FREE Society for Human Resource Management Ultimate Question and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following results from the Sarbanes-Oxley Act?

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CEOs may be punished for fraudulent financial reports

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Companies are allowed to conduct their own stock appraisal

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Audit partners must alternate every two years

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Employees may trade stock during pension fund blackout periods

Question 2

Which of the following attachments would most likely be included in employment contracts that sought to safeguard corporate intellectual property?

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Nondisclosure agreement

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At-will employment statement

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Condition of employment

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Employee handbook

Question 3

Which test may be needed of any candidate but is not a requirement of the ADA's medical examination?

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Drug screening test

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Aptitude test

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Driving test

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Polygraph test

Question 4

Which of the subsequent best describes an employer's brand?

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A clear portrayal of the company's identity

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The human resources policy of marketing the company to prospective employees

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The public relation strategy for a company's success

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The total rewards philosophy for a company

Question 5

Which of the following qualifies as indirect payment?

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leave of absence

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variable compensation

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base pay

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performance bonus

Question 6

The point factor approach is employed to

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identify the most positions in an organization

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incentivize waste elimination

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create fair performance incentives

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ensure compliance with OSHA regulations

Question 7

Which of the following forms of collective bargaining is also referred to as hard bargaining?

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Positional bargaining

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Coordinated bargaining

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Principled bargaining

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Integrative bargaining

Question 8

The corporate culture that the firm's human capital adheres to in terms of values and principles

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Organizational Culture

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Specialist Culture

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Generalist Culture

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Shared Culture

Question 9

The primary focus of strategic HRM is:

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The total organization

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Strategic analysis

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Strategy formulation

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Strategy implementation

Question 10

What is referred to as "the planned pattern of human resource development and activities intended to enable an organization to attain its purpose"

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Strategic Human Resource Management

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Human Resource Development

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Human Resource Management

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Personnel Development