Strategic Planning for Human Resources, First Edition Test Bank

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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The major objective of human resource planning is to ensure that the organization currently has
the right people with the right skills.
True False
2. Human resource planning is a major decision-making tool enabling organizations to optimally
leverage their human resources.
True False
3. Succession planning, training, and recruitment are three processes that support and facilitate
overall human resource planning objectives.
True False
4. Meeting the challenges of managing human resources globally are becoming a critical skill
required by human resource professionals.
True False
5. The "READI" paradigm outlines the five steps in the human resources planning process.
True False
6. When the human resource planning process is stand-alone, it allows human resources
management to be more proactive.
True False
7. From a business strategy perspective, Microsoft could be regarded as a prospector organization.
True False
8. The first step in the human resource planning process is to identify what the planners will do in
order to achieve their goals.
True False

9. Which of the following applications characterizes where in the evolution of human resource
planning we were during the 1980s?
A. Customer focused
B. Strategic
C. Resource-based view
D. Minimum HR involvement
10. Which of the following is NOT one of the three key fundamental elements of human resource
planning?
A. Evaluating
B. Forecasting
C. Programming
D. Executing
11. Which of the following group of processes became the focus during the resource-based view?
A. Succession planning, career development, and training
B. Career development, performance management, and training
C. Environmental scanning, succession planning, and career development
D. SHRM, succession planning, and performance management
12. Which of the following methods is used to identify opportunities and threats to an organization?
A. Benchmarking
B. TQM
C. Forecasting
D. Environmental scanning
13. Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of the "READI" paradigm-why planning is
important?
A. Aligns to business strategy
B. Distributes the activities of the HR function
C. Enables the organization to project its resource needs
D. Instils pride in employees

14. The development of a skills inventory to better enable an organization to deploy its employees is
part of which element of the "READI" paradigm?
A. Directs
B. Enables
C. Aligns
D. Results
15. Which of the following statements about human resource planning in today's economic climate is
true?
A. Due to the need for some companies to downsize their workforce rapidly, human resource
plans should be put on hold.
B. Human resource plans are of no use when mass terminations are the order of the day.
C. Organizations must prepare for the recovery period that will follow and therefore, change their
Human resource planning to a long term focus.
D. In these rapidly changing times, an HR plan that is dynamic and focused on the short-term
may be the best approach.
16. Which of the following conditions are consistent with a stand-alone approach to human resource
planning?
A. Responsive and pre-emptive
B. Two-way dialogue and proactive
C. One- way communication and reactive
D. Cost effective and timely
17. Which strategy identifies how businesses compete?
A. Marketing strategy
B. Business strategy
C. Corporate strategy
D. Functional strategy
18. Which of the following is NOT one of the general approaches to corporate strategy?
Differentiation
1. Vertical integration
2. Concentration
3. Diversification
4. Answer: A

19. Under which type of corporate strategy are joint ventures likely to occur?
A. Differentiation
B. Diversification
C. Vertical integration
D. Cost leadership
20. Pegasus Inc. operates in a stable environment and protects their market share by cost controls
and operational efficiencies. Which business strategy does it employ?
A. Cost leadership
B. Prospector
C. Focused differentiation
D. Defender
21. Under which business strategy would an organization provide superior quality and services and
product innovations?
A. Analyzer
B. Prospector
C. Differentiation
D. Defender
22. Which of the following strategies helps focus, mobilize, and direct activities on issues that most
directly affect the business?
A. Business strategies
B. Functional strategies
C. Focus strategies
D. Policies and procedures
23. Which of the following traits are associated with a prospector strategy?
A. Decentralized, informal, and broad job design
B. Vertical communication, tight controls, and short-term planning
C. Centralized, tight controls, and long-term planning
D. Few rules, vertical communications, and focus on skill building

24. In which of the following ways does human resource planning facilitate the recruitment and
selection process?
A. Helps to determine the best methods for interviewing job candidates
B. Determines the recruitment methods used to attract qualified candidates
C. Provides the criteria needed to evaluate the recruitment process
D. Provides the basis for timely initiation of the recruitment process
25. Which of the following statements best describes an organization operating at the highest level of
planning sophistication?
A. The organization is reacting well to requests for training.
B. The organization values its employees and embraces the value they can deliver.
C. The organization engages in long-term business planning.
D. The organization creates long-term forecasts and projects their needs 3-5 years.
26. At which step in the human resource planning process would we be considering the option of
reducing the workforce and deciding who should be retained?
A. Forecasting labour demand
B. Determining a business strategy
C. Designing and implementing HR programs
D. Establishing human resource objectives
27. Which of the following is NOT an element of people equity?
A. Compatibility
B. Engagement
C. Alignment
D. Capability
28. The Director of HR at Hallowell Inc. has come to the realization that he needs to improve the
methods of collecting the data for calculating the demand for labour. At which step in the HR
planning process is he operating?
A. Establishing objectives
B. Forecasting labour demand and supply
C. Program evaluation
D. Designing and implementing HR programs to achieve objectives

