WGU C202 OBJECTIVE
ASSESSMENT STUDY QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS!!
acquire, develop, and retain the best employees - ANSWERWhat can HR do to best
support organizational strategy?
not broken the law - ANSWERA manager abruptly fires anyone who is not dressed in
business casual attire per company policy. What has the manager done?
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 - ANSWERWhich law governs the issues of
overtime and federal minimum wage?
organizational design - ANSWERManaging aspects of the organization's structure to
accomplish goals is called______
Allowing employees to use their unique skills and abilities - ANSWERInclusion and
employee engagement are at least two organizational factors positively impacted by
which practice?
Having a positive emotional attachment to the organization and strong identification
with its values and goals - ANSWERWhat is Affective commitment?
An employee resigns to accept a better-paying job - ANSWERIf a company is trying
to decrease voluntary turnover, which situation are they trying to prevent?
quid pro quo harassment - ANSWERA boss is making unwelcome sexual advances
and inappropriate requests for favors to several employees. Which type of
harassments is this?
adverse impact - ANSWERWhich type of discrimination could be occurring if
consistent qualification across all applicants discourage minorities from applying?
culture-specific cross-cultural training - ANSWERWhich term best describes training
that can help learners identify the most effective ways of working with people from a
particular culture or country?
stereotype - ANSWERA manager believes that all Asians are high performers.
Which kind of bias is this?
Job Analysis - ANSWERA supervisor has just received a report from HR identifying
and describing the important aspects of a newly created job as well as the
characteristics a worker needs to succeed in that job. What is another name for this?
, The company's organizational structure - ANSWERSusan is new to the company, so
Travis is filling her in on how things really work. He tells her about who is in charge,
whom she needs to go to with questions, and how to go about getting things done
without stepping on anyone's toes. What is Travis explaining?
By improving the company's ability to cope with growth and change - ANSWERHow
could HR help increase their company's organizational performance?
integrity, values, and ethics - ANSWERIf the goal is to enhance organizational
culture, which characteristic should be the focus when evaluating applicants?
challenging and specific - ANSWEREmployee performance goals should be
characterized as_________
task acquaintance - ANSWERAccurately rating only those aspects of a person's
work performance that are observed is associated with_______
Counseling - ANSWERWhich disciplinary action could be repeated for the same
offense and is the foundational step of progressive discipline?
contrast effect - ANSWERWhich error involves a manager failing to measure an
employee's performance against established standards?
Providing employees with opportunities for professional development and growth -
ANSWERSupporting organizational leadership is a key HR responsibility best
achieved by_______
Drop in employee morale - ANSWERWhat is one significant, yet indirect, cost of
voluntary turnover?
Training employees in a way that is very specific to the company's way of doing
things - ANSWERWhich retention strategy is a mobility barrier designed to decrease
the chances employees will leave?
An upswing in the U.S. economy and low unemployment rates - ANSWERWhat
condition can cause businesses to experience an increase in voluntary turnover?
Dysfunctional Turnover - ANSWERA high-performing employee resign after
requesting a modes pay increase and being told that raises are only considered
annually, at performance appraisal time. This is an example of ______
Reduced risk of discriminatory practices - ANSWERSuccession management helps
ensure key organizational role have potential candidates available. Advantages to
such proactive planning include all of the following except______
Assigning employees with specialized experience to a high -stakes project -
ANSWERWhich example illustrates workforce redeployment?
ASSESSMENT STUDY QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS!!
acquire, develop, and retain the best employees - ANSWERWhat can HR do to best
support organizational strategy?
not broken the law - ANSWERA manager abruptly fires anyone who is not dressed in
business casual attire per company policy. What has the manager done?
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 - ANSWERWhich law governs the issues of
overtime and federal minimum wage?
organizational design - ANSWERManaging aspects of the organization's structure to
accomplish goals is called______
Allowing employees to use their unique skills and abilities - ANSWERInclusion and
employee engagement are at least two organizational factors positively impacted by
which practice?
Having a positive emotional attachment to the organization and strong identification
with its values and goals - ANSWERWhat is Affective commitment?
An employee resigns to accept a better-paying job - ANSWERIf a company is trying
to decrease voluntary turnover, which situation are they trying to prevent?
quid pro quo harassment - ANSWERA boss is making unwelcome sexual advances
and inappropriate requests for favors to several employees. Which type of
harassments is this?
adverse impact - ANSWERWhich type of discrimination could be occurring if
consistent qualification across all applicants discourage minorities from applying?
culture-specific cross-cultural training - ANSWERWhich term best describes training
that can help learners identify the most effective ways of working with people from a
particular culture or country?
stereotype - ANSWERA manager believes that all Asians are high performers.
Which kind of bias is this?
Job Analysis - ANSWERA supervisor has just received a report from HR identifying
and describing the important aspects of a newly created job as well as the
characteristics a worker needs to succeed in that job. What is another name for this?
, The company's organizational structure - ANSWERSusan is new to the company, so
Travis is filling her in on how things really work. He tells her about who is in charge,
whom she needs to go to with questions, and how to go about getting things done
without stepping on anyone's toes. What is Travis explaining?
By improving the company's ability to cope with growth and change - ANSWERHow
could HR help increase their company's organizational performance?
integrity, values, and ethics - ANSWERIf the goal is to enhance organizational
culture, which characteristic should be the focus when evaluating applicants?
challenging and specific - ANSWEREmployee performance goals should be
characterized as_________
task acquaintance - ANSWERAccurately rating only those aspects of a person's
work performance that are observed is associated with_______
Counseling - ANSWERWhich disciplinary action could be repeated for the same
offense and is the foundational step of progressive discipline?
contrast effect - ANSWERWhich error involves a manager failing to measure an
employee's performance against established standards?
Providing employees with opportunities for professional development and growth -
ANSWERSupporting organizational leadership is a key HR responsibility best
achieved by_______
Drop in employee morale - ANSWERWhat is one significant, yet indirect, cost of
voluntary turnover?
Training employees in a way that is very specific to the company's way of doing
things - ANSWERWhich retention strategy is a mobility barrier designed to decrease
the chances employees will leave?
An upswing in the U.S. economy and low unemployment rates - ANSWERWhat
condition can cause businesses to experience an increase in voluntary turnover?
Dysfunctional Turnover - ANSWERA high-performing employee resign after
requesting a modes pay increase and being told that raises are only considered
annually, at performance appraisal time. This is an example of ______
Reduced risk of discriminatory practices - ANSWERSuccession management helps
ensure key organizational role have potential candidates available. Advantages to
such proactive planning include all of the following except______
Assigning employees with specialized experience to a high -stakes project -
ANSWERWhich example illustrates workforce redeployment?
