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IPMA-HR PUBLIC SECTOR ESSENTIALS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
human resources management ☑️☑️ the design of formal
systems in an organization to a manage human talent for
accomplishing organizational goals
human capital ☑️☑️ the collective value of the capabilities,
knowledge, skills, life experiences, and motivation of an
organization workforce
core competency ☑️☑️ a unique capability that creates high
value at which an organization excels
productivity ☑️☑️ measure of quantity/quality of work done,
considering cost and resources
organizational culture ☑️☑️ shared values/beliefs that give
members meaning and provide them rules for behavior
expatriate ☑️☑️ citizen of country working in second county
as employee of company in the first country
host-country national ☑️☑️ citizen of one country working in
that country and employed by organization in second country
third country national ☑️☑️ citizen of one country, working in
second country, employed by organization in third country
hr generalist ☑️☑️ responsibility for performing a variety of
activities
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hr specialist ☑️☑️ has in-depth knowledge ad expertise in
limited area of human resources
strategy ☑️☑️ a plan an organization uses/follows for how to
compete successfully, survive and grow/ a general framework
that provides guidance for the action
strategic planning ☑️☑️ process of defining organizations
strategy and allocating resources towards its achievement
organizational mission ☑️☑️ the core reason for the
existence of the organization and what makes it unique
strategic hr management ☑️☑️ entails providing input into
organizational strategic planning and appropriate use of HR
management practices to gain competitive advantage
multinational coroporation (MNC) ☑️☑️ a corporation that
has facilities and other assets in at least one other country than
its home country
offshoring ☑️☑️ the relocation of a business process or
operation by a company from one country to another
hr planning ☑️☑️ process of analyzing and identifying the
need four ad availability of people so that the organization can
meets its strategic objectives
environmental scanning ☑️☑️ assess external and internal
environmental conditions that effect an organization
succession planning ☑️☑️ identifying replacements of key
employees through orderly plan
IPMA-HR PUBLIC SECTOR ESSENTIALS EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
human resources management ☑️☑️ the design of formal
systems in an organization to a manage human talent for
accomplishing organizational goals
human capital ☑️☑️ the collective value of the capabilities,
knowledge, skills, life experiences, and motivation of an
organization workforce
core competency ☑️☑️ a unique capability that creates high
value at which an organization excels
productivity ☑️☑️ measure of quantity/quality of work done,
considering cost and resources
organizational culture ☑️☑️ shared values/beliefs that give
members meaning and provide them rules for behavior
expatriate ☑️☑️ citizen of country working in second county
as employee of company in the first country
host-country national ☑️☑️ citizen of one country working in
that country and employed by organization in second country
third country national ☑️☑️ citizen of one country, working in
second country, employed by organization in third country
hr generalist ☑️☑️ responsibility for performing a variety of
activities
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hr specialist ☑️☑️ has in-depth knowledge ad expertise in
limited area of human resources
strategy ☑️☑️ a plan an organization uses/follows for how to
compete successfully, survive and grow/ a general framework
that provides guidance for the action
strategic planning ☑️☑️ process of defining organizations
strategy and allocating resources towards its achievement
organizational mission ☑️☑️ the core reason for the
existence of the organization and what makes it unique
strategic hr management ☑️☑️ entails providing input into
organizational strategic planning and appropriate use of HR
management practices to gain competitive advantage
multinational coroporation (MNC) ☑️☑️ a corporation that
has facilities and other assets in at least one other country than
its home country
offshoring ☑️☑️ the relocation of a business process or
operation by a company from one country to another
hr planning ☑️☑️ process of analyzing and identifying the
need four ad availability of people so that the organization can
meets its strategic objectives
environmental scanning ☑️☑️ assess external and internal
environmental conditions that effect an organization
succession planning ☑️☑️ identifying replacements of key
employees through orderly plan
