WGU C232 Introduction to Human Resources
Assessment 182 Questions with Verified Answers
Planning - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Which hr resource function helps the organization
understand the number and type of employees the organization will need in the
future?
a. Recruiting
b. Planning
c. Appraising
d. Compensating
Increased competition
Changes in communication technology - CORRECT ANSWER 2. What are two
societal trends that are influencing the world of work?
a. Decreasing world trade
b. Changes in communication technology
c. Lower college graduation rates
d. Increased competition
Corporate culture - CORRECT ANSWER 3. Which factor represents an
organization's value system?
a. Corporate culture
,b. Company reputation
c. Core competencies
d. Brand awareness
Managing succession by creating contingency plans for key employees - CORRECT
ANSWER 4. Which activity does the strategic hr manager need to be engaged in
since orgs survive on adaptation?
a. Managing succession by creating contingency plans for key employees within
the organization
b. Taking on fewer roles to maintain a focused approach to organizational
productivity improvements
c. Maintaining priority on the requisition of services from the management and
employees without external considerations
d. Focusing on acquiring human resources skills while leaving marketing and
production techniques to those managers
Generalist - CORRECT ANSWER 5. Which hr resource provides a broad range of
support to the overall org?
a. Coordinator
b. Specialist
c. Generalist
d. Supervisor
,Champion for change - CORRECT ANSWER 6. A human resources department is
working on increasing diversity within the organization.
Which strategic role tor a human resources department is being demonstrated?
a. Champion tor change
b. Initiator of outsourcing
c. Agent tor legal compliance
d. Administrator of policy
Holding monthly training sessions on integrity - CORRECT ANSWER 7. How should
HR encourage high ethical standard of conduct in the workplace?
a. By ensuring compliance with all legal regulations
b. By holding monthly training sessions on integrity
c. ay maintaining equitable pay levels and alignment
d. By influencing others to make moral choices
Individual 1: Sold trade secrets to competitor - CORRECT ANSWER 8. A technology
company is reviewing the potentially questionable behavior of tour employees
and is trying to determine it an ethical violation has occurred. The behavior of the
tour employees consisted of the following:
a. Individual 1: Sold trade secrets to a competitor
b. Individual 2: Requested that the company pay tor continuing education
, c. Individual 3: Recommended hiring a sibling based on the sibling's work
experience
d. Individual 4: Applied tor other jobs while still employed with the company
Which individual committed an ethical violation?
Implied contract - CORRECT ANSWER 9. What is an exception to the doctrine of
employment at will?
a. Mandatory waiting period
b. Termination tor cause
c. Implied contract
d. Probationary period
Employee handbook - CORRECT ANSWER 10. What is recognized by courts in
several states as an implied contract that can be legally binding?
a. Employee handbook
b. Union agreement
c. Public policy documents
d. Formal pact
Illegal to discriminate against individuals vase on their protected classes -
CORRECT ANSWER 11. What was the Goal of Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Assessment 182 Questions with Verified Answers
Planning - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Which hr resource function helps the organization
understand the number and type of employees the organization will need in the
future?
a. Recruiting
b. Planning
c. Appraising
d. Compensating
Increased competition
Changes in communication technology - CORRECT ANSWER 2. What are two
societal trends that are influencing the world of work?
a. Decreasing world trade
b. Changes in communication technology
c. Lower college graduation rates
d. Increased competition
Corporate culture - CORRECT ANSWER 3. Which factor represents an
organization's value system?
a. Corporate culture
,b. Company reputation
c. Core competencies
d. Brand awareness
Managing succession by creating contingency plans for key employees - CORRECT
ANSWER 4. Which activity does the strategic hr manager need to be engaged in
since orgs survive on adaptation?
a. Managing succession by creating contingency plans for key employees within
the organization
b. Taking on fewer roles to maintain a focused approach to organizational
productivity improvements
c. Maintaining priority on the requisition of services from the management and
employees without external considerations
d. Focusing on acquiring human resources skills while leaving marketing and
production techniques to those managers
Generalist - CORRECT ANSWER 5. Which hr resource provides a broad range of
support to the overall org?
a. Coordinator
b. Specialist
c. Generalist
d. Supervisor
,Champion for change - CORRECT ANSWER 6. A human resources department is
working on increasing diversity within the organization.
Which strategic role tor a human resources department is being demonstrated?
a. Champion tor change
b. Initiator of outsourcing
c. Agent tor legal compliance
d. Administrator of policy
Holding monthly training sessions on integrity - CORRECT ANSWER 7. How should
HR encourage high ethical standard of conduct in the workplace?
a. By ensuring compliance with all legal regulations
b. By holding monthly training sessions on integrity
c. ay maintaining equitable pay levels and alignment
d. By influencing others to make moral choices
Individual 1: Sold trade secrets to competitor - CORRECT ANSWER 8. A technology
company is reviewing the potentially questionable behavior of tour employees
and is trying to determine it an ethical violation has occurred. The behavior of the
tour employees consisted of the following:
a. Individual 1: Sold trade secrets to a competitor
b. Individual 2: Requested that the company pay tor continuing education
, c. Individual 3: Recommended hiring a sibling based on the sibling's work
experience
d. Individual 4: Applied tor other jobs while still employed with the company
Which individual committed an ethical violation?
Implied contract - CORRECT ANSWER 9. What is an exception to the doctrine of
employment at will?
a. Mandatory waiting period
b. Termination tor cause
c. Implied contract
d. Probationary period
Employee handbook - CORRECT ANSWER 10. What is recognized by courts in
several states as an implied contract that can be legally binding?
a. Employee handbook
b. Union agreement
c. Public policy documents
d. Formal pact
Illegal to discriminate against individuals vase on their protected classes -
CORRECT ANSWER 11. What was the Goal of Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964?
