Practice Quiz

Question 1

What type of strategy is an agreed-upon plan that is arrived at through formal planning processes?
	a.	discarded
	b.	emergent
	c.	realized
	d.	Intended

Answer 1

D. Intended

Question 2

Managers in a department store have decided that the shoe department is not a profitable part of the store and that it would be better suited to being an independent organization that rented space from the store. What type of strategy is demonstrated if the shoe department is separated from the department store into a separate entity?
	a.	merger
	b.	divestiture
	c.	bankruptcy
	d.	growth

Answer 2

B. DIVESTITURE

Question 3

If a firm is applying a growth strategy, it will typically be focused on certain HR practices. Which of the following activities represent strategies that are NOT a growth strategy?
	a.	hoarding by managers
	b.	aggressive recruitment
	c.	rapidly rising wages
	d.	increased job creation

Answer 3

A) Hoarding by managers

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the core values of a company?
a. the organization’s long-term plan
b. the basic direction of the organization
c. the basic beliefs that govern workers’ behaviour in an organization
d. the reason an organization exists

Answer 4

C. the basic beliefs that govern workers’ behaviour in an organization

Question 5

The owner of Whites Barbecues outlined the company’s strategy. The focus of the strategy was concerned with how to build the company’s competitive position. What type of strategy is Whites Barbecues adopting?
	a.	corporate
	b.	business
	c.	international
	d.	expansion

Answer 5

B. Business

Question 6

To the HR practitioner, what does human capital incorporate?
	a.	knowledge, commitment, values
	b.	commitment, experience, culture
	c.	experience, knowledge, skills
	d.	skills, values, culture

Answer 6

C. experience, knowledge, skill

Question 7

Which of the following does NOT align human resources strategy with business strategy?
a. starting with organizational strategy and then creating HR strategy
b. starting with HR competencies and then creating corporate strategy
c. starting with HR strategy and then creating HR competencies
d. starting with business strategy and then creating HR strategy

Answer 7

c. starting with HR strategy and then creating HR competencies

Question 8

Fit is an important consideration when designing HR programs. What is it called when an organization fits its HR strategy to other HR functional areas?
	a.	internal fit
	b.	best fit
	c.	external fit
	d.	organizational fit

Answer 8

a) internal fit

Question 9

What does an organization do once it has completed its environmental scan?
a. It alters the perceptions of stakeholders to match the scan.
b. It modifies the goals and objectives of the organization.
c. It analyzes the external environment further for more details.
d. It determines the impact on the organization.

Answer 9

d. It determines the impact on the organization.

Question 10

If the HR manager has noticed growth in flows of trade and financial capital across borders, what major environmental factor is the HR manager concerned with?
	a.	economics
	b.	labour force
	c.	globalization
	d.	demographics

Answer 10

c.	globalization

Question 11

What time horizon is generally associated with systematic change related to downsizing and restructuring?
	a.	immediate
	b.	short-term
	c.	medium-term
	d.	long-term

Answer 11

d.	long-term

Question 12

If employees believe that they will be rewarded for loyal service and feel protected by job security, what type of contract do they have?
	a.	employment contract
	b.	psychological contract
	c.	union contract
	d.	long-term contract

Answer 12

b.	psychological contract