Organizational Effectiveness Flashcards
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Which engagement driver has been consistently shown to have the strongest correlation with employee performance and retention?
Answer: Quality of the relationship with the immediate manager
Research repeatedly identifies the manager relationship as the single strongest predictor of engagement, performance, and intent to stay.
An HR leader wants to assess whether a new onboarding program improved 90-day retention. Which metric should be tracked?
Answer: New hire retention rate at 90 days
The 90-day retention rate directly measures whether new hires are staying through the critical early period the onboarding program targets.
Organizational agility is BEST supported by which HR practice?
Answer: Cross-training employees in multiple functions
Cross-trained employees can be redeployed rapidly across functions, enabling the organization to respond quickly to shifting demands.
A company is experiencing 'organizational entropy'—a gradual decline in performance and energy. Which HR intervention is MOST appropriate?
Answer: Launch a culture revitalization initiative with leadership role modeling
Culture revitalization with visible leadership commitment reinjects purpose, energy, and direction to reverse organizational entropy.
Which statistical method is most commonly used to validate whether an employee engagement survey measures a consistent underlying construct?
Answer: Cronbach's alpha
Cronbach's alpha measures internal consistency reliability, indicating how well survey items collectively capture the same construct.
High-performance work systems (HPWS) are characterized by bundling HR practices to achieve synergistic effects. Which combination is most consistent with HPWS?
Answer: Selective hiring, extensive training, performance-based pay, and employee involvement
HPWS bundles selective hiring, investment in training, performance rewards, and participative practices to create a mutually reinforcing system.
Which organizational effectiveness model assesses the degree to which different stakeholder groups are satisfied with the organization's outputs?
Answer: Strategic constituencies model
The strategic constituencies model defines effectiveness as satisfying the demands of key stakeholder groups whose support is critical to survival.