Question : 41) Molly heads a large company that has just experienced : 1346166

 

 

41) Molly heads a large company that has just experienced a major brain drain. She immediately increases compensation to new employees and gives each employee with over 10 years experience an extra 3 days of paid vacation per year. This is an example of:

A) strategic HR planning.

B) proactive HR strategy.

C) reactive HR strategy.

D) downsizing.

 

42) Managers who rely on their personal views and experiences to solve problems are more likely to run the risk of:

A) alienating employees who want to contribute to the decision-making process.

B) undermining the long-term goals of the company by becoming too independent.

C) taking on more responsibility than is necessary in any given business venture.

D) making false assumptions about the business and threatening corporate profitability.

 

43) In order to stimulate critical thinking, the strategic HR planning process should most likely be:

A) focused on day-to-day management issues.

B) structured and specific.

C) linked to corporate social responsibility.

D) ongoing and flexible.

 

44) Which of the following is a primary challenge of strategic HR planning?

A) encouraging employees to accept empowerment strategies

B) reacting appropriately to problems in the internal and external environment

C) building HR strategies independent of the overall business strategy of the company

D) developing strategies that offer the firm a sustained competitive advantage

45) Kelly spends her day focusing on recruiting qualified employees for her growing company, reviewing benefit plans in order to offer competitive compensation packages, and creating online job postings. Kelly is most likely facing the strategic HR planning challenge of:

A) reinforcing the overall business strategy with her HR strategies.

B) concentrating too much on day-to-day problems.

C) coping with the external environment.

D) securing management commitment to her HR strategies.

46) Town House Publishing is implementing a new HR strategy, and to give it the best chance of succeeding, the HR department should most likely:

A) increase diversity in the environment.

B) ensure managers’ commitment to the strategy.

C) create a back-up strategy to implement in case the initial strategy fails.

D) centralize management in order to communicate more effectively with employees.

 

47) Which of the following is a characteristic of most intended strategies?

A) They mobilize responses from top management.

B) They involve everyone in an organization.

C) They develop gradually from experiences.

D) They lack strong leadership.

 

48) Emergent strategies generally:

A) evolve and change as needs arise.

B) involve only portions of an organization.

C) encourage strong leadership within a firm.

D) are less beneficial to a small company.

49) Working on his HR strategic plan, Jose is thinking about whether to recommend specific job descriptions or broad job classes, and detailed or loose work planning. Jose is considering the HR strategic choice related to:

A) performance appraisals.

B) staffing.

C) work flows.

D) employee separations.

 

50) Which of the following is a strategic HR issue related to staffing?

A) imposing a hiring freeze to avoid laying off workers

B) developing an appraisal system for work teams

C) empowering supervisors to make hiring decisions

D) providing continuing support to terminated workers

 

 

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