HRM 2 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When an organization develops integrated manufacturing systems such as advanced manufacturing technology and just-in-time inventory control, it needs to assess the employee skills required to run these systems and train them accordingly. These assessments and tr...
When an organization develops integrated manufacturing systems such as advanced
manufacturing technology and just-in-time inventory control, it needs to assess the
employee skills required to run these systems and train them accordingly. These
assessments and training programs intended to enable an organization to achieve its
goals fall under: - Answer-Strategic Human Resource Management
During _____, the strategic planning groups decide on a strategic direction by defining
the company's mission and goals, its external opportunities and threats, and its internal
strengths and weaknesses. - Answer-Strategy Formulation
Saturn Inc. is a large manufacturer of footwear and accessories. It has always lagged
behind its closest competitor Hexagon Inc. It plans to overtake Hexagon by leveraging
its strength in women's footwear and entering markets in the Mid-West that it had
traditionally ignored. Saturn Inc. is in the _____ phase. - Answer-Strategy Formulation
Which of the following statements is true of a strategic implementation stage of the
strategic management process? - Answer-During this stage, an organization follows
through on a strategy chosen in the strategy formulation stage.
The strategic management decision-making process usually takes place at a firm's
highest levels, with a firm's strategic planning group, which includes: - Answer-The
Chief Executive Officer & The President
Which of the following statements is true of the administrative linkage level between the
human resource management function and the strategic management function? -
Answer-In this level, the Human Resource Management department is completely
divorced from any component of the strategic management process.
In _____, a firm's strategic business planning function develops the strategic plan and
then informs the Human Resource Management function of the plan. - Answer-One-way
linkage
The one-way linkage level: - Answer-Often leads to strategic plans that companies
cannot successfully implement.
Which of the following statements is true of two-way linkages? - Answer-The strategic
planning function and the human resource management function are interdependent.
, Mission, goals, external analysis, internal analysis, and strategic choices are the five
major components of the _____ process. - Answer-Strategy Formulation
An organization's _____ is what it hopes to achieve in the medium- to long-term future,
and it reflects how an organization's reason for being is operationalized. - Answer-Goal
Which of the following is used by an organization to identify its strengths and
weaknesses? - Answer-Internal Analysis
External analysis and internal analysis combined constitute the _____. - Answer-SWOT
Analysis
Which of the following describes the ways an organization will attempt to fulfill its
mission and achieve its long-term goals? - Answer-Strategic Choice
_____ is the process through which an organization seeks applicants for potential
employment. - Answer-Recruitment
Which of the following addresses what tasks should be grouped into a particular job? -
Answer-Job Design
_____ refers to a planned effort to facilitate the learning of job-related knowledge, skills,
and behavior by employees. - Answer-Training
Which of the following activities entails specifying those activities and outcomes that will
result in the organization successfully implementing the strategy? - Answer-
Performance Management
A high level of pay relative to that of competitors can ensure that _____. - Answer-The
company attracts high-quality employees.
A company that wants to become the lowest cost producer in an industry should _____.
- Answer-Construct efficient large-scale facilities
CompX Inc. is an online retailer of electronic products including laptops and tablets. The
company is known for its unique approach to customer support, which is known for
going above and beyond in satisfying customer complaints and issues. What kind of a
strategy is CompX using? - Answer-Differentiation
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. -
Answer-TRUE
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