Human Resources Management - Final Exam Study
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Which of the following is not an objective of unions? - ✔✔To secure fair wages that
depend upon performance
Which of the following is not provided for under the Wagner Act, also called the
National Labor Relations Act? - ✔✔Employees have the right to form picket lines that
block entrances to a business.
Organizations with human resource strategies that emphasize developing long-term
relationships with highly skilled employees have been shown to be more effective than
their competitors because they create more new products and services. - ✔✔true
The alignment of human resource practices is achieved by focusing on the relationships
between human resources best practices. - ✔✔false
The Bargain Laborer HR strategy focuses on internal labor markets because promoting
from within is less costly and helps minimize labor costs. - ✔✔false
An organization that has a selection process that focuses on hiring team players and
employs a competitive merit pay performance appraisal process will be highly
productive because it has horizontal alignment of its practices. - ✔✔false
Horizontal alignment refers to the fit of individual human resources with each other. -
✔✔true
,Organizations with consistent bundles of human resource practices have been found to
be more effective than firms without consistent practices. - ✔✔true
Horizontal alignment: - ✔✔refers to the fit of specific human resource practices with
other organizational practices.
Vertical alignment: - ✔✔deals with the positioning of an organization's human
resource management strategy in relation to other organizational strategies.
Which characteristics of work design are not compatible with the Bargain Laborer HR
strategy? - ✔✔Autonomy is high and employees are encouraged to improve work
processes.
Research has demonstrated that layoffs can erode the competitive advantage that a
firm achieves through adopting a set of human resource practices that demonstrate
high commitment to employees. - ✔✔true
Which of the following describes recruiting methods likely to be used by an organization
pursuing the Bargain Laborer HR strategy? - ✔✔Referrals, print advertising in
newspapers, electronic advertising and public employment agencies.
Which of the following is not true about training and development under the Bargain
Laborer HR strategy? - ✔✔A company pursuing a Bargain Laborer HR strategy rarely
uses on the job training.
During the recruiting process, an organization with a Bargain Laborer HR strategy: -
✔✔emphasizes the positive aspects of the job to encourage applicants to accept a
position.
, Training and development under the Bargain Laborer HR strategy: - ✔✔will likely
focus of the development of specific job duties.
"Hire for attitude; train for skills," reflects the Bargain Laborer HR strategy employed by
The Walt Disney Company. - ✔✔false
Which of the following is an example of horizontal alignment? - ✔✔A company
seeking long-term committed employees offers health insurance and a retirement
program.
An HR strategy that focuses on creating efficiency using talent from the external labor
markets is the: - ✔✔Bargain Laborer HR strategy.
Vertical alignment refers to the positioning of an organization's human resource
strategy in relation to other organizational strategies. - ✔✔true
Which of the following is an example of vertical alignment? - ✔✔A company seeks to
be the low cost provider and adopts a Loyal Soldier HR strategy.
***(A company seeks to be the low cost provider and adopts a Free Agent HR strategy.)
Research studies support the value of vertical alignment for organizational success. -
✔✔true
Interestingly, good human resource practices create more satisfied employees,
however, there is no research supporting that satisfied employees work any harder or
more effectively. - ✔✔False
An organization strives to move from the formalization stage in the organizational life
cycle to the elaboration stage. - ✔✔True
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