Question 1

The first step in the HRP process, after the HR implications of the firm's strategic plans have been analyzed, is

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A)   assessing current HR levels.
B)   monitoring and evaluating the results.
C)   job analysis and design.
D)   forecasting availability of internal and external candidates.
E)   planning and implementing HR programs to balance supply and demand.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 2

Job-sharing occurs when an employee covers the work for another who is absent due to illness or other circumstance.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Divya is the HR manager of a manufacturing firm. What step should she advise management to take first to forecast its human resources needs?

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A)   Project turnover of non-managerial workers based on turnover that has occurred over the previous three years
B)   Project the sales for each of the firm's products and estimate quality and nature of employees needed
C)   Create a replacement chart by first deciding which current employees will likely not stay with the firm
D)   Project the sales for each of the firm's products and calculate the volume of production needed to meet sales requirements
E)   Develop a staffing table that matches market potential and forecasted sales against new levels of competitionF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Roslyn is the HR manager at a small but successful app development company that is growing quickly. She is explaining the steps in human resources planning to the CEO and informs the CEO that projected openings are to be filled by using two supply sources. These sources are

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A)   contracting-out and outsourcing.
B)   recruitment and promotion.
C)   internal and external.
D)   transferring and promotion.
E)   overtime and temporary workers.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

Briefly identify and describe how management can forecast how many candidates may be available from within the organization for any openings resulting from a demand analysis.

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Question 6

HRP is a process of reviewing human resources requirements to ensure that an organization has the required number of employees, with the necessary skills, to meet its goals.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Francis is the HR manager of a growing transport company. The economy is booming. Inflation rates are stable and unemployment rates continue to decline. What will Francis face when she starts hiring workers?

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A)   A smaller labour supply
B)   It will be easier to recruit
C)   A larger labour supply
D)   A more skilled labour supply
E)   More third party sub-contractorsF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

Which of the following is a qualitative approach to forecasting human resources needs?

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A)   Regression analysis
B)   The nominal group technique
C)   A scatterplot
D)   Trend analysis
E)   Ratio analysisF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 9

The process of reviewing human resources requirements to ensure that the organization has the required number of employees with the necessary skills to meet its goals is known as

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A)   selection.
B)   training and development.
C)   strategic planning.
D)   recruitment.
E)   human resources planning.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

A Markov analysis tracks employee's previous career movements prior to joining a company

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Outplacement assistance is

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A)   a service within a company facilitated by HR professionals.
B)   a service offered by an outside agency that is provided to executives only.
C)   a service within a company that provides resume-writing and interview-skill workshops.
D)   a service offered by an outside agency that can assist terminated employees in finding employment elsewhere.
E)   a service offered by an outside agency that provides job opportunities.F) A) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

Two approaches used to gather qualitative data in order to forecast HR demand (or supply)  are

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A)   trend analysis and scatterplot.
B)   nominal group and Delphi technique.
C)   regression analysis and nominal group technique.
D)   ratio analysis and nominal group technique.
E)   scatterplot and Delphi technique.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

An HR strategist was reprimanded by his manager because he included which of the following in designing a severance package?

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A)   Years of service
B)   The individual's likelihood of obtaining alternative employment
C)   Salary
D)   Age
E)   Ethnic originF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Short-term and long-range HR demand forecasts provide

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A)   half of the staffing equation.
B)   external supply forecasts.
C)   present employees who can be transferred or promoted to meet anticipated needs.
D)   internal supply forecasts.
E)   the full staffing equation.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

A pictorial representation of all jobs within the organization, along with the number of current incumbents and future employment requirements, is known as

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A)   a scatterplot.
B)   an organization chart.
C)   a replacement chart.
D)   a skills inventory.
E)   a staffing table.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

A method of forecasting internal labour supply that involves tracking the pattern of employee movements through various jobs and developing a transitional probability matrix is known as

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A)   trend analysis.
B)   ratio analysis.
C)   multiple regression analysis.
D)   Markov analysis.
E)   computerized forecasting.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

With which of the following strategies for handling a labour surplus is the potential for a human rights violation most closely associated?

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A)   Early retirement packages
B)   Termination of employment
C)   Work sharing
D)   Reduced work weeks
E)   Job sharingF) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 18

Permitting a group to critically evaluate a wide range of views is an advantage of which forecasting technique?

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A)   An informal expert forecast
B)   The nominal group technique
C)   The Delphi technique
D)   A formal expert forecast
E)   Managerial judgmentF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Regression analysis determines the line of best fit.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As the HR manager of a company you are assisting the CEO in forecasting future human resources needs. She would like to use a qualitative technique to forecast long-term needs. Which technique should the HR manager use?

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A)   A formal expert forecast
B)   The nominal group technique
C)   An informal expert forecast
D)   The Delphi technique
E)   Managerial judgmentF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Exam 5: Human Resources Planning

Which of the following is a qualitative approach to forecasting human resources needs?

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Roslyn is the HR manager at a small but successful app development company that is growing quickly. She is explaining the steps in human resources planning to the CEO and informs the CEO that projected openings are to be filled by using two supply sources. These sources are

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With which of the following strategies for handling a labour surplus is the potential for a human rights violation most closely associated?

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Regression analysis determines the line of best fit.

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A Markov analysis tracks employee's previous career movements prior to joining a company

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A pictorial representation of all jobs within the organization, along with the number of current incumbents and future employment requirements, is known as

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A method of forecasting internal labour supply that involves tracking the pattern of employee movements through various jobs and developing a transitional probability matrix is known as

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Short-term and long-range HR demand forecasts provide

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As the HR manager of a company you are assisting the CEO in forecasting future human resources needs. She would like to use a qualitative technique to forecast long-term needs. Which technique should the HR manager use?

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Francis is the HR manager of a growing transport company. The economy is booming. Inflation rates are stable and unemployment rates continue to decline. What will Francis face when she starts hiring workers?

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HRP is a process of reviewing human resources requirements to ensure that an organization has the required number of employees, with the necessary skills, to meet its goals.

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Permitting a group to critically evaluate a wide range of views is an advantage of which forecasting technique?

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Two approaches used to gather qualitative data in order to forecast HR demand (or supply) are

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The process of reviewing human resources requirements to ensure that the organization has the required number of employees with the necessary skills to meet its goals is known as

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Job-sharing occurs when an employee covers the work for another who is absent due to illness or other circumstance.

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An HR strategist was reprimanded by his manager because he included which of the following in designing a severance package?

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The first step in the HRP process, after the HR implications of the firm's strategic plans have been analyzed, is

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Divya is the HR manager of a manufacturing firm. What step should she advise management to take first to forecast its human resources needs?

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Briefly identify and describe how management can forecast how many candidates may be available from within the organization for any openings resulting from a demand analysis.

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