workers are NOT valuing more?

Answer 17

Work that does not change – job security

Question 18

True or False: HR planning is often assessed by how well its forecasts compared with reality. Another criterion is to see if the tools it uses and the activities it takes part in are linked to corporate goals.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

Organizational leaders are acknowledging many things about HR. Which of the following are corporate executives concluding about human resources?

Answer 19

Unqualified human resources is as serious a production bottleneck as scarcity of capital

Question 20

True or False: Without effective HRP, an organization may end up with a plant or office, but without the right people to run it.

Answer 20

True