SHRM-CP Exam 2 People Knowledge
Domain-Graded A
B. HR collaborates with line supervisors to identify employees who may fill future
management openings - ANS-Which of the following is an example of an internal HR
strategic relationship?
A. HR audits education records of all employees
B. HR collaborates with line supervisors to identify employees who may fill future
management openings
C. HR ensures compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
D. HR completes a compensation analysis
A. To provide a framework to guide management and HR through the task of ensuring
that the workforce has the skill needed to execute the company's strategic plan - ANS-
What is a primary reason that HR engages in human resource capital management
planning?
A. To provide a framework to guide management and HR through the task of ensuring
that the workforce has the skill needed to execute the company's strategic plan
B. To establish a pipeline for the high turnover positions
C. To shorten the time to fill in-demand positions
D. To determine what other business ventures the company can pursue
D. A values statement - ANS-The words integrity, teamwork, and superior customer
service would likely be a part of ________________.
A. A core competency
B. A vision statement
C. A mission statement
D. A values statement
D. Controlling - ANS-Implementing a quality management system is an example of
which basic management function?
A. Directing
B. Organizing
C. Planning
D. Controlling
C. Growth phase - ANS-In which organizational lifecycle phase is the focus to find the
most efficient structure and the effort to standardize the organization's processes to
manage the workforce for peak efficiency?
A. Maturity phase
B. Decline phase
, C. Growth phase
D. Introduction phase
D. The systematic survey and interpretation of relevant data in order to identify external
opportunities and threats - ANS-What is the definition of environmental scanning?
A. The analysis of an organization's internal performance through measurements of
work performance and financial stability
B. The process of risk analysis through measurements of an organization's operational
effectiveness
C. Outreach to measure and determine the effectiveness of an organization's "brand"
D. The systematic survey and interpretation of relevant data in order to identify external
opportunities and threats
D. Political - ANS-A PEST analysis addresses four categories, one of which is:
A. Ethnic
B. Geographic
C. Cultural
D. Political
C. Will the unemployment rate significantly affect the job market? - ANS-Which of the
following questions addresses an economic PEST factor?
A. How will generational attitude shifts influence recruitment efforts?
B. Are there infrastructure changes that will affect work patterns?
C. Will the unemployment rate significantly affect the job market?
D. Do any tax or other socialized incentives exist that will impact hiring practices?
A. Recruitment and selection - ANS-Which employee lifecycle (ELC) phase would most
likely have the greatest effect on a Millennial employee in today's workforce?
A. Recruitment and selection
B. Transition
C. Training and development
D. Performance management
B. The exit of educated individuals from less-developed to higher-developed countries -
ANS-Brain drain is a term that defines which of the following statements?
A. Work that does not require anything more than experience
B. The exit of educated individuals from less-developed to higher-developed countries
C. The lack of workers with higher education credentials
D. Jobs that require technical knowledge and experience
C. A focus on performance-based incentives to attract new employees - ANS-What is a
characteristic of an organization in its Introduction (startup) phase?
A. Well-defined policies and procedures
B. Tax-free benefits
C. A focus on performance-based incentives to attract new employees
D. Highly paid employees
Domain-Graded A
B. HR collaborates with line supervisors to identify employees who may fill future
management openings - ANS-Which of the following is an example of an internal HR
strategic relationship?
A. HR audits education records of all employees
B. HR collaborates with line supervisors to identify employees who may fill future
management openings
C. HR ensures compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
D. HR completes a compensation analysis
A. To provide a framework to guide management and HR through the task of ensuring
that the workforce has the skill needed to execute the company's strategic plan - ANS-
What is a primary reason that HR engages in human resource capital management
planning?
A. To provide a framework to guide management and HR through the task of ensuring
that the workforce has the skill needed to execute the company's strategic plan
B. To establish a pipeline for the high turnover positions
C. To shorten the time to fill in-demand positions
D. To determine what other business ventures the company can pursue
D. A values statement - ANS-The words integrity, teamwork, and superior customer
service would likely be a part of ________________.
A. A core competency
B. A vision statement
C. A mission statement
D. A values statement
D. Controlling - ANS-Implementing a quality management system is an example of
which basic management function?
A. Directing
B. Organizing
C. Planning
D. Controlling
C. Growth phase - ANS-In which organizational lifecycle phase is the focus to find the
most efficient structure and the effort to standardize the organization's processes to
manage the workforce for peak efficiency?
A. Maturity phase
B. Decline phase
, C. Growth phase
D. Introduction phase
D. The systematic survey and interpretation of relevant data in order to identify external
opportunities and threats - ANS-What is the definition of environmental scanning?
A. The analysis of an organization's internal performance through measurements of
work performance and financial stability
B. The process of risk analysis through measurements of an organization's operational
effectiveness
C. Outreach to measure and determine the effectiveness of an organization's "brand"
D. The systematic survey and interpretation of relevant data in order to identify external
opportunities and threats
D. Political - ANS-A PEST analysis addresses four categories, one of which is:
A. Ethnic
B. Geographic
C. Cultural
D. Political
C. Will the unemployment rate significantly affect the job market? - ANS-Which of the
following questions addresses an economic PEST factor?
A. How will generational attitude shifts influence recruitment efforts?
B. Are there infrastructure changes that will affect work patterns?
C. Will the unemployment rate significantly affect the job market?
D. Do any tax or other socialized incentives exist that will impact hiring practices?
A. Recruitment and selection - ANS-Which employee lifecycle (ELC) phase would most
likely have the greatest effect on a Millennial employee in today's workforce?
A. Recruitment and selection
B. Transition
C. Training and development
D. Performance management
B. The exit of educated individuals from less-developed to higher-developed countries -
ANS-Brain drain is a term that defines which of the following statements?
A. Work that does not require anything more than experience
B. The exit of educated individuals from less-developed to higher-developed countries
C. The lack of workers with higher education credentials
D. Jobs that require technical knowledge and experience
C. A focus on performance-based incentives to attract new employees - ANS-What is a
characteristic of an organization in its Introduction (startup) phase?
A. Well-defined policies and procedures
B. Tax-free benefits
C. A focus on performance-based incentives to attract new employees
D. Highly paid employees
