SECTION A $$ MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS $[10$ marks$]$

Answer ALL questions. Each question carries ONE $(1)$ mark. Choose the best

alternative answer.

$1.$ What type of competency is represented by resources and capabilities that serve as a

firm$$s competitive advantage?

A$.$ core

B$.$ central

C$.$ cultural

D$.$ collective

$2.$ HR managers need to be able to forecast the organisation$$s future HR requirements and

determine how to acquire the people needed. To do this they need three sets of forecast.

Which of the following is not a forecast required for human resource planning?

A$.$ forecast of the demand for human resources

B$.$ forecast of the demand for human resources of competitor organisations

C$.$ forecast of supply of human resources available within the organisation

D$.$ forecast of the supply of external human resources

$3.$ Company ABC has consistently emphasized its brand image and its reputation for

superior service while charging a higher price for its computers. This is an example of

which one of Porter's generic strategies.

A$.$ focus

B$.$ differentiation

C$.$ prospectors

D$.$ overall cost leadership

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$4.$ SHRM as a strategic partner:

A$.$ organises training opportunities so employees can learn the new skills necessary for

changing business goals or job roles, or changes job descriptions to reflect those

altered roles.

B$.$ follows changes in legislation, regulation, occupational health and safety rules, and

other types of labor or trade law and helps the organisation adapt to stay compliant

with those laws.

C$.$ uses surveys to measure employee satisfaction, spot shortcomings in company culture,

and ensure that managers are fair and equitable to all employees.

D$.$ gives feedback to internal customers about the quality of their experience, identifies

top talents within the organisation, helps fill job vacancies, shares HR goals with

employees to ensure they are implemented across the organisation, and helps promote

overall productivity and harmony in the workplace.

$5.$ Changing technology can be seen as $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$during HR strategy formulation.

A$.$ a strength

B$.$ a threat

C$.$ an opportunity

D$.$ a weakness

$6.$ Treating employees as precious human resources is the basis of the $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ approach.

A$.$ hard HRM

B$.$ soft HRM

C$.$ medium HRM

D$.$ None of the above

$7.$ What two items does an organisation match together in the human capital perspective of

HRM$?$

A$.$ values of employees and the organisation$$s budget

B$.$ capacity of employees and the organisation$$s motivation

C$.$ capabilities of employees and the organisation$$s strategy

D$.$ creativity of the employees and the organisation$$s goals

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$8.$ Employees in companies with a differentiation strategy would need to be:

A$.$ risk averse

B$.$ highly creative and cooperative

C$.$ comfortable with stability

D$.$ highly concerned with quantity

$9.$ The process by which jobs are divided to determine what tasks, duties, and

responsibilities they include, their relationship to other jobs, the conditions under which

work is performed, and the personal capabilities required for satisfactory performance is

known as:

A$.$ task differentiation

B$.$ human resource analysis

C$.$ job analysis

D$.$ position classification

$10.$ Part of HR becoming a $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ business partner includes being able to measure the

effectiveness of the various HR tasks.

A$.$ strategic

B$.$ practical

C$.$ administrativ