MGMT 415 - Ch 1: Quiz
An aging workforce is one trend currently impacting how employers address and complete their basic HR management tasks. Which of the following is a result of this trend?
A decline in the labor force participation rate
At the end of each day (or each month or each year), what is a manager's MOST important responsibility?
Achieving results
Helping the firm and its employees improve in a measurable way as a result of the HR manager's action supports the bottom line of the organization through _______.
Added value
What is the right to make decisions and give orders referred to as?
Authority
How do HR managers integrate core values, integrity, and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices?
By exhibiting ethical practices
What can be used to demonstrate the mastery of contemporary human resource management knowledge?
Certification programs
Which of the following will itemize the abilities, skills, and knowledge HR managers need to be successful on the job?
Competency models
Using statistical techniques, algorithms, and problem solving to identify relationships among data for the purpose of solving particular problems is referred to as _________.
Data analytics
Moving HR management tasks from a central HR department to employees and line managers allows for _______.
Distributed HR management
What is the name for the psychological involvement in, and connection and commitment to, getting one's job done?
Employee engagement
What are the standards someone uses to decide what appropriate conduct is?
Ethics
Which type of HR professional collects detailed information and studies the tasks associated with specific jobs in order to prepare job descriptions?
Job analyst
What managerial tool can be used to establish the goals of the organization, rules and procedures, and forecasts?
Planning
Which of the following describes the managerial skills and behaviors associated with consultation?
Providing guidance to organizational stakeholders
Which type of HR professional uses various methods, including contacts within the community and print and online media, to search for qualified job applicants?
Recruiter
Many companies are moving toward the use of _______ to allow employees within all departments to obtain advice on matters such as discipline or day-to-day HR activities.
Shared services
In a recent study, what did human resource officers at 35 large global companies cite as their primary labor force concern?
Talent management
How does the SHRM certification model differ from HRCI's exam model?
The SHRM model tests for managerial competencies as well as functional HR knowledge.
Who, or what, is responsible for molding an organization's HR philosophy at every level of the organization?
The organization's top management
How do organizations formulate and execute HR policies and practices that produce employee competencies the company needs to succeed?
Through strategic human resource management
Which of the following describes the managerial skills and behaviors associated with business acumen?
Understanding and applying information with which to contribute to the organization's strategic plan
Which of the following describes the managerial skills and behaviors associated with global and cultural effectiveness?
Valuing and considering the perspectives and backgrounds of all parties
How can HR managers validate the achievement of goals within the department?
With the use of metrics
Which of the following requires the use of data, facts, analytics, scientific rigor, critical evaluation, and critically evaluated research/case studies to support HR decision-making activities?
Evidence-based human resource management
One way to address the shortfall within the U.S. workforce is to hire employees who work part time or hold multiple jobs at once. These employees are known as _______ workers.
On-demand
