Functions of Human Resource Management - D351
questions with verified answers
A company sells furniture at a low price point, and consumers assemble the
furniture once they purchase it.
Which type of market strategy is this? Ans✓✓✓ Cost Leadership
A human resources (HR) manager wants to make sure an organization is getting
work done whenever and however it must be done. The manager frequently asks
the question, "Did we do the right things?"
Which aspect of productivity is this HR manager concerned with? Ans✓✓✓
Effectiveness
A human resources (HR) professional is putting together a proposal on a budget
and strategic plan that describes how the human resources department will
contribute to the profitability of the organization.
Which skill is the HR professional using to accomplish this task? Ans✓✓✓
Business
A human resources (HR) professional works in a company where decisions are
made primarily by the executive leadership team.
Which organizational component would be considered high in this organization's
structure? Ans✓✓✓ Centralization
, Ahmed is a human resources (HR) professional whose role in an organization
involves measuring and evaluating job satisfaction and employee engagement.
What is this HR professional's specialty? Ans✓✓✓ Labor relations
An employee had an idea for improving the process of recording invoices. When
she told her boss about the idea, the boss told her it was a good idea, but the
department would stick with the old system, saying, "We have always done it this
way, and it makes sense to us."
Which level of culture is this? Ans✓✓✓ Assumptions
An employee is asked to do something that is outside the scope of their normal
job. The employee decides to complete the task rather than pass it to someone
else.
Which type of organizational structure does this scenario describe? Ans✓✓✓
Organic
An employee is planning to celebrate the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. The
employee is reprimanded by his manager for requesting days off during this
holiday, but the manager does not reprimand employees who take several days
off for the Lunar New Year.
Which OUCH test principle is this manager violating? Ans✓✓✓ The manager is
not applying the rules in a uniform way.
questions with verified answers
A company sells furniture at a low price point, and consumers assemble the
furniture once they purchase it.
Which type of market strategy is this? Ans✓✓✓ Cost Leadership
A human resources (HR) manager wants to make sure an organization is getting
work done whenever and however it must be done. The manager frequently asks
the question, "Did we do the right things?"
Which aspect of productivity is this HR manager concerned with? Ans✓✓✓
Effectiveness
A human resources (HR) professional is putting together a proposal on a budget
and strategic plan that describes how the human resources department will
contribute to the profitability of the organization.
Which skill is the HR professional using to accomplish this task? Ans✓✓✓
Business
A human resources (HR) professional works in a company where decisions are
made primarily by the executive leadership team.
Which organizational component would be considered high in this organization's
structure? Ans✓✓✓ Centralization
, Ahmed is a human resources (HR) professional whose role in an organization
involves measuring and evaluating job satisfaction and employee engagement.
What is this HR professional's specialty? Ans✓✓✓ Labor relations
An employee had an idea for improving the process of recording invoices. When
she told her boss about the idea, the boss told her it was a good idea, but the
department would stick with the old system, saying, "We have always done it this
way, and it makes sense to us."
Which level of culture is this? Ans✓✓✓ Assumptions
An employee is asked to do something that is outside the scope of their normal
job. The employee decides to complete the task rather than pass it to someone
else.
Which type of organizational structure does this scenario describe? Ans✓✓✓
Organic
An employee is planning to celebrate the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur. The
employee is reprimanded by his manager for requesting days off during this
holiday, but the manager does not reprimand employees who take several days
off for the Lunar New Year.
Which OUCH test principle is this manager violating? Ans✓✓✓ The manager is
not applying the rules in a uniform way.
