Week 4 - HRM Midterm Exam on Chapters 1-8
Due Jul 8 at 11:59pm Points 100 Questions 82 Available Jul 2 at 12am - Jul 8 at 11:59pm 7 days
Time Limit 120 Minutes
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Week 4 - HRM Midterm Exam on Chapters 1-8
Due Jul 8 at 11:59pm Points 100 Questions 82 Available Jul 2 at 12am - Jul 8 at 11:59pm 7 days
Time Limit 120 Minutes
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Review Chapters 1 - 8 to prepare for the Midterm Exam. Review this week before taking your exam. You will have 2 hours to complete 80 multiple choice / true and false questions
and two essays. Retakes are not allowed with no exception to this rule. Complete your exam by 11:59pm Sunday, July 8th, 2018. GOOD LUCK.
Question 1 1 / 1 pts
Which is not one of the major challenges currently facing HR managers?
Correct! Correct! motivating employees without pay raises and promotions
changing federal, state and local legal requirements
adjusting benefit programs due to increasing costs
replacing “baby boomers” as they exit the workplace
Question 2 1 / 1 pts
Human resource management is
supervising, monitoring, controlling, and disciplining employees in order to achieve organizational goals efficiently
and effectively.
the designing of organizational systems to ensure that human talent is used effectively and efficiently to accomplish
organizational goals.
Correct! Correct!
the efficient and effective use and coordination of human capital to ensure the profitability and long-term
sustainability of the organization.the design of the interface between the human capital of the firm and its technological and financial capital in order
to efficiently and effectively reach organizational goals..
Question 3 1 / 1 pts
Compensation and benefits managers in almost all organizations face a major and growing concern regarding
the cost of
equalization of pay between men and women.
incentive pay for hourly employees.
Correct! Correct! health-care benefits.
outsourcing to lower-wage countries.
Question 4 1 / 1 pts
In the HR context, “sustainability” is defined as
the requirement for organizations in polluting industries, such as manufacturers and utility companies, to reduce
their impact on the environment.
Correct! Correct! the ability to continue to operate, survive and adjust to significant change.
the ability to maintain proper employee flow in, through and out of the organization.
the development of organizational policies and procedures that allow the organization to continue to operate in
foreign countries which have strict environmental regulation.
Question 5 1 / 1 pts
The extent to which employees feel linked to organizational success and how the organization performs
positively is termed
Correct! Correct! employee engagement.
employee performance motivation.
employee morale.employee organizational commitment.
Question 6 1 / 1 pts
According to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,, publicly traded companies are required to establish codes of ethics.
Correct! Correct! True
False
Question 7 1 / 1 pts
African-Americans are the largest minority in the overall U.S. workforce.
True
Correct! Correct! False
Question 8 1 / 1 pts
Most HR outsourcing is related to the administrative role of HR.
Correct! Correct! True
False
Question 9 1 / 1 pts
Typical operational HR functions include legal compliance, processing applications, training supervisors, and
answering questions about wages and salaries.
Correct! Correct! True
False
Question 10 1 / 1 ptsProfessional certifications are helpful for HR professionals because many people enter the field of HR with
limited formal HR training.
Correct! Correct! True
False
Question 11 1 / 1 pts
In order for any organizational strategy to be successful, the HR function must
align with the “one best practice” to achieve worker productivity.
move beyond the traditional HR focus on effectiveness and efficiency.
develop the needed human competencies within the organization’s existing workforce.
Correct! Correct! having the right people in the right place at the right time.
Question 12 1 / 1 pts
__________ is the use of human resource management practices to gain or keep a competitive advantage.
Manpower planning
Correct! Correct! Strategic HR management
HR business integration
Competitive HRM.
Question 13 1 / 1 pts
________________ is the assessment of internal and external conditions that affect the organization.
Data mining
Correct! Correct! Environmental scanning
Labor market analysis
Strategic planningQuestion 14 1 / 1 pts
As the unemployment rate rises,
the rate
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