Test Review
Human Resources Planning HURM 1005
Test #1 Review
Tuesday February 11, 2014
11:00 a.m. – 1:50 p.m.
20% Overall Mark
TEST FORMAT
Multiple Choice, True and False and Short Answer Questions Total Marks-75
Concepts and Terms
Possible Questions
Source of Learning
Strategic Management
Strategic management of people through HR programs and policies helps to ensure what positive organizational outcomes?
What are the descriptions of strategy (i.e. definition of strategy, strategic intent, strategic planning etc.)?
What are the definitions of intended, emergent, discarded and realized strategy?
What are three organizational level decisions that focus on long term survival?
What are the definitions of a corporate and a business strategy?
Describe the seven steps in the strategic planning process.
What is competitive advantage?
What is SWOT an acronym for?
What are the benefits of strategy formulation?
What are some of the errors in strategic planning?
Chapter 1 – Strategic Human Resources Planning and accompanying class and text PowerPoint slides
Aligning HR with Strategy
What is HRM?
What are the responsibilities of HR Departments?
What makes HRM strategic?
How is HRM linked to organization-wide strategies?
What are some of the differences between strategic and operational HR?
Describe the Resource Based View Theory.
What is the definition of human capital?
Describe the Human Capital Theory.
What are two reasons why strategic planning is so important?
How does strategy formulation improve goal attainment?
What are some of the risks (downside) of strategic HR planning?
What three ways cans HR strategy be aligned with business strategy?
What does it mean when HR becomes a ‘business partner’?
What are the characteristics of an effective HRM strategy?
What is reciprocal interdependence?
Chapter 2 – Strategic Human Resources Planning and accompanying class and text PowerPoint slides
Environmental
Test #1 Review
Tuesday February 11, 2014
11:00 a.m. – 1:50 p.m.
20% Overall Mark
TEST FORMAT
Multiple Choice, True and False and Short Answer Questions Total Marks-75
Concepts and Terms
Possible Questions
Source of Learning
Strategic Management
Strategic management of people through HR programs and policies helps to ensure what positive organizational outcomes?
What are the descriptions of strategy (i.e. definition of strategy, strategic intent, strategic planning etc.)?
What are the definitions of intended, emergent, discarded and realized strategy?
What are three organizational level decisions that focus on long term survival?
What are the definitions of a corporate and a business strategy?
Describe the seven steps in the strategic planning process.
What is competitive advantage?
What is SWOT an acronym for?
What are the benefits of strategy formulation?
What are some of the errors in strategic planning?
Chapter 1 – Strategic Human Resources Planning and accompanying class and text PowerPoint slides
Aligning HR with Strategy
What is HRM?
What are the responsibilities of HR Departments?
What makes HRM strategic?
How is HRM linked to organization-wide strategies?
What are some of the differences between strategic and operational HR?
Describe the Resource Based View Theory.
What is the definition of human capital?
Describe the Human Capital Theory.
What are two reasons why strategic planning is so important?
How does strategy formulation improve goal attainment?
What are some of the risks (downside) of strategic HR planning?
What three ways cans HR strategy be aligned with business strategy?
What does it mean when HR becomes a ‘business partner’?
What are the characteristics of an effective HRM strategy?
What is reciprocal interdependence?
Chapter 2 – Strategic Human Resources Planning and accompanying class and text PowerPoint slides
Environmental