Which of the following is the lowest level of integration between the human resource management function in the strategic management function?

Alpha consulting provides HR services to small companies that do not need full-time HR. Contracting with Alpha Consulting is known as

True or False

When a firm shifts to evidence-based HRM, it should stop using workforce analytics

True or False

The amount of time that the HRM function devotes to administrative tasks is decreasing, and its role as a strategic business partner is increasing

True or False

The Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 imposes criminal penalties for a corporate governing and accounting lapses

When Joe responded to Terri’s email about how to find information on benefits and compensation, Joe was providing

As part of today’s job culture new employees are assigned mentors who guide the new employee through on-the-job training as well as the culture of the company. This is known as

True or False

When it comes to problem solving, cultural diversity can provide companies with a competitive advantage

Creating an employment relationship and work environment that benefit the company

Which of the following activities is part of the assessment and development of the Human Resources dimension of HRM practices

True or False

Evidence based HR refers to the demonstration that Human Resource practices have no impact on the company’s bottom line or key stakeholders

True or False

Companies have historically looked at HRM as a means to contribute to profitability and quality

There will be less emphasis on discrimination against veterans

Which of the following is a prediction about legal issues regarding employment in the US

Provide high quality products and services

A company competing through sustainability is likely to

True or False

Big data used in evidence- based HR gathers information from many different sources

Holly was hired recently by her firm to provide coaching to a work unit that is underperforming. This is part of the BLANK function of HR

True or False

CompCo has contracted with Move Bros for relocation services. This type of practice is not norm for outsourcing

Traditionally, the HRM department was primarily an

The training and development function of an HR department includes

When considering a balanced scorecard that depicts a company from a BLANK perspective, the critical HR indicators are employee satisfaction with HR department services and employee perceptions of the company as an employer

Which of the following arguments states that diversity of perspectives and less emphasis on conformity to norms of the past should improve the level of resourcefulness

Traditionalists may believe that millennial’s don’t have a strong work ethic

Which of the following is true of how different generations view each other

True or False

The three product lines of HR as a business are administrative services and transactions, business partner services, and strategic partner roles

True or False

Since the baby boomers are getting closer to retirement, the US workforce is predicted to decrease in average age

It aims to create a total business focus on serving the customer

Which of the following is true about the six Sigma process

Which of the following HRM practices involves helping employees understand other jobs contribute to the finished product

They are eager to learn, work, and please

Which of the following is a characteristic of millennials

True or False

In exchange for working longer hours without job security, employees want companies to provide flexible work schedules and comfortable working conditions

Managing the human resource environment

Which of the following dimensions of HRM practices involves ensuring that HRM practices comply with federal, state, and local laws

True or False

To be effective, balanced scorecards must be customized by companies to fit different market situations, products, and competitive environments

They combine top talent to solve tough challenges

Which of the following is true of virtual teams

True or False

First state is faced with a decision to hire part-time employees or more full-time employees. Management has heard that part time employees make the job easier to fill but take longer to train. On the other hand it is easier to terminate full-time employees.

System flexibility argument

Which of the following arguments emphasizes that reactions should be faster and cost less

Which of the following HRM practices involves employees participating in peer interviews

Organizations spend millions of dollars each year to comply with regulations under the Sarbanes-Oxley act

Which of the following statements is true about the Sarbanes-Oxley act of 2002

Google employs the practice of team building and rewards ideas that are outside the box. They are likely to BLANK compared to a company with low engagement

It depicts a company from the perspective of internal and external customers

Which of the following is true of a balance scorecard

Mani is unsure of which 401K and retirement plan will meet his needs. He should make an appointment to see a counselor who works with

True or False

The balance scorecard should not be used to link a company’s human resource management activities to the company‘s business strategy

Line employees interact frequently with quality experts and engineers

In high-performance work systems

Which of the following acts sets strict rules for businesses, especially for accounting practices that require more open and consistent disclosure of financial data and CEOs assurance that the data is completely accurate

They are considered to be workaholics

Today’s workforce is changing. Many recent college graduates will expect to be allowed to work a flexible schedule that meets their needs. How is this different from the baby boomer generation

When an HR professional is evaluated on how well he understands organizational metrics in their relationship to business success, he is being evaluated on his competency in

Sampson lighting was struggling to make a quality product and meet its payroll. The cost for labor were too high. They visited several countries and then decided to move the production side of the business. This is called

A company competes for the Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award. If it is evaluated based on how senior executives create and sustain vision, values, and mission, it is likely that the company is being judged on the criterion of

True or False

Intangible assets are equally as or more valuable than financial and physical assets, but they are difficult to duplicate or imitate

When an HR professional is evaluated on how well he understands organizational metrics and their relationship to business success, he is being evaluated on his competency in

Distribution channels are an example of

Enables workforce analytics and evidence-based HR

An HR dashboard is a series of indicators that

True or False

Workers with disabilities can be a source of competitive advantage

It deals with functions such as compensation, hiring, and staffing

Which of the following is true about the product line administrative services and transactions

Which of the following arguments states that diversity of perspectives and less emphasis on conformity to norms of the past should improve the level of resourcefulness

