S | M01 Activity (after solving post-exam)

Creating a balanced scorecard begins with:

• framework of measurement.

• consensus about objectives.

• financial plan.

• alignment with rewards.

Which of the following HR strategies is used to achieve flexibility in job assignments?

• Hire temporary workers

• Conduct an employee attitude survey

• Reduce the number of job levels

• Eliminate administrative positions

A company has identified that most of their engineers are over 55 years of age and are expected to retire soon. The number of new graduates is not sufficient to replace these employees. What additional analysis is required by HR?

• Workforce assessment

• Job analysis

• Environmental scanning

• Career development

An organization in unstable environment will benefit from:

• centralized decision making

• highly enlarged jobs

• highly specialized jobs

• formal control mechanisms

Why should HR conduct employee focus groups before a project plan of change is finalized?

• To encourage employees to ask questions and express their reactions

• To present the plan orally before management communicates it in writing

• To influence those opposed to the tentative plan through peer pressure

• To present management's case that there is a need for dramatic change

The least effective method of reducing environmental uncertainty is

• Cooptation

• Acquisition

• Forecasting

• Production

During layoff or decreasing work schedules, the most critical activity is

• train the employee for future

• plan the new work tasks

• noticing the employee

• dealing with employee supervisor

The major people responsible for the success of unit demand forecasting are

• human resource managers.

• corporate planning staff.

• supervisors.

• top management.