WGU D351 FUNCTIONS OF HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. What is the role of HR planning in organizations? -
ANSWER HR planning helps organizations understand future employee needs.
2. What are the different types of employee compensations? -
ANSWER Direct (salary, hourly rate and bonuses) and Indirect (services,
benefits, and training)
3. What are the four implicit HR objectives? -
ANSWER
1. Improve productivity
2. Improve quality of work
3. Ensure legal compliance
4. Ensure ethical behavior
4. What is HR's contribution to productivity? -
ANSWER HR managers contribute to productivity through work, organization
and design
,5. Define Moral Philosophy -
ANSWER principles, rules, and values people use in deciding what is right or
wrong
6. How to create culture of ethical behavior? (6) -
ANSWER
1. Positive work environment.
2. Hiring ethical individuals.
3. Providing ethical training.
4. Labeling and modeling, ethical behavior.
5. Establishing ethics.
6 open door policy.
7. What are six major trends, influencing work environment? -
ANSWER
1. Increase competition.
2. Cost and benefits of HR utilization.
3. Productivity changes.
4. Pace and complexity of changes.
5. Workplace dysfunction systems.
6. Society trends.
8. Definition of culture -
ANSWER a system of shared beliefs and values guiding behavior
,9. Shapers of organizational culture -
ANSWER Top management values shape, organizational culture, and strategy
10.What are the benefits of developing selection devices or tests on the basis of
a job analysis? -
ANSWER It increases the accuracy of job descriptions, and recruiting and aids
in developing job related selection procedures
11.Define criterion -
ANSWER Selection criterion are standards that job applicants need to meet.
These include qualifications, knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience. Some
examples are excellent research and analytical skills.
12.Define reliability -
ANSWER The consistency or stability of a selection instrument
13.What are the benefits of a reliable selection process? -
ANSWER High reliability increases the likelihood of a positive work
environment and the overall productivity in the organization
14.Define validity -
ANSWER the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
15.What are the key benefits of ensuring the validity of selection tests? -
ANSWER The validity of a selection test helps to ensure that organizations
avoid legal action by ensure the assessment doesn't discriminate.
, 16.Describe empirical validity -
ANSWER Empirical validity describes how closely/accurately scores on a test
measure the KSAs needed for a position.
17.Describe the role interviewing play in the selection process -
ANSWER Interviews allow organizations to gather subjective information that
can't be measured by an assessment such as verbal communication, and
interpersonal skills, etc.
18.Describe the role applications play in the selection process - ANSWER
Applications are an effective method for gathering a large amount of
applicant biographical information for relatively little cost.
19.Why is being a learning organization, beneficial? - ANSWER There is an
increase acquisition in transfer of knowledge route to organization regardless
of level
20.Define employee training. - ANSWER It corrects employee skill
deficiencies; seeks to improve employee in current job role by increasing
knowledge, skill or other ability levels
21.Define employee development. - ANSWER It prepares employees for
career changes; seeks to provide knowledge, skills or abilities that apply to
future roles in the organization
22.What are the five steps of the ADDIE model? -
ANSWER
1. Analyze
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT STUDY
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS GRADED A+
1. What is the role of HR planning in organizations? -
ANSWER HR planning helps organizations understand future employee needs.
2. What are the different types of employee compensations? -
ANSWER Direct (salary, hourly rate and bonuses) and Indirect (services,
benefits, and training)
3. What are the four implicit HR objectives? -
ANSWER
1. Improve productivity
2. Improve quality of work
3. Ensure legal compliance
4. Ensure ethical behavior
4. What is HR's contribution to productivity? -
ANSWER HR managers contribute to productivity through work, organization
and design
,5. Define Moral Philosophy -
ANSWER principles, rules, and values people use in deciding what is right or
wrong
6. How to create culture of ethical behavior? (6) -
ANSWER
1. Positive work environment.
2. Hiring ethical individuals.
3. Providing ethical training.
4. Labeling and modeling, ethical behavior.
5. Establishing ethics.
6 open door policy.
7. What are six major trends, influencing work environment? -
ANSWER
1. Increase competition.
2. Cost and benefits of HR utilization.
3. Productivity changes.
4. Pace and complexity of changes.
5. Workplace dysfunction systems.
6. Society trends.
8. Definition of culture -
ANSWER a system of shared beliefs and values guiding behavior
,9. Shapers of organizational culture -
ANSWER Top management values shape, organizational culture, and strategy
10.What are the benefits of developing selection devices or tests on the basis of
a job analysis? -
ANSWER It increases the accuracy of job descriptions, and recruiting and aids
in developing job related selection procedures
11.Define criterion -
ANSWER Selection criterion are standards that job applicants need to meet.
These include qualifications, knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience. Some
examples are excellent research and analytical skills.
12.Define reliability -
ANSWER The consistency or stability of a selection instrument
13.What are the benefits of a reliable selection process? -
ANSWER High reliability increases the likelihood of a positive work
environment and the overall productivity in the organization
14.Define validity -
ANSWER the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to
15.What are the key benefits of ensuring the validity of selection tests? -
ANSWER The validity of a selection test helps to ensure that organizations
avoid legal action by ensure the assessment doesn't discriminate.
, 16.Describe empirical validity -
ANSWER Empirical validity describes how closely/accurately scores on a test
measure the KSAs needed for a position.
17.Describe the role interviewing play in the selection process -
ANSWER Interviews allow organizations to gather subjective information that
can't be measured by an assessment such as verbal communication, and
interpersonal skills, etc.
18.Describe the role applications play in the selection process - ANSWER
Applications are an effective method for gathering a large amount of
applicant biographical information for relatively little cost.
19.Why is being a learning organization, beneficial? - ANSWER There is an
increase acquisition in transfer of knowledge route to organization regardless
of level
20.Define employee training. - ANSWER It corrects employee skill
deficiencies; seeks to improve employee in current job role by increasing
knowledge, skill or other ability levels
21.Define employee development. - ANSWER It prepares employees for
career changes; seeks to provide knowledge, skills or abilities that apply to
future roles in the organization
22.What are the five steps of the ADDIE model? -
ANSWER
1. Analyze