True or false

The goal of strategic management in an organization is to deploy and allocate resources in a way that it provides the company with a competitive advantage

True or false

To be maximally effective, the human resource management function of a company must be isolated from the company’s strategic management process

True or false

Strategic planning groups decide on a strategic direction during the strategy implementation phase

True or false

In a two-way linkage, and organization is restricted from considering the human resource issues while formulating it’s strategic plan

True or false

External analysis attempts to identify an organization’s strategic opportunities and threats

True or false

Strategic choice describes the way an organization attempts to fulfill its mission and achieve its long term goals

True or false

The strategy a company is pursuing does not have an impact on the types of employees that it seeks to recruit and select

True or false

An overall cost leadership strategy is achieved primarily by offering unique product features

True or false

Strategies emphasizing market share or operating costs are called “external growth” strategies

True or false

Companies using concentration strategies attempt to focus on what they do best within their established markets

True or false

A learning organization constantly monitors its environment, assimilates information, makes decisions, and flexibly restructures itself to compete in an ever-changing environment

These costs change directly with the units produced

Which of the following statements is true of variable costs incurred by firms

Which of the following is an example of a fixed cost

BLANK is what is left after a firm pays its variable costs and fixed costs

Selena is leading the strategic groups through an exercise to define the company’s mission and goals through a SWOT analysis. She is employing

Ensures that it has skilled employees in place

During the strategic implementation stage of the strategic management process, an organization

During this stage, an organization follows through on a strategy chosen in the strategy formulation stage

Which of the following statements is true of the strategic implementation stage of the strategic management process

The component of the strategic management process consists of structuring the organization, allocating resources, ensuring that the firm has skilled employees in place, and developing reward systems that align employee behavior with the organization’s strategic goals

Which of the following is the lowest level of integration between the human resource function and strategic management function

Seaman, INC has completed its strategic business plan and informed HR of how many employees will now need to be hired or retrained. This is an example of

Often leads to strategic plans that companies cannot successfully implement

The one-way linkage level

The human resource issues are allowed for consideration during the strategy formulation process

In the two- way linkage level,

The strategic planning function and the human resource management function are interdependent

Dionne, the HE manager, has been asked to share issues in the strategy formulation process. How do you know this is part of a two-way linkage

Which of the following linkages has its human resource management functions built right into the strategy formulation and implementation processes

Mission, goals, external analysis, internal analysis, and strategic choices are the five major components of the BLANK process

To achieve 100% compliance on the next 3 years’ compliance inspections is an example of

An organization uses BLANK to measure the quantity and quality of its resources

External analysis and internal analysis combined constitute the

It gives the strategic planning team of an organization all the information it needs to generate a number of strategic alternatives

Which of the following statements is true of the SWOT analysis

Which of the following describes the ways an organization will attempt to fulfill its mission and achieve its long term goals

Using websites like Indeed.com and linkden, a company can begin

As a company prepares to look for talent in a particular position or group, it can evaluate the tasks needed, complete a talent inventory of current skill sets, and prepare a job description with knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs). This practice is known as

The process by which a firm attempts to identify job applicants with the necessary knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that will help the firm achieve its goals is known as

True or false

Strategy implementation includes structuring an organization and allocating resources

True or false

Job design addresses what tasks should be grouped into a particular job

True or false

Training is a planned effort to facilitate the leaning of job related knowledge, skills, and behavior by employees

True or false

Executives who have extensive knowledge of the behaviors that lead to effective performance tend to focus on evaluating the objective performance results on their subordinate managers

True or false

Jolene is excited to meet with her supervisor and go over her year-end review. She has heard that there can be an increase in pay for high performance. Companies do tie pay to performance.

True or false

Companies engaged in cost strategies develop internally consistent pay systems with negligible pay differentials between superiors and subordinates

True or false

Employees in companies with a differentiation strategy need to have only a moderate concern for quantity

True or false

Differentiation companies will have compensation systems that are geared toward internal rather than external equity

Jam and Nuts is evaluating their resources so that they can compete with other companies. They have evaluated their plant , equipment, and geographic location. What other physical resource do they need to evaluate to complete this scan

A BLANK is a story of how a firm will create value for customers and how it will do so profitably

Butterflies and Blooms, is attempting to maximize profits but knows the company cannot charge too much for its bouquets in this market. As the company explores locations, the florist notes rent, property taxes, and parking. These are examples of BLANK costs

Jonathan retired from a large, multinational automobile company last year. He receives health care benefits as well as a pension from the company. At present, Johnathan falls under the category of a

EastWest is a consulting firm that helps organizations examine their operating environments. Their scope of work would be considered an

A common practice for companies in today’s market is to look within at what is working and what is not. This is an example of an

Choice of organizational processes and structural forms makes an economic difference

The basic premise behind strategy implementation is that

The chief executive officer and the president

The strategic management decision-making process usually takes place at the firm’s highest levels, with a firm’s strategic planning group, which includes

Which of the following is the lowest level of integration between the human resource management function and the strategic management function?

What are the five major components of the strategic management process that are relevant to strategy formulation?

What are the four levels of linkages?

Which of the following is a true of one