WGU C232 Introduction to Human Resources Assessment
131 Questions with Verified Answers
What the 1 of six competencies of a solid HR professional? - CORRECT ANSWER 1.
Provide transformational leadership
1. Which hr resource function helps the organization understand the number and
type of employees the organization will need in the future?
a. Recruiting
b. Planning
c. Appraising
d. Compensating - CORRECT ANSWER Planning
2. What are two societal trends that are influencing the world of work?
a. Decreasing world trade
b. Changes in communication technology
c. Lower college graduation rates
d. Increased competition - CORRECT ANSWER Increased competition
Changes in communication technology
3. Which factor represents an organization's value system?
a. Corporate culture
b. Company reputation
c. Core competencies
d. Brand awareness - CORRECT ANSWER Corporate culture
4. Which activity does the strategic hr manager need to be engaged in since orgs
survive on adaptation?
,a. Managing succession by creating contingency plans for key employees within
the organization
b. Taking on fewer roles to maintain a focused approach to organizational
productivity improvements
c. Maintaining priority on the requisition of services from the management and
employees without external considerations
d. Focusing on acquiring human resources skills while leaving marketing and
production techniques to those managers - CORRECT ANSWER Managing
succession by creating contingency plans for key employees
5. Which hr resource provides a broad range of support to the overall org?
a. Coordinator
b. Specialist
c. Generalist
d. Supervisor - CORRECT ANSWER Generalist
6. A human resources department is working on increasing diversity within the
organization.
Which strategic role for a human resources department is being demonstrated?
a. Champion for change
b. Initiator of outsourcing
c. Agent for legal compliance
d. Administrator of policy - CORRECT ANSWER Champion for change
7. How should HR encourage high ethical standard of conduct in the workplace?
a. By ensuring compliance with all legal regulations
b. By holding monthly training sessions on integrity
c. By maintaining equitable pay levels and alignment
d. By influencing others to make moral choices - CORRECT ANSWER By influencing
others to make moral choices
8. A technology company is reviewing the potentially questionable behavior of
tour employees and is trying to determine it an ethical violation has occurred. The
behavior of the tour employees consisted of the following:
, a. Individual 1: Sold trade secrets to a competitor
b. Individual 2: Requested that the company pay for continuing education
c. Individual 3: Recommended hiring a sibling based on the sibling's work
experience
d. Individual 4: Applied for other jobs while still employed with the company
Which individual committed an ethical violation? - CORRECT ANSWER Individual 1:
Sold trade secrets to competitor
9. What is an exception to the doctrine of employment at will?
a. Mandatory waiting period
b. Termination for cause
c. Implied contract
d. Probationary period - CORRECT ANSWER Implied contract
10. What is recognized by courts in several states as an implied contract that can
be legally binding?
a. Employee handbook
b. Union agreement
c. Public policy documents
d. Formal pact - CORRECT ANSWER Employee handbook
11. What was the Goal of Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a. To give employers more flexibility in dealing with employees and their
employment
b. To create a legal structure that deals with contractual issues between
employers and employees
c. To allow employees greater ability to move between employers and job
positions
d. To make it illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their protected
classes - CORRECT ANSWER Illegal to discriminate against individuals based on
their protected classes
12. What is the function of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC)?
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