Which of the following is the greatest barrier to realizing the strategic potential of a human resource information system (HRIS)?
Which of the following is best used to identify development needs that support employment forecasting strategies?
The most important factor in establishing a connection between two organizations after a merger or acquisition is developing:
An HR director has been hired by a high-technology business that has been growing at a rapid rate. There are 300 professional employees in manufacturing and 80 in clerical and laboratory support. There has been no formal human resource function in the past, with each department head controlling the hiring, salary adjustments, and other details of that department. There are noestablished working hours except for non-exempt employees and the work environment is very informal in dress and supervisory relationships. The president wants the new director to identify the key areas of importance. To plan for future staffing needs, the first step should be to:
An essential component of ethics training is:
Which of the following is the best way to avoid an active shooter incident?
Which of the following is the most important way to engage employees early in their careers?
An HR director decided not to interview a qualified applicant because of personal knowledge that the applicant's family has a history of cancer. The director's decision created an alternative risk of:
A professional development plan for a high-potential employee must include: (Select TWO options)
Which of the following is the best initial step to ensure internal pay equity when changing an organization's compensation structure?
During an I-9 audit, the following errors are discovered: three I-9 forms for current employees cannot be located, two forms are missing the employer signature, and all forms are maintained in a shared, unlocked file cabinet.
Completion of new I-9 forms for the three employees whose forms cannot be located will:
Which of the following is the most significant challenge for HR regarding mergers and acquisitions?
The analysis phase of instructional design is used to determine:
An organization receives the following job analysis results. Which of the following actions should the organization implement to improve job satisfaction? (Select TWO options.)
Dimension (Score 1–5, 5 being high)
Skill Variety: 3
Task Identity: 2
Task Significance: 4
Autonomy: 2
Feedback: 3
The primary goal of executive coaching is to produce changes in:
The employer cannot terminate or otherwise discipline the employee for organizing efforts because the:
Which of the following fluctuations will result in a lower gross margin? (Select TWO options)
The primary purpose of a training needs assessment is to identify the:
Which of the following strategies is used to connect executive performance to organization objectives?
Assessing alignment between the organization's vision and HR processes can best be achieved by:
In the absence of ethics programs, employees are most likely to make decisions based on:
The most critical security factor HR should consider before posting an organizational chart on its intranet is the:
Which of the following approaches would best address the underutilization of women and minority leaders within the workforce? (Select TWO options.)
An HR director has been hired by a high-technology business that has been growing at a rapid rate. There are 300 professional employees in manufacturing and 80 in clerical and laboratory support. There has been no formal human resource function in the past, with each department head controlling the hiring, salary adjustments, and other details. There are no established working hours except for non-exempt employees and the work environment is very informal in dress and supervisory relationships. The president wants the new director to identify the key areas of importance. Which of the following should be done first if the president indicated a desire to establish a formal pay program?
When first attempting to change an organization’s culture, it is most important to focus on:
The primary reason organizations develop reward strategies is to:
When completing I-9 forms with the three employees whose forms cannot be located, the HR manager should:
Which of the following is the best example of positive reinforcement in a production environment?
Which of the following are the primary factors that would contribute to a hiring manager’s decision to extend an offer above the midpoint of a salary range? (Select TWO options.)
When administering layoffs, which of the following is the most important factor in mitigating risk?
An organization made $50 million last year and has 10 million shares of stock outstanding. The organization's earnings per share is:
The type of market characterized by identifying and designing products or services for a small profitable marketplace segment is:
What is the maximum annual operating expense the organization can incur in order to achieve its targeted EBITDA?
(EBITDA target = $140M; Revenue = $500M)
The value of a leading indicator in evaluating activities that support organizational strategy is that it:
What are the revenue per full-time equivalent (FTE) and HR expense per FTE ratios for the fiscal year?
(Revenue = $500M, 2,000 FTEs, 60% of $300M in expenses is HR expense = $180M)
Learning is best linked to performance when:
When developing an onboarding program, which components most positively impact employee retention? (Select TWO options.)
Which of the following best describes the process of identifying personal development needs that involves input from co-workers, subordinates, and superiors?
During mergers and acquisitions (MandA), an executive is likely to be protected financially with a:
To analyze the financial impact of HR's business contribution, the best indicator of success is a:
Customized target market competition, cafeteria reward systems and performance management are major considerations in re-engineering:
The first action to take when adopting an organization-wide variable pay plan is to: