OBHR 3330- EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS
Human Resource Management - Answers -the policies, practices, and systems that
influence employees' behavior, attitudes, and performance
Change - Answers -refers to the adoption of a new idea or behavior by a company.
Competitiveness - Answers -refers to a company's ability to maintain and gain market
share in its industry
Role Behaviors - Answers -are the behaviors required of an individual in his or her role
as a jobholder in a social work environment. These role behaviors vary on a number of
dimensions.
Human Resource Management plays a role in a company's ______, ______, and
_______. - Answers -survival, effectiveness, and competitiveness
Human Resource Management is a means to contribute to?? - Answers -profitability,
quality, and other business goals
3 Most important Categories for an HR Decision and must pass all - Answers -Moral,
Legal, Ethical
Functions of HRM - Answers -- Analysis and design of work
- Training and development
- performance management
- compensation and benefits
- employee relations/labor relations
- Recruitment and selection
- personnel policies
- legal compliance
- support for business strategy
3 HR product lines - Answers -1. Administrative Services and Transactions
2. Business Partner Services
3. Strategic Partner
Administrative Services and Transactions - Answers -compensation, hiring, staffing
Business Partner Services - Answers -Developing effective HR systems and helping
implement business plans, talent management
, Strategic Partner - Answers -Contributing to business strategy based on considerations
of human capital, business capabilities, readiness, and developing HR practices as
strategic differentiators
Strategy Formulation - Answers -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.
Internal growth strategy - Answers -A focus on new market and product development,
innovation, and joint ventures.
Downsizing - Answers -is the planned elimination of large numbers of personnel,
designed to enhance organizational effectiveness
External Growth Strategy - Answers -An emphasis on acquiring vendors and suppliers
or buying businesses that allow a company to expand into new markets.
Mission - Answers -is a statement of the organization's reason for being; it usually
specifies the customers served, the needs satisfied and/or the values received by the
customers, and the technology used.
Goals - Answers -are what it hopes to achieve in the medium- to long-term future; they
reflect how the mission will be operationalized.
External Analysis - Answers -consists of examining the organization's operating
environment to identify the strategic opportunities and threats.
Internal Analysis - Answers -attempts to identify the organization's strengths and
weaknesses. It focuses on the quantity and quality of resources available to the
organization—financial, capital, technological, and human resources.
Strategic Choice - Answers -is the organization's strategy and describes the way the
organization will attempt to fulfill its mission and achieve long-term goals.
SWOT - Answers -strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Vertical alignment - Answers -occurs when HR practices and processes are aimed at
addressing the strategic needs of the business.
strategy implementation - Answers -The organization follows through on the strategy
that has been chosen. This includes structuring the organization, allocating resources,
ensuring that the firm has skilled employees in place, and developing reward systems
that align employee behavior with the strategic goals. This process entails a constant
cycling of information and decision making.
Human Resource Management - Answers -the policies, practices, and systems that
influence employees' behavior, attitudes, and performance
Change - Answers -refers to the adoption of a new idea or behavior by a company.
Competitiveness - Answers -refers to a company's ability to maintain and gain market
share in its industry
Role Behaviors - Answers -are the behaviors required of an individual in his or her role
as a jobholder in a social work environment. These role behaviors vary on a number of
dimensions.
Human Resource Management plays a role in a company's ______, ______, and
_______. - Answers -survival, effectiveness, and competitiveness
Human Resource Management is a means to contribute to?? - Answers -profitability,
quality, and other business goals
3 Most important Categories for an HR Decision and must pass all - Answers -Moral,
Legal, Ethical
Functions of HRM - Answers -- Analysis and design of work
- Training and development
- performance management
- compensation and benefits
- employee relations/labor relations
- Recruitment and selection
- personnel policies
- legal compliance
- support for business strategy
3 HR product lines - Answers -1. Administrative Services and Transactions
2. Business Partner Services
3. Strategic Partner
Administrative Services and Transactions - Answers -compensation, hiring, staffing
Business Partner Services - Answers -Developing effective HR systems and helping
implement business plans, talent management
, Strategic Partner - Answers -Contributing to business strategy based on considerations
of human capital, business capabilities, readiness, and developing HR practices as
strategic differentiators
Strategy Formulation - Answers -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.
Internal growth strategy - Answers -A focus on new market and product development,
innovation, and joint ventures.
Downsizing - Answers -is the planned elimination of large numbers of personnel,
designed to enhance organizational effectiveness
External Growth Strategy - Answers -An emphasis on acquiring vendors and suppliers
or buying businesses that allow a company to expand into new markets.
Mission - Answers -is a statement of the organization's reason for being; it usually
specifies the customers served, the needs satisfied and/or the values received by the
customers, and the technology used.
Goals - Answers -are what it hopes to achieve in the medium- to long-term future; they
reflect how the mission will be operationalized.
External Analysis - Answers -consists of examining the organization's operating
environment to identify the strategic opportunities and threats.
Internal Analysis - Answers -attempts to identify the organization's strengths and
weaknesses. It focuses on the quantity and quality of resources available to the
organization—financial, capital, technological, and human resources.
Strategic Choice - Answers -is the organization's strategy and describes the way the
organization will attempt to fulfill its mission and achieve long-term goals.
SWOT - Answers -strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Vertical alignment - Answers -occurs when HR practices and processes are aimed at
addressing the strategic needs of the business.
strategy implementation - Answers -The organization follows through on the strategy
that has been chosen. This includes structuring the organization, allocating resources,
ensuring that the firm has skilled employees in place, and developing reward systems
that align employee behavior with the strategic goals. This process entails a constant
cycling of information and decision making.
