HROB:2290-Chapter 1,2,4 Questions
with Solutions.
Organization - Answer a group consisting of people with formally assigned roles who work
together to achieve organization's goals.
Strategic plan - Answer how the company will match its internal strengths and weaknesses
with external opportunities and threats to maintain a competitive position.
Strategy - Answer course of action the company pursues to achieve its strategic aims.
The company's plan for how it will balance internal strengths/weaknesses with external
opportunities and threat to maintain a competitive advantage is known as STRATEGY.
Strategic management - Answer process of identifying and executing the strategic plan by
matching the company's capabilities with the demands of its environment.
Human capital - Answer the knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of an
organization's workforce.
Evidence-based HRM - Answer making decisions based on facts, data, analytics, etc. Use
metrics (stats) to measure activities and results.
Evidence based HR means that you are USING THE BEST AVAILABLE EVIDENCE IN MAKING
DECISIONS ABOUT THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES YOU ARE FOCUSING
ON.
Strategy map - Answer shows "big picture" of each department's performance and how much
they contribute to the company's strategic goals.
What is a common element in the strategic map, balanced scorecard, and digital dashboard? -
Answer THEY ALL LINK INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS UNIT PERFORMANCE TO THE
ORGANIZATION'S GOAL.
Balanced scorecard - Answer financial measures tell results of actions already taken.
Digital dashboard - Answer presents managers with graphs/charts to show the company how
they are doing with metrics from the HR scoreboard process.
, What metric best indicates the strength of the organization's employment brand in the
marketplace and directly affects the quality of the workforce? - Answer THE PERCENTAGE OF
THE FIRST-CHOICE JOB CANDIDATES ACCEPTING A JOB OFFER.
An HR infographic that shows HR progress or results is known as a - Answer DIGITAL
DASHBOARD.
What measurement system can balance hard data such as financial measures with soft data
such as customer satisfaction is assessing a company's performance? - Answer BALANCED
SCORECARD.
Certification - Answer the recognition for having met specific professional standards.
Ethics - Answer the principles of conduct governing an individual or group
Social responsibility - Answer the balancing organizational commitments to investors,
employees, customers, other businesses, and the communities in which the firm operates.
The current HR designation in Canada outside of Ontario is known as - Answer CHARTERED
PROFESSIONALS IN HUMAN RESOURCES.
What are the three levels of designation (lowest to highest) in Ontario? - Answer Certified
Human Resources Professional (CHRP), Certified Human resources Leader (CHRL), and Certified
Human Resources Executive (CHRE)
Roughly how many HR professionals say they have been coerced into doing something morally
or legally ambiguous at least once in their careers? - Answer THREE OF EVERY FOUR.
How can managers create an ethical environment? - Answer REDUCE JOB-RELATED STRESS
. Who is responsible for abiding by legislation rules and regulations? - Answer HR
PROFESSIONALS, SUPERVISORS, AND MANAGERS.
According to recent research, what do HR professionals identify as the most critical piece of
knowledge required in their roles? - Answer BUSINESS ACUMEN.
Most employment legislation in Canada assumes that - Answer THERE IS A POWER
IMBALANCE BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN FAVOUR OF EMPLOYERS.
with Solutions.
Organization - Answer a group consisting of people with formally assigned roles who work
together to achieve organization's goals.
Strategic plan - Answer how the company will match its internal strengths and weaknesses
with external opportunities and threats to maintain a competitive position.
Strategy - Answer course of action the company pursues to achieve its strategic aims.
The company's plan for how it will balance internal strengths/weaknesses with external
opportunities and threat to maintain a competitive advantage is known as STRATEGY.
Strategic management - Answer process of identifying and executing the strategic plan by
matching the company's capabilities with the demands of its environment.
Human capital - Answer the knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of an
organization's workforce.
Evidence-based HRM - Answer making decisions based on facts, data, analytics, etc. Use
metrics (stats) to measure activities and results.
Evidence based HR means that you are USING THE BEST AVAILABLE EVIDENCE IN MAKING
DECISIONS ABOUT THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PRACTICES YOU ARE FOCUSING
ON.
Strategy map - Answer shows "big picture" of each department's performance and how much
they contribute to the company's strategic goals.
What is a common element in the strategic map, balanced scorecard, and digital dashboard? -
Answer THEY ALL LINK INDIVIDUAL OR BUSINESS UNIT PERFORMANCE TO THE
ORGANIZATION'S GOAL.
Balanced scorecard - Answer financial measures tell results of actions already taken.
Digital dashboard - Answer presents managers with graphs/charts to show the company how
they are doing with metrics from the HR scoreboard process.
, What metric best indicates the strength of the organization's employment brand in the
marketplace and directly affects the quality of the workforce? - Answer THE PERCENTAGE OF
THE FIRST-CHOICE JOB CANDIDATES ACCEPTING A JOB OFFER.
An HR infographic that shows HR progress or results is known as a - Answer DIGITAL
DASHBOARD.
What measurement system can balance hard data such as financial measures with soft data
such as customer satisfaction is assessing a company's performance? - Answer BALANCED
SCORECARD.
Certification - Answer the recognition for having met specific professional standards.
Ethics - Answer the principles of conduct governing an individual or group
Social responsibility - Answer the balancing organizational commitments to investors,
employees, customers, other businesses, and the communities in which the firm operates.
The current HR designation in Canada outside of Ontario is known as - Answer CHARTERED
PROFESSIONALS IN HUMAN RESOURCES.
What are the three levels of designation (lowest to highest) in Ontario? - Answer Certified
Human Resources Professional (CHRP), Certified Human resources Leader (CHRL), and Certified
Human Resources Executive (CHRE)
Roughly how many HR professionals say they have been coerced into doing something morally
or legally ambiguous at least once in their careers? - Answer THREE OF EVERY FOUR.
How can managers create an ethical environment? - Answer REDUCE JOB-RELATED STRESS
. Who is responsible for abiding by legislation rules and regulations? - Answer HR
PROFESSIONALS, SUPERVISORS, AND MANAGERS.
According to recent research, what do HR professionals identify as the most critical piece of
knowledge required in their roles? - Answer BUSINESS ACUMEN.
Most employment legislation in Canada assumes that - Answer THERE IS A POWER
IMBALANCE BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN FAVOUR OF EMPLOYERS.
