WGU C232: Intro to HR Assessment

WGU C232: Intro to HR Assessment

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189 terms gettnbusyPreview C232 Intro to HR - Pre-Assessment 51 terms mwell51Preview WGU C 131 terms lallb Practice questions for this set Learn1 / 7Study using Learn The most common method of estimating HR demand. Managerial estimates are typically made by top management (a top-down approach) Which hr resource function helps the organization understand the number and type of employees the organization will need in the future?Planning What are two societal trends that are influencing the world of work?Increased competition and changed in communication technology Choose an answer 1Sales forecasting2Time series analysis 3Job analysis4Judgmental forecasting Don't know?

Which factor represents an organization's value system? Corporate culture Which activity does the strategic hr manager need to be engaged in since orgs survive on adaptation?Managing succession by creating contingency plans for key employees Which hr resource provides a broad range of support to the overall org?Generalist What was the purpose of the Executive Order 10925 that established affirmative action?Mandate that managers of federally funded projects work to eliminate bias in employment practices How does recruiting that creates excessively large applicant pool affect employee selection?Cost of selection will increase due to the need to review and assess a high value of applicants

What is a type of direct compensation (i.e.: salary) that

plays a strategic role in attracting and retaining qualified applicants?Wages Rewarding attendance at training class is which kind of performance improvement approach?Compensation What strategic role is an Hr dept showing by working on increasing diversity within the organization?Champion for change How should HR encourage high ethical standard of conduct in the workplace?Holding monthly training sessions on integrity Example of ethical violationSold trade secrets to competitor Exception to the doctrine of employment-at-will Implied contract What is recognized by courts in several states as an implied contract that can be legally binding?Employee handbook Goal of Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964?Illegal to discriminate against individuals vase on their protected classes Function of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

(EEOC)?

Enforcing federal anti-discrimination statuses Outcome of effective diversity management within organizations?Better sense of inclusion Benefit to promoting organization's efforts to increase diversity on the company website?Draws attention to diversity commitment A woman turned down for a higher-paying position because the manager believes men perform the duties better than women is what kind of discrimination?Gender discrimination

A black firefighter is asked to take his bed when changing stations because no white firefighter would sleep in it.What type of discrimination under Title VII is this?Color

Job duties for marketing coordinator includes: planning

international trade shows by identifying, assembling, and coordinating requirements; establishing contacts; developing schedules and assignments; coordinating mail listings....and?Establishes and maintains accurate budgets Small firm needs to dismiss one worker. Which performance appraisal system should the first use to choose which worker to lay-off in this context?Straight ranking appraisal by a supervisor How to develop potential job candidates before offering them permanent positions?Internships Characteristic of a learning organizationFocused on knowledge development across the firm Performance appraisal method can make managers more aware of their impact on employees without feeling threatened?Peer-appraisal Where to locate candidates who have the most up-to- date knowledge of software development tools, but previous work experience not necessary?Colleges offering the relevant degree What factor should be considered in selecting the appropriate training media?Employee readiness for training Method used to confirm that a selection test measures what it is intended to measure by comparing the test to the job description (knowledge, skills, and abilities required to complete a job) Content Validity Describes how closely scores on a test correspond (correlate) with behavior as measured in other contexts Empirical Validity ( Or predictive validity) Requires demonstrating that a relationship exists between a selection procedure and a psychological trait or measure Construct Validity Why is HR planning important?Ensures the right people in the right jobs at the right time Determine corporate objectives, policies and plans, as well as other HR objectives and policies Developing Data (Step 1 in HRP) Understand the firm's human capital needs (demand) and then determine who is available to fill those needs (supply) Establishing HR Objectives and Policies (Step 2 in HRP)

Actions plans to increase or decrease supply of employees HR Programming (Step 3 in HRP) Controlling and evaluating HR plans and programs to show effectiveness Control and Evaluation (Step 4 in HRP) A method of group decision-making and forecasting that involves successively collating the judgments of experts.A large number of experts take turns presenting a forecast statement and assumptions. An intermediary passes each expert's forecast and assumptions to the others, who then make revisions to their own forecasts.This process continues until a viable composite forecast emerges.Delphi Technique A group process involving problem identification, solution generation, and decision-making. Several people sit around a conference table and independently list their ideas on a sheet of paper. After ten to twenty minutes, they take turns expressing their ideas to the group. As these ideas are presented, they are recorded on larger sheets of paper so that everyone can see all the ideas and refer to them in later parts of the session Nominal grouping technique A projection of future demand is based on a past relationship between the organization's employment level and a variable related to employment, such as sales Simple linear regression An extension of simple linear regression analysis.However, in multiple linear regression, instead of relating employment to just one variable, multiple variables are used Multiple linear regression The most common method of estimating HR demand.Managerial estimates are typically made by top management (a top-down approach) Judgmental forecasting Historical data are used to examine the past level of a productivity index Productivity ratios Past HR data are examined to determine historical relationships among employees in various jobs or job categories Human resource ratios In a time series analysis, past staffing levels are used to project future HR needs Time series analysis Studies flow of people through an organization, translates structure into mutually exclusive states and determines probability of movement Stochastic analysis