WGU: Questions And Accurate Answers
human resource management involves two major activities Right Ans -
strategic planning, and short- and medium-range planning
strategic planning, and short- and medium-range planning Right Ans -
process of planning and synchronizing HR needs with the strategic mission of
the firm
Staffing involves Right Ans - recruiting job applicants (also known as
candidates), and then selecting the most appropriate applicants for the
available jobs (for external and internal canidates)
Performance appraisals Right Ans - are frequently the basis for
promotions, trainings, and raises, as well as for terminating employees
four implicit HR objectives: Right Ans - improve productivity,
improve quality of work life,
ensure legal compliance, and
foster ethical behavior.
Moral Philosophy Right Ans - the principles, rules, and values that
individuals use in deciding what is right or wrong
HR can provide this culture in a workplace Right Ans - creating a positive
work environment,
hiring ethical individuals,
providing ethical training,
labeling and modeling ethical behavior,
creating a well-defined code of ethics,
establishing an open-door policy, and
providing an employee assistance program (EAP).
Business Ethics Right Ans - the values and principles that are used to
evaluate whether the collective behavior of members of an organization is
appropriate.
, Ethical theories has two categories Right Ans - first category is
consequentialist theories, which focus on the consequences of managers'
actions. The second is deontological theories, which focus on the rules or
duties of managers
Consequentialist ethics Right Ans - focuses on the consequences, or end
result, of an action.
Deontological ethics Right Ans - do not focus on the results of an action,
looking instead at whether an action is good in and of itself, focuses more on
moral duties and responsibilities of individuals to do the right thing.
top management Right Ans - determines how important HRM will be
within the organization.
basic functions of HR management Right Ans - include planning,
organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling.
1900s HR Right Ans - was primarily focused on distributing paychecks and
hiring employees.
1930s HR Right Ans - saw the passage of pro-union legislation as
personnel-focused employees assumed roles to protect their organizations in
interactions with unions
After President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Right Ans - HR
personnel took on a whole new role as the protector.
6 major trends of work Right Ans - 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.
strategy Right Ans - how an organization is going to compete.