Strategic HR - 2

LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Measures and rewards are aligned with:-
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Short-term business Results
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Long-term business Results

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Strategies for securing commitment to change :-
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Preparation , Acceptance , Commitment
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Acceptance , Commitment , Preparation

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Overall individual behaviour needs to be measured in ________.
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Output terms
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Input terms

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The Agenda group's needs were as follows :-
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IT skills , Strategic Thinking skills , Entrepreneurial
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IT skills , Strategic Thinking skills , Entrepreneurial

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Newsletters is one of the method of informal communication.
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False
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False

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Structures were based on :-
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Division of labour , Central unity of control , Pyramid of managers & supervisors
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Division of labour , Central unity of control , Pyramid of managers & supervisors

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How many characteristics were listed in the survey of the International Manager?
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6
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6

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HR needs to be fully in tune with the :-
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Internal system
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Organization system

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Few personnel managers use ________ as an indicator for morale.
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Absenteeism
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Absenteeism

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The strategy mainly focus on how many things?
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Two
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Four

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Good indicators of culture are :-
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The rituals & routines which the staff engage in , The amount and the nature of political activity , Symbolism of certain aspects
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The rituals & routines which the staff engage in , The amount and the nature of political activity , Symbolism of certain aspects

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Pettigrew and Whipp Concluded from the recent research into change in a number of British firms in Automobile, Publishing, financial services and insurance industries.
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True
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False

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The process of eliminating jobs is frequently compared to ________.
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Death and murder
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Uncertainty

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Question
Correct Answer
Your Answer
Complex organisations use information for
Manpower planning
Manpower planning
Data Items
Current date
Records of leave
Information
Age distribution
Current date
Interpretation
Are we a `young' or `old; organisation
Are we a `young' or `old; organisation

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HR professional should apply risk management techniques to the different aspects of ________.
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HR Strategies
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HR Competencies

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Team performance guides need to be developed and completed by :-
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Team development plans
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Strategic planning

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Quality of life consists of :-
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Trade off between family , Leisure , Career
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Trade off between family , Leisure , Career

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Question
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Your Answer
T&D executives
Full part in strategic planning process
Job analyses for long-term objectives
HR planning
Effective development of an organizational strategy
Development& evaluating HR practices
Maximum strategy impact
Job analyses for long-term objectives
Effective development of an organizational strategy
Unisys
International on-line service centre
International on-line service centre

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In the strategic model phase 2 is :-
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Defining strategic opportunities
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Ensuring Service Excellence

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During mergers early contacts set the tone and arrogance is common.
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True
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True

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Developing characteristics of people needed to run business in ________ .
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Long term
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Long term

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HR professionals has to be skilled in the art of ________.
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Clarifying
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Handling people

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A database on people consisting of what facilitates networking?
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People's skills , People's expertise , Project experience
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People's skills , People's expertise , Project experience

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The team consists of experienced ________ who have both internal consultancy and business experience.
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OD practitioners
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OD practitioners

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In the immediate transition, major events include :-
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The appointment of a new board of directors , Other key appointments , Redundancies
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The appointment of a new board of directors , Other key appointments , Redundancies

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When the term strategy was began to emerge in business?
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In 1960's
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In 1960's

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Strategic level deals with policy formulation and overall goal setting.
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True
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True

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________ and appropriate rewards may be part of the answer.
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Training
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Compensation

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Strategic management involves :-
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Mission & strategy , Formal structure , Human resource system
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Mission & strategy , Formal structure , Human resource system

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Dave Ulrich suggests that organizational success will spring from capabilities such as :-
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Speed , Responsiveness , Agility
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Speed , Responsiveness , Agility

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Executives often need couching in the arts of leadership especially during major change.
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True
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False

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Mission and strategy must be :-
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Clearly communicated , Understood , Adhered
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Clearly communicated , Understood , Adhered

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Individual employees have the technical knowledge to achieve :-
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Short-term Results
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Long-term Results

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The chambers of 20th century dictionary describes strategy as :-
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Generalship
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Generalship

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Government, the economy and civil society need to be in :-
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Balance
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Balance

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________ issues tend to be well disguised.
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Territorial
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Political

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In practice, the right balance between individuals & team has never proved to be elusive.
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False
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False

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The QWL program provides a framework for co-ordinating what in order to produce improvements in QWL outcomes?
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The introduction , Maintenance , Improvement
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The introduction , Maintenance , Improvement

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Who quoted manual on business strategy?
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Lewis Carrollis Alice,s
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Mintzberg

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________ is frequently said to reflect poorly on the abilities of the management.
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Unionization
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Non unions

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HR strategy can be used as an :-
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Integrating force
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Emerging force

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Flatter structures can reinforce the desire to hoard information.
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True
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True

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Human Resource Management Audit (HRMA) is a data-based approach to :-
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Organisational Change
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Organisation

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The effects on external staffing due to the presence of a union are as follows -
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The wages, benefits, work rules are clearly known to applicants , The wage level is generally higher than in comparison firms , The promotion & job security system is usually based on seniority
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The wages, benefits, work rules are clearly known to applicants , The wage level is generally higher than in comparison firms , The promotion & job security system is usually based on seniority

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Design of a selection system that supports the ________ strategies.
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Organizational
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Organizational

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Open and frank dialogues between merging parties bring benefits.
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True
Your Answer
True

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HR strategies are expressed as bland statements.
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True
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False