WGU C232 INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

Managerial Estimates - CORRECT ANS The most common method of estimating HR demand. These are typically made by top management (a top-down approach). Multiple Linear Regression - CORRECT ANS An extension of simple linear regression analysis. However, instead of relating employment to just one variable, multiple variables are used. Nominal Grouping Technique - CORRECT ANS A group process involving problem identification, solution generation, and decision-making. Redundancy Planning - CORRECT ANS HR planning associated with the process of laying off employees who are no longer needed. Replacement Planning - CORRECT ANS This type of planning uses charts that show the names of the current occupants of positions in the organization and the names of likely replacements. Simple Linear Regression - CORRECT ANS A projection of future demand is based on a past relationship between the organization's employment level and a variable related to employment, such as sales and shows how these measures are connected. Succession Planning - CORRECT ANS This type of planning tends to be long-term, developmental, and flexible. Although this type of planning is widely practiced, many employers who use it tend to emphasize characteristics of the managers and downplay characteristics of the positions to which the managers may eventually be promoted. Deontological Theories - CORRECT ANS These theories of ethics evaluate the rightness or wrongness of an action based on how well that action conforms to some rule or principle, regardless of the consequences. External Environment - CORRECT ANS The factors that organizations and their managers have no control over, such as legislation, changes in technology, competition, and so on. HR - CORRECT ANS Often referring to the department charged with overseeing an organization's personnel or human resources. Human Resource Management (HRM) - CORRECT ANS Is responsible for the recruitment, selection, training, and motivation of the organization's employees and is therefore concerned with the fundamental task of defining and analyzing jobs in organizations. Internal Environment - CORRECT ANS Factors that organizations control as they interact in the global marketplace, such as culture, product development, and strategy. Quality of Work Life - CORRECT ANS The quality of life experienced by employees in their work environments. SWOT Analysis - CORRECT ANS An acronym for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. This analysis provides the firm actionable direction for competing in the marketplace. Strategy - CORRECT ANS The plan an organization has to compete in a marketplace. A strategy can consist of products and services, employees, and the organization's goals, among other things. Strengths - CORRECT ANS A company's core competencies, abilities, and capacities that give it an advantage when meeting the needs of target customers. Technology - CORRECT ANS The equipment and knowledge used to produce goods and services. The exact meaning varies widely among industries and fields. Threats - CORRECT ANS Conditions, trends, or barriers in the external environment that hinder firm performance. Utilitarian Theories - CORRECT ANS A theory of ethics that evaluates the rightness or wrongness of an action based on the consequences of that action. Define internal factors impacting business strategies. - CORRECT ANS Internal business strategies are: * company strategy & culture * company structure * company size * top management * company HR perceptions * internal technology available Define external factors impacting business strategies. - CORRECT ANS * changing technology * economy * competition * Globalization * Legislation Peer Appraisal - CORRECT ANS Performance Assessment of an employee's performance or future success by his or her work colleagues. Often considered an effective tool when teamwork and participation are part of the organizational culture. List the Administrative use of Performance Appraisals (PA)/Evaluations. - CORRECT ANS 1. Salary in-/de-creases 2. Demotions