HRM Final Exam
Questions and answers
Updated 2027
WhatBisBHumanBResourceBManagement?B-
BAnswerBDesigningBformalBsystemsBinBanBorganizationBtoBmanageBhumanBtalentBforB
accomplishingBorganizationalBgoals.
WhatBisBHumanBCapital?B-
BAnswerBTheBcollectiveBvalueBofBtheBcapabilities,Bknowledge,Bskills,BlifeBexperiences,B
andBmotivationBofBanBorganization'sBworkforce.
WhatBisBtheBdefinitionBofBorganizationalBculture?B-
BAnswerBTheBsharedBvaluesBandBbeliefsBthatBgiveBmembersBofBanBorganizationBmean
ingBandBprovideBthemBwithBrulesBforBbehavior.
TheBHRBadministrativeBfunctionsBperformedBin-house.B-BAnswerB
WhatBisBanBexpatriate?B-
BAnswerBABcitizenBofBoneBcountryBwhoBisBworkingBinBaBsecondBcountryBandBemploy
edBbyBanBorganizationBheadquarteredBinBtheBfirstBcountry.
True/False:BTheBpercentageBofBworkingBwomenBhasBincreasedBoverBtheBpastBseveralB
decades,BwithBwomenBtodayBmakingBupBaboutBhalfBtheBworkforceBtoday.B(2014).B-
BAnswerBTrue
Nationally,BwomenBholdBaboutBhalfBofBmanagerial/professionalBpositionsBbutBonlyB___
%BtoB___%BofBcorporateBofficerBpositions.B-BAnswerB10,B15
, WhatBisBstrategicBplanning?B-
BAnswerBTheBprocessBofBdefiningBorganizationalBstrategy,BorBdirection,BandBallocating
BresourcesBtowardBitsBachievement.
WhatBisBoffshoring?B-
BAnswerBABcompany'sBrelocationBofBaBbusinessBprocessBorBoperationBfromBoneBcoun
tryBtoBanother.
WhatBisBforecasting?B-
BAnswerBUsingBinformationBfromBtheBpastBandBpresentBtoBpredictBfutureBconditions.
WhatBisBseverance?B-
BAnswerBindividualsBwhoseBjobsBareBeliminatedBorBwhoBleaveBtheBcompanyBbyBmutu
alBagreement
WhatBisBoutsourcing?B-
BAnswerBTransferringBtheBmanagementBandBperformanceBofBaBbusinessBfunctionBtoBa
nBexternalBserviceBprovider.
WhatBareBseverenceBbenefits?B-BAnswerBTemporaryBpaymentsBmadeBtoBlaid-
offBemployeesBtoBeaseBtheBfinancialBburdenBofBunemployment.
WhatBisBbenchmarking?B-
BAnswerBTheBprocessBofBcomparingBanBorganization'sBbusinessBresultsBtoBindustryBsta
ndardsBorBbestBpractices.
WhatBisBdisparateBtreatment?B-
BAnswerBOccursBwhenBindividualsBwithBparticularBcharacteristicsBthatBareBnotBjobBrel
atedBareBtreatedBdifferentlyBfromBothers.
WhatBisBdisparateBimpact?B-
BAnswerBOccursBwhenBanBemploymentBpracticeBthatBdoesBnotBappearBtoBbeBdiscrimi
natoryBadverselyBaffectsBindividualsBwithBaBparticularBcharacteristicBsoBthatBtheyBareB
Questions and answers
Updated 2027
WhatBisBHumanBResourceBManagement?B-
BAnswerBDesigningBformalBsystemsBinBanBorganizationBtoBmanageBhumanBtalentBforB
accomplishingBorganizationalBgoals.
WhatBisBHumanBCapital?B-
BAnswerBTheBcollectiveBvalueBofBtheBcapabilities,Bknowledge,Bskills,BlifeBexperiences,B
andBmotivationBofBanBorganization'sBworkforce.
WhatBisBtheBdefinitionBofBorganizationalBculture?B-
BAnswerBTheBsharedBvaluesBandBbeliefsBthatBgiveBmembersBofBanBorganizationBmean
ingBandBprovideBthemBwithBrulesBforBbehavior.
TheBHRBadministrativeBfunctionsBperformedBin-house.B-BAnswerB
WhatBisBanBexpatriate?B-
BAnswerBABcitizenBofBoneBcountryBwhoBisBworkingBinBaBsecondBcountryBandBemploy
edBbyBanBorganizationBheadquarteredBinBtheBfirstBcountry.
True/False:BTheBpercentageBofBworkingBwomenBhasBincreasedBoverBtheBpastBseveralB
decades,BwithBwomenBtodayBmakingBupBaboutBhalfBtheBworkforceBtoday.B(2014).B-
BAnswerBTrue
Nationally,BwomenBholdBaboutBhalfBofBmanagerial/professionalBpositionsBbutBonlyB___
%BtoB___%BofBcorporateBofficerBpositions.B-BAnswerB10,B15
, WhatBisBstrategicBplanning?B-
BAnswerBTheBprocessBofBdefiningBorganizationalBstrategy,BorBdirection,BandBallocating
BresourcesBtowardBitsBachievement.
WhatBisBoffshoring?B-
BAnswerBABcompany'sBrelocationBofBaBbusinessBprocessBorBoperationBfromBoneBcoun
tryBtoBanother.
WhatBisBforecasting?B-
BAnswerBUsingBinformationBfromBtheBpastBandBpresentBtoBpredictBfutureBconditions.
WhatBisBseverance?B-
BAnswerBindividualsBwhoseBjobsBareBeliminatedBorBwhoBleaveBtheBcompanyBbyBmutu
alBagreement
WhatBisBoutsourcing?B-
BAnswerBTransferringBtheBmanagementBandBperformanceBofBaBbusinessBfunctionBtoBa
nBexternalBserviceBprovider.
WhatBareBseverenceBbenefits?B-BAnswerBTemporaryBpaymentsBmadeBtoBlaid-
offBemployeesBtoBeaseBtheBfinancialBburdenBofBunemployment.
WhatBisBbenchmarking?B-
BAnswerBTheBprocessBofBcomparingBanBorganization'sBbusinessBresultsBtoBindustryBsta
ndardsBorBbestBpractices.
WhatBisBdisparateBtreatment?B-
BAnswerBOccursBwhenBindividualsBwithBparticularBcharacteristicsBthatBareBnotBjobBrel
atedBareBtreatedBdifferentlyBfromBothers.
WhatBisBdisparateBimpact?B-
BAnswerBOccursBwhenBanBemploymentBpracticeBthatBdoesBnotBappearBtoBbeBdiscrimi
natoryBadverselyBaffectsBindividualsBwithBaBparticularBcharacteristicBsoBthatBtheyBareB