✔️ [Org] Structure of HR Function

Question 1

HR structural alternative in which headquarters HR specialists craft policies and HR generalists located within divisions or other locales implement the policies, adapt them as needed, and interact with employees.

Answer 1

Functional HR Model

Question 2

HR structural alternative that allows organizations with different strategies in multiple units to apply HR expertise to each unit’s specific strategic needs

The embedded HR department advises corporate HR on local conditions that may affect policy

Answer 2

Dedicated HR Model

Question 3

HR structural alternative in which centers with specific areas of expertise develop HR policies in those areas; each unit can then select what it needs from a menu of these services.

Answer 3

Shared Services HR Model

Question 4

Systematic and comprehensive evaluation of an organization’s HR policies, practices, procedures, and strategies.

The most desired outcome of this is a clear sense of where performance could be improved and an action plan for implementing these improvements

Answer 4

HR Audit

Question 5

Process by which an organization contracts with third-party vendors to provide selected services/activities instead of hiring new employees.

Answer 5

Outsourcing

Question 6

An organizational structure that leverages staff expertise in certain areas to improve the entire organization’s strategic performance.

Answer 6

Centers of Excellence (COE)

Question 7

Arrangement in which an enterprise and a vendor share different tasks within a larger complex, often strategic responsibility.

Locates contractors within the HR organization so there’s managerial control over the contractor

Answer 7

Cosourcing

Question 8

All HR personnel located within HR department; delivers services to entire organization.

Answer 8

Centralized HR Model

Question 9

HR staff within each function, business unit, or location carrying out required activities.

Answer 9

Decentralized HR Model

Question 10

Generalists who usually report to managers outside of the HR structure but indirectly report to HR and work to consult and help link their business area to the proper areas of the HR department.

Answer 10

HRBP

Question 11

HR staff report directly to HR senior management but also report to other departments through the senior management positions.

Answer 11

Matrix HR Model

Question 12

Focuses on how well the org is complying with current employment laws and regulations

Answer 12

Compliance Audit

Question 13

Helps the org maintain or improve a competitive advantage by comparing its practices to those of employers identified as having exceptional HR practices

Answer 13

Best Practices Audit

Question 14

Focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of systems and processes to determine whether they align with the HR departmental and/or org strategic plan

Answer 14

Strategic Audit

Question 15

Focuses on a specific area in the HR function

Answer 15

Function-Specific Audit

Question 16

Shows growth in employee productivity. It is calculated by subtracting nonemployment expenses (e.g., materials, rent, utilities) from revenue, and dividing the difference by the number of employees.

Shows the productivity of retained employees, sometimes via training for employees or managers

Answer 16

Human capital value-added metric