Strategic HR - 3

LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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Question
Continuous ________ and learning targets should be features of the process of managing for high performance.
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Improvement
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Improvement

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What type of effort is required to encourage all the members of the organization to work together?
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Continuous
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Continuous

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There has to be a clear strategy with regard to the type of knowledge the organisation wishes to :-
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Develop , Store , Able to retrieve
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Develop , Share

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Key targets for strategic activity with regard to employees include :-
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Clarify career tracks , Ensure balance , Involve people
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Clarify career tracks , Ensure balance , Involve culture

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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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Widespread competition from a range of sources is leading to greater corporate amalgamation within the :-
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Market place
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Market place

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In a marketing / service organisation, development includes :-
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On the job training , Interpersonal skills , Career path through marketing
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On the job training , Interpersonal skills , Career path through marketing

Match The Following
Question
Correct Answer
Your Answer
Long term reorganisation
Of the economy
Of the economy
Shifts in the patterns of careers &
The increased opportunities for traditional vertical mobility
The increased opportunities for traditional vertical mobility
The increased emphasis of white collar productivity &
Resulting scrutiny of professional work
Resulting scrutiny of professional work
Retrenchment - driven shifts in patterns of supervision &
Risk taking that upset the culture & style of management
Risk taking that upset the culture & style of management

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
Question
The most cost effective approach is :-
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To identify core elements , Concentrate efforts on core elements
Your Answer
To identify core elements , Concentrate efforts on core elements

True/False
Question
The interest in recent years in emotional & other forms of intelligence is starting to percolate through into western management vocabulary.
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True
Your Answer
True

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The management thinking has developed over the last :-
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30 years
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30 years

True/False
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The business side of the process begins with the strategic link as the guiding framework.
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False
Your Answer
False

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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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________ aims to put a financial measure on an organisation's intellectual capital.
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Knowledge exchange
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The consortium

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Research carried out in the UK suggests that core elements in development of competitive advantages are :-
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Management development , Career development , Continuous training & retraining
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Career development , Continuous training & retraining , Career tracks

True/False
Question
Human resource activities are typically administered by competent practices.
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False
Your Answer
True

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In an organisation you have to recognise that the formal & informal systems ________.
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Co - exist
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Co - exist

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

True/False
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Personnel are normally in a good position to influence the content of opinion surveys.
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True
Your Answer
True

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During the 70's & 80's much work was done to produce models to facilitate :-
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Rational process
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Rational process

Match The Following
Question
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Your Answer
HR Agenda
Retention of Talents
Retention of Talents
HR Practitioners
Mentor
Mentor
HR Strategists
Embedded practices
Embedded practices
Responsibilities of HR
Recruitment
Recruitment

True/False
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T&D is strongly aligned to the strategic leadership and planning processes of the business.
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True
Your Answer
True

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Organizations exist to accomplish some ________ or set of objectives.
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Mission
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Mission

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

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Outcomes of business strategy :-
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Mission statement , Financial projections , Company positioning
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Mission statement , Financial projections , Company positioning

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The easiest form of change to implement is ________.
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Strengthening the culture
Your Answer
Do the right things sufficiently

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What is unlikely to lead to knowledge sharing?
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People's goodwill
Your Answer
People's goodwill

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Which is the process of linking human resource management policies and activities to explicit business strategies?
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Strategic integration
Your Answer
Strategic integration

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________ process is the key to an effective human resource system.
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Performance Appraisal
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Performance Appraisal

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

True/False
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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
Your Answer
True

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In some companies there is a senior level ________ who can ensure broad level attention for knowledge issues.
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Knowledge sponsor
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Manager

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The following is a well known company which encourages innovations :-
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3 M
Your Answer
British Airways

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Commitment strategy is inherently ________.
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Long term
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Continuous

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HR practitioners are under pressure to prove that value is being added by :-
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HR Activities
Your Answer
HR Strategies

True/False
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The HR team needs to be able to operate strategically, even if its delivery is currently operational.
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True
Your Answer
False

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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Attributes of a quality employee :-
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Attitude to quality , Team work , Accuracy
Your Answer
Attitude to quality , Team work , Accuracy , High achievement

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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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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Change in the cultural area calls for an examination of norms and values, using such group-based methods as :-
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Action Research , Data Feedback , Team Building
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Action Research , Data Feedback

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The ________ key processes that need major attention are reward and control.
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Two
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Two

True/False
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E-commerce is becoming the 'normal' way to do business.
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True
Your Answer
True

Multiple Choice Multiple Answer
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H R Managers are responsible for:-
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Setting salary policy , Implementing salary policy , Administrating salary policy
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Setting salary policy , Implementing salary policy , Administrating salary policy

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Strategic management style includes :-
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Strategic planning , Strategic control , Financial control
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Strategic planning , Strategic control , Human resource planning

True/False
Question
The technical changes will trigger a set of political issues.
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True
Your Answer
True

Multiple Choice Single Answer
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Who are criticized for developing training and development strategies which do not match business priorities?
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HR Teams
Your Answer
HR Professionals

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The ability to hold the business together as a totality while simultaneously changing it is known as ________.
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Coherence in the management of change
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Coherence in the management of change

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Line Managers should insist on involving HR Professionals :-
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In business strategy making process
Your Answer
In business strategy making process