HUMAN RESOURCES

Question 28 (Mandatory) (4 points)

Changes that are shaping HR practices at IBM include:

Question 28 options:

1)	Shifting jobs offshore.
2)	Moving to low-cost labor.
3)	Establishing jobs in new locations.
4)	All of the above.

Question 29 (Mandatory) (4 points)

The _________ rule states that because employers are the managers, they have the right to terminate their employees for (almost) any reason.

Question 29 options:

1)	Termination-at-will.
2)	Employment-at-will.
3)	Employee non-discrimination.
4)	Equity treatment.

Question 30 (Mandatory) (4 points)

What is a major HR reason for the failure of many mergers and acquisitions?

Question 30 options:

1)	Differences in corporate culture.
2)	Government involvement.
3)	Competitive reaction.
4)	Economic shortcomings.

Question 31 (Mandatory) (4 points)

When organizations make major adjustments in the ways they do business, it usually creates the need for ________ change.

Question 31 options:

1)	Incremental.
2)	Anticipatory.
3)	Dysfunctional.
4)	Radical.

Question 32 (Mandatory) (4 points)

Subject matter experts include which of the following?

Question 32 options:

1)	Job incumbents.
2)	Supervisors.
3)	Trained job analysts.
4)	All of the above.

Question 33 (Mandatory) (4 points)

A __________ organization continually finds new ways to satisfy customers and other stakeholders by skillfully integrating resources of information, technology, and people to produce and then effectively use new knowledge.

Question 33 options:

1)	Radical.
2)	Anticapatory.
3)	Learning.
4)	Dysfuntional.

Question 34 (Mandatory) (4 points)

All of the following are common ways to collect information for job and organizational analyses EXCEPT:

Question 34 options:

1)	Observation.
2)	Experimentation.
3)	Questionaires.
4)	Interviews.

Question 35 (Mandatory) (4 points)

The last phase in strategic business and HR planning for the alignment and change process is __________.

Question 35 options:

1)	Reviewing, revising, and refocusing.
2)	Assessing the global and organizational environment.
3)	Developing plans with measurements and timetables.
4)	Implementing plans.

Question 36 (Mandatory) (4 points)

Effective recruitment activities:

Question 36 options:

1)	Should be consistent with the organization's business strategy.
2)	Cause the job applicants to perceive the organization as an employer of choice.
3)	Should be consistent with the values of the company.
4)	Are accurately described by all of the above.

Question 37 (Mandatory) (4 points)

___________ is the process of obtaining and using information about job applicants in order to determine who should be hired for long- or short- term postions.

Question 37 options:

1)	Placement.
2)	Selection.
3)	Prospecting.
4)	Qualifying.

Question 38 (Mandatory) (4 points)

Which of the following organizations would be most likely to use contingent workers?

Question 38 options:

1)	A manufacturer of disposable diapers.
2)	A restaurant supplier.
3)	A Christmas tree farm.
4)	An insurance agency.

Question 39 (Mandatory) (4 points)

The role of human resource (HR) professionals in the selection process is to:

Question 39 options:

1)	Gather detailed information about applicants.
2)	Administer standardized tests to assess applicants' competence.
3)	Decide which tools and procedures to use in evaluating candidates.
4)	Do all of the above.

Question 40 (Mandatory) (4 points)

Which of the following is among the current recruitment and retention challenges that U.S. firms must address today and in the future?

Question 40 options:

1)	Increasingly diverse workforce.
2)	An aging workforce.
3)	Competition for highly-skilled workers.
4)	All of the above.