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1 Key
1.
(p. 03)
The major objective of human resource planning is to ensure that the organization currently
has the right people with the right skills.
FALSE
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #1
Difficulty: 1
Learning Objective: 1
2.
(p. 03)
Human resource planning is a major decision-making tool enabling organizations to optimally
leverage their human resources.
TRUE
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #2
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 2
3.
(p. 06)
Succession planning, training, and recruitment are three processes that support and facilitate
overall human resource planning objectives.
FALSE
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #3
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 2
4.
(p. 07)
Meeting the challenges of managing human resources globally are becoming a critical skill
required by human resource professionals.
TRUE
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #4
Difficulty: 1
Learning Objective: 2
5.
(p. 08)
The "READI" paradigm outlines the five steps in the human resources planning process.
FALSE
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #5
Difficulty: 1
Learning Objective: 3
6.
(p. 11)
When the human resource planning process is stand-alone, it allows human resources
management to be more proactive.
FALSE
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #6
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 3

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7.
(p. 14)
From a business strategy perspective, Microsoft could be regarded as a prospector
organization.
TRUE
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #7
Difficulty: 3
Learning Objective: 4
8.
(p. 19)
The first step in the human resource planning process is to identify what the planners will do in
order to achieve their goals.
FALSE
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #8
Difficulty: 1
Learning Objective: 7
9.
(p. 04)
Which of the following applications characterizes where in the evolution of human resource
planning we were during the 1980s?
A. Customer focused
B. Strategic
C. Resource-based view
D. Minimum HR involvement
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #9
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 1
10.
(p. 05)
Which of the following is NOT one of the three key fundamental elements of human resource
planning?
A. Evaluating
B. Forecasting
C. Programming
D. Executing
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #10
Difficulty: 1
Learning Objective: 1
11.
(p. 06)
Which of the following group of processes became the focus during the resource-based view?
A. Succession planning, career development, and training
B. Career development, performance management, and training
C. Environmental scanning, succession planning, and career development
D. SHRM, succession planning, and performance management
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #11
Difficulty: 3

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Learning Objective: 1
12.
(p. 07)
Which of the following methods is used to identify opportunities and threats to an
organization?
A. Benchmarking
B. TQM
C. Forecasting
D. Environmental scanning
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #12
Difficulty: 1
Learning Objective: 2
13.
(p. 08)
Which of the following is NOT one of the elements of the "READI" paradigm-why planning is
important?
A. Aligns to business strategy
B. Distributes the activities of the HR function
C. Enables the organization to project its resource needs
D. Instils pride in employees
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #13
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 2
14.
(p. 09)
The development of a skills inventory to better enable an organization to deploy its employees
is part of which element of the "READI" paradigm?
A. Directs
B. Enables
C. Aligns
D. Results
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #14
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 2

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15.
(p. 09)
Which of the following statements about human resource planning in today's economic climate
is true?
A. Due to the need for some companies to downsize their workforce rapidly, human resource
plans should be put on hold.
B. Human resource plans are of no use when mass terminations are the order of the day.
C. Organizations must prepare for the recovery period that will follow and therefore, change
their Human resource planning to a long term focus.
D. In these rapidly changing times, an HR plan that is dynamic and focused on the short-term
may be the best approach.
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #15
Difficulty: 3
Learning Objective: 3
16.
(p. 11)
Which of the following conditions are consistent with a stand-alone approach to human
resource planning?
A. Responsive and pre-emptive
B. Two-way dialogue and proactive
C. One- way communication and reactive
D. Cost effective and timely
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #16
Difficulty: 3
Learning Objective: 3
17.
(p. 12)
Which strategy identifies how businesses compete?
A. Marketing strategy
B. Business strategy
C. Corporate strategy
D. Functional strategy
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #17
Difficulty: 1
Learning Objective: 4
18.
(p. 12)
Which of the following is NOT one of the general approaches to corporate strategy?
Differentiation
1. Vertical integration
2. Concentration
3. Diversification
4. Answer: A
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #18
Difficulty: 1
Learning Objective: 4

