Strategic HR - 6

LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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One of the most valuable factor in overcoming cultural challenges is :-
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Outstanding communication & persuasion skills
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Rigidity

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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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Standard Life's UK workforce has grown by 40% in ________ years and currently numbers 9700 employees.
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Three
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Five

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According to whom there is a much wider caliber of people applying for jobs than in years gone by?
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Head hunters
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Head hunters

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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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Organizations are aspiring to become the :-
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Employer of choice
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Equal opportunity employer

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Organisations are attempting to integrate culture change objectives with Career Planning.
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False
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True

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What types of basic skills are required in an R & D type of organization?
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Creativity & technical skills
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Creativity & technical skills

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________ of management is likely to be another key agenda item.
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Quality
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Performance

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Strategic thinking is a ________ process.
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Continuing
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Continuing

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Primary sources of data are :-
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Interviews with senior Management , Interviews and questionnaires with line Management , In-depth questionnaires from human resource staff
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Interviews with senior Management , Interviews and questionnaires with line Management , In-depth questionnaires from human resource staff

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During mergers, effective HR integration is carried out on the following :-
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Remuneration , Benefits , Terms and conditions
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Remuneration , Benefits , Terms and conditions

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The ________ link calls for dialogue between the business concerns and the human resource concern.
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Strategic
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Strategic

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Head count reduction are occurring :-
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With greater frequency
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With greater frequency

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The values and principles of QWL ________ with the ones operating in many organisations.
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Contrast sharply
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Contrast sharply

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The word Strategy is derived from which sphere ?
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Military sphere
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Military sphere

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Strategic HR activity includes :-
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Change Management , Succession Planning , Training and development
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Change Management , Succession Planning , Training and development

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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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________ is considered as a strategic activity.
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Recruitment
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Planning

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Competitive edge comes from the ________ of people.
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Quality
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Competency

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

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Given the current emphasis on individualism the obvious route might seem to be the ________.
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Sophisticated human relations mode
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Sophisticated human relations mode

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Organisational effectiveness outcomes include :-
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Higher productivity , Higher quality , Higher profits
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Higher productivity , Higher quality , Higher profits

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The most common cause of merger failure is :-
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Culture clashes
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Culture clashes

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Different areas of HR strategy :-
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Resourcing , Commitment , Rewards
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Resourcing , Rewards , Grievances

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The business side of the process begins with the strategic ________ as the guiding framework.
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Plan
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Policy

True/False
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Operational information makes the job of the personnel clerk easier.
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True
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True

Match The Following
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Your Answer
Strategy
Thinking Process
Thinking Process
Boston Consulting group
Stars, dogs & cash cows
Stars, dogs & cash cows
Henry Mintzberg
Academic from McGill University
Academic from McGill University
Brian Quinn
Logical inscrementalism
Logical inscrementalism

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The biggest challenge for strategic H R is to create the type of culture that will support the :-
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Organization's objectives
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Organization's objectives

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HR contributions are not required during the process of business strategy formulation.
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False
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False

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Training provisions include :-
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Type of training provided , How training budgets are controlled , Evaluation practices
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Type of training provided , How training budgets are controlled , Evaluation practices

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A simple way to analyse the types of human resource information is to use the familiar pyramid of :-
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Strategic level , Tactical level , Operational level
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Strategic level , Operational level

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Challenges of working across boundaries are :-
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Lack of trust , Turf issues , Cultural Differences
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Lack of trust , Turf issues , Cultural Differences

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The organization's ________ must be conducive to productivity and quality improvement.
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Culture
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Development

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If mergers are handled `professionally they can never backfire.
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False
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False

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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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Communication is not very important in pre-merger phase.
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False
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False

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If a firm uses aggressive approach for culture change it usually :-
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Mobilises dissent , Is politically naïve , Lacks skills
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Mobilises dissent , Is politically naïve , Lacks skills

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

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What should not be underestimated in the pre merger phase?
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Employee's loyalty to their colleagues , Ways of working , Company brand
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Employee's loyalty to their colleagues , Ways of working , Company brand

Match The Following
Question
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Roger Harrison
Different approaches to changing an organisation's culture may be more or less difficult
Invention of the `post it' note
Marion Devine
Formal communication
Formal communication
Quinn
Change happens in an evolutionary way
Change happens in an evolutionary way
Roffey Park
Career development in flatter structures project
Career development in flatter structures project

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

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There is only a single tool available in the market for conducting a formal audit.
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False
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False

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Individual level where people are usually motivated to close the gap between their current and desired ________.
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Capabilities
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Skills

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The strategy mainly focus on how many things?
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Two
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Two