D351 WGU FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT 1
Strategy - Answers -refers to how an organization is going to compete. In other words,
strategy describes the process by which an organization decides on which products or
services to market and sell, which industries to enter, and how the organization is going
to reach its desired goals in the marketplace
Six major trends have been identified that represent the major events that influenced
the growth and importance of HRM in society and in the world of work: - Answers -
increased competition,
the costs and benefits associated with HR utilization,
productivity changes (resulting from changes in technology, capital investment, the
2008-2014 recession, capital utilization, outsourcing, and government policies),
the increasing pace and complexity of social, cultural, legal, demographic, and
educational changes,
the symptoms of dysfunction in the workplace, and
societal trends of the 21st century.
Many millennials entering the workforce can be describe as _______________? -
Answers -Cynical
Because new millennials entering the workforce are cynical and less patient with
respect to authority, they sometimes do not get along with older workers who do accept
authority. What is the HR function that will help resolve this conflict? - Answers -Know
how to manage the skills of young workers
What is "strategy"? - Answers -Strategy refers to how an organization is going to
compete.
What is a societal trend that affects HR and its functions? - Answers -Symptoms of
dysfunction in the workplace
internal environment - Answers -Factors that organizations control as they interact in
the global marketplace, such as culture, product development, and strategy.
external environment - Answers -The factors that organizations and their managers
have no control over, such as legislation, changes in technology, competition, and so
on.
culture - Answers -A culture represents an organization's value system. It includes
factors such as employees' willingness to work, their ethics, how the organization thinks
they should be treated, and so on.
MANAGEMENT 1
Strategy - Answers -refers to how an organization is going to compete. In other words,
strategy describes the process by which an organization decides on which products or
services to market and sell, which industries to enter, and how the organization is going
to reach its desired goals in the marketplace
Six major trends have been identified that represent the major events that influenced
the growth and importance of HRM in society and in the world of work: - Answers -
increased competition,
the costs and benefits associated with HR utilization,
productivity changes (resulting from changes in technology, capital investment, the
2008-2014 recession, capital utilization, outsourcing, and government policies),
the increasing pace and complexity of social, cultural, legal, demographic, and
educational changes,
the symptoms of dysfunction in the workplace, and
societal trends of the 21st century.
Many millennials entering the workforce can be describe as _______________? -
Answers -Cynical
Because new millennials entering the workforce are cynical and less patient with
respect to authority, they sometimes do not get along with older workers who do accept
authority. What is the HR function that will help resolve this conflict? - Answers -Know
how to manage the skills of young workers
What is "strategy"? - Answers -Strategy refers to how an organization is going to
compete.
What is a societal trend that affects HR and its functions? - Answers -Symptoms of
dysfunction in the workplace
internal environment - Answers -Factors that organizations control as they interact in
the global marketplace, such as culture, product development, and strategy.
external environment - Answers -The factors that organizations and their managers
have no control over, such as legislation, changes in technology, competition, and so
on.
culture - Answers -A culture represents an organization's value system. It includes
factors such as employees' willingness to work, their ethics, how the organization thinks
they should be treated, and so on.