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19.
(p. 13)
Under which type of corporate strategy are joint ventures likely to occur?
A. Differentiation
B. Diversification
C. Vertical integration
D. Cost leadership
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #19
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 4
20.
(p. 13)
Pegasus Inc. operates in a stable environment and protects their market share by cost
controls and operational efficiencies. Which business strategy does it employ?
A. Cost leadership
B. Prospector
C. Focused differentiation
D. Defender
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #20
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 4
21.
(p. 13)
Under which business strategy would an organization provide superior quality and services
and product innovations?
A. Analyzer
B. Prospector
C. Differentiation
D. Defender
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #21
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 4
22.
(p. 14)
Which of the following strategies helps focus, mobilize, and direct activities on issues that
most directly affect the business?
A. Business strategies
B. Functional strategies
C. Focus strategies
D. Policies and procedures
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #22
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 4

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23.
(p. 14)
Which of the following traits are associated with a prospector strategy?
A. Decentralized, informal, and broad job design
B. Vertical communication, tight controls, and short-term planning
C. Centralized, tight controls, and long-term planning
D. Few rules, vertical communications, and focus on skill building
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #23
Difficulty: 3
Learning Objective: 4
24.
(p. 15)
In which of the following ways does human resource planning facilitate the recruitment and
selection process?
A. Helps to determine the best methods for interviewing job candidates
B. Determines the recruitment methods used to attract qualified candidates
C. Provides the criteria needed to evaluate the recruitment process
D. Provides the basis for timely initiation of the recruitment process
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #24
Difficulty: 3
Learning Objective: 5
25.
(p. 16 -
17)
Which of the following statements best describes an organization operating at the highest level
of planning sophistication?
A. The organization is reacting well to requests for training.
B. The organization values its employees and embraces the value they can deliver.
C. The organization engages in long-term business planning.
D. The organization creates long-term forecasts and projects their needs 3-5 years.
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #25
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 6
26.
(p. 18 -
19)
At which step in the human resource planning process would we be considering the option of
reducing the workforce and deciding who should be retained?
A. Forecasting labour demand
B. Determining a business strategy
C. Designing and implementing HR programs
D. Establishing human resource objectives
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #26
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 7

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27.
(p. 19)
Which of the following is NOT an element of people equity?
A. Compatibility
B. Engagement
C. Alignment
D. Capability
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #27
Difficulty: 1
Learning Objective: 7
28.
(p. 20)
The Director of HR at Hallowell Inc. has come to the realization that he needs to improve the
methods of collecting the data for calculating the demand for labour. At which step in the HR
planning process is he operating?
A. Establishing objectives
B. Forecasting labour demand and supply
C. Program evaluation
D. Designing and implementing HR programs to achieve objectives
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #28
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 7

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29.
(p. 03, 14,
15)
Define human resource planning and provide 2 specific examples of how an effective HR plan
can contribute to strategic human resource management.
Human resource planning is a process used to help an organization determine its future
human resource requirements by anticipating future business demands, analyzing the impact
these demands will have on the organization in terms of changes in demand for human
resources, both in numbers and by skill sets, and making decisions on how to acquire and
utilize the human resources of the firm in a timely fashion.
Examples: (3). Students may be able to draw from existing knowledge from prerequisite
learning.
Where HR plans indicate the existing work will need to acquire new skills in order to effectively
contribute to the strategic goals of the organization, programs can be established and
delivered more effectively and efficiently as a result of the advanced preparation time that
planning will afford.
Where an HR plan anticipates a labour shortage, HRM will be able to tap the labour market
more effectively by having advanced information as to when the vacancies will need to be
filled. This will also lead to more timely execution of the recruiting process.
HR planning facilitates the integration of career planning with the strategic goals of the
organization and helping employees make decisions that can help them prepare to take
advantage of career opportunities that will be created within the organization. This link with HR
planning will also help to improve retention as employees see potential rewards for
development and performance.
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #29
Difficulty: 2
Learning Objective: 1

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30.
(p. 8 - 9)
Use the READI paradigm to explain 5 important outcomes of HR planning.
Results-HRP focuses on results tied to productivity and profitability as well as people and
operational measures. Planning is a proactive approach that is essential to being strategic.
Evidence shows strong correlations between planning and a number of positive performance
outcomes.
Enables-HRP enables organizations to project resource requirements which in turn improves
the ability of the organization to acquire and use its human resources to better contribute to
the achievement of important organizational goals.
Aligns-HRP is proactive and it forms the basis for the Human Resource Management function
to align its goals and actions to the strategic goals and objectives of the organization to
improve organizational performance.
Directs-HRP directs the human resource activities of the organization and drives the need to
establish HR objectives.
Instils-It instils pride in employees when they are acknowledged as a valuable asset and their
capabilities are being utilized to maintain a competitive advantage.
Bulmash - Chapter 01 #30
Difficulty: 3
Learning Objective: 2

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