Answers to HRM Quizzes
Chapter 1
Making the decision to offshore jobs has become more complicated lately, with rising _____ in
emerging economies, particularly in India and China, coinciding with the rapidly decreasing costs of
robots and automated factories in the United States.
Question options:
tariffs
demand for products “made in the USA”
wages
political tension
Which of the following is not one of the criteria used to determine “The World’s Most Admired
Companies”?
Question options:
Profitability
Innovativeness
Quality of management
Community responsibility
_____ describes what is legally acceptable in the employment process and focuses on protecting the
rights of individuals to have an equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment.
Question options: wrong answer
Organizational culture
Legislation
Environmental influences
Regulation
,Single parenting, caring for aging parents, or juggling schedules with an employed spouse are all
examples of _____. wrong answer
Question options:
environmental concerns
alignment concerns
employee concerns
HR challenges
How many tasks can your employees perform?” is a question a manager would need to consider for
_____.
Question options:
alignment
job design
organizational demands
competencies
Question
point
6
“What is the best way to measure employee performance” is a question that should be answered in
the creation of a _____system.
Question options:
compensation
healthcare
benefits
performance management
,Question
point
7
_____ensure(s) that new and current employees know the ins and outs of the organization and have
the skills that they need to succeed, both now and in the future.
Question options:
Recruiting
Competencies
Learning and development
Selection
Question
point
8
Perhaps the most critical issue to address is whether the candidate possesses the _____that you have
identified as the most important for a particular job.
Question options:
internal alignment
human resource practices
competencies
external alignment
The activities that encompass work design and workforce planning, managing employee
competencies, and managing employee attitudes and behaviors are known as _____.
Question options:
primary HR activities
cultural activities
competitive activities
, performance activities
Question
point
10
_____ are the practices that a company has put in place to manage employees.
Question options:
Primary HR activities
Competencies
Competitive advantage
Human resources practices
Company characteristics, strategic objectives, and organizational culture are all examples of _____.
*a. internal factors
b. external factorsinternal factors
c. manageable variables
d. intangible variables
Question options:
external factors
manageable variables
internal factors
intangible variables
Question
point
12
Which of the following is not one of the three primary HR activities?
Question options:
Managing employee attitudes and behaviors
Work design and workforce planning
Chapter 1
Making the decision to offshore jobs has become more complicated lately, with rising _____ in
emerging economies, particularly in India and China, coinciding with the rapidly decreasing costs of
robots and automated factories in the United States.
Question options:
tariffs
demand for products “made in the USA”
wages
political tension
Which of the following is not one of the criteria used to determine “The World’s Most Admired
Companies”?
Question options:
Profitability
Innovativeness
Quality of management
Community responsibility
_____ describes what is legally acceptable in the employment process and focuses on protecting the
rights of individuals to have an equal opportunity to enjoy the benefits and privileges of employment.
Question options: wrong answer
Organizational culture
Legislation
Environmental influences
Regulation
,Single parenting, caring for aging parents, or juggling schedules with an employed spouse are all
examples of _____. wrong answer
Question options:
environmental concerns
alignment concerns
employee concerns
HR challenges
How many tasks can your employees perform?” is a question a manager would need to consider for
_____.
Question options:
alignment
job design
organizational demands
competencies
Question
point
6
“What is the best way to measure employee performance” is a question that should be answered in
the creation of a _____system.
Question options:
compensation
healthcare
benefits
performance management
,Question
point
7
_____ensure(s) that new and current employees know the ins and outs of the organization and have
the skills that they need to succeed, both now and in the future.
Question options:
Recruiting
Competencies
Learning and development
Selection
Question
point
8
Perhaps the most critical issue to address is whether the candidate possesses the _____that you have
identified as the most important for a particular job.
Question options:
internal alignment
human resource practices
competencies
external alignment
The activities that encompass work design and workforce planning, managing employee
competencies, and managing employee attitudes and behaviors are known as _____.
Question options:
primary HR activities
cultural activities
competitive activities
, performance activities
Question
point
10
_____ are the practices that a company has put in place to manage employees.
Question options:
Primary HR activities
Competencies
Competitive advantage
Human resources practices
Company characteristics, strategic objectives, and organizational culture are all examples of _____.
*a. internal factors
b. external factorsinternal factors
c. manageable variables
d. intangible variables
Question options:
external factors
manageable variables
internal factors
intangible variables
Question
point
12
Which of the following is not one of the three primary HR activities?
Question options:
Managing employee attitudes and behaviors
Work design and workforce planning
