HRIR 3021 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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learning organization - ANSWERS-an organization that supports lifelong learning by enabling all
employees to acquire and share knowledge
continuous learning - ANSWERS-each employee's and each group's ongoing efforts to gather
information and apply the information to their decisions in a learning organization
brand alignment - ANSWERS-the process of ensuring that HR policies, practices, and programs
support or are congruent with an organization's overall culture (or brand), products, and
services
transaction processing - ANSWERS-computations and calculations involved in reviewing and
documenting HRM decisions and practices
decision support systems - ANSWERS-computer software systems designed to help managers
solve problems by sowing how results vary when the manager alters assumptions or data
expert systems - ANSWERS-computer systems that support decision making by incorporating
the decision rules used by people who are considered to have expertise in a certain area
HR dashboard - ANSWERS-a display of a series of HR measures, showing human resource goals
and objectives and progress toward meeting them
cloud computing - ANSWERS-the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the
internet to store, manage, and process data
, HRM audit - ANSWERS-a formal review of the outcomes of HRM functions, based on identifying
key HRM functions and measures of business performance
HR analytics - ANSWERS-type of assessment of HRM effectiveness that involves determining the
impact of, or the financial cost and benefits of, a program or practice
performance management - ANSWERS-the process through which managers ensure that
employees' activities and outputs contribute to the organization's goals
simple ranking - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement that requires managers to
rank employees in their group from highest performer to the poorest performer
forced-distribution method - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement that assigns a
certain percentage of employees to each category in a set of categories
paired comparison method - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement that compares
each employee with each other employee to establish rankings
graphic rating scale - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement that lists traits and
provides a rating scale for each trait; the employer uses the scale to indicate the extent to which
an employee displays each trait
mixed-standard scales - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement that uses several
statements describing each trait to produce a final score for that trait
critical-incident method - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement based on managers'
records of specific examples of the employee acting in ways that are either effective or
ineffective
AND ANSWERS15
learning organization - ANSWERS-an organization that supports lifelong learning by enabling all
employees to acquire and share knowledge
continuous learning - ANSWERS-each employee's and each group's ongoing efforts to gather
information and apply the information to their decisions in a learning organization
brand alignment - ANSWERS-the process of ensuring that HR policies, practices, and programs
support or are congruent with an organization's overall culture (or brand), products, and
services
transaction processing - ANSWERS-computations and calculations involved in reviewing and
documenting HRM decisions and practices
decision support systems - ANSWERS-computer software systems designed to help managers
solve problems by sowing how results vary when the manager alters assumptions or data
expert systems - ANSWERS-computer systems that support decision making by incorporating
the decision rules used by people who are considered to have expertise in a certain area
HR dashboard - ANSWERS-a display of a series of HR measures, showing human resource goals
and objectives and progress toward meeting them
cloud computing - ANSWERS-the practice of using a network of remote servers hosted on the
internet to store, manage, and process data
, HRM audit - ANSWERS-a formal review of the outcomes of HRM functions, based on identifying
key HRM functions and measures of business performance
HR analytics - ANSWERS-type of assessment of HRM effectiveness that involves determining the
impact of, or the financial cost and benefits of, a program or practice
performance management - ANSWERS-the process through which managers ensure that
employees' activities and outputs contribute to the organization's goals
simple ranking - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement that requires managers to
rank employees in their group from highest performer to the poorest performer
forced-distribution method - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement that assigns a
certain percentage of employees to each category in a set of categories
paired comparison method - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement that compares
each employee with each other employee to establish rankings
graphic rating scale - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement that lists traits and
provides a rating scale for each trait; the employer uses the scale to indicate the extent to which
an employee displays each trait
mixed-standard scales - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement that uses several
statements describing each trait to produce a final score for that trait
critical-incident method - ANSWERS-method of performance measurement based on managers'
records of specific examples of the employee acting in ways that are either effective or
ineffective
