WGU C232: Introduction to Human Resources Assessment Questions and Answers Graded A

WGU C232: Introduction to Human Resources Assessment Questions and Answers Graded A What the 1 of six competencies of a solid HR professional? - Answer-1. Provide transformational leadership 1. Which hr resource function helps the organization understand the number and type of employees the organization will need in the future? a. Recruiting b. Planning c. Appraising d. Compensating - Answer-Planning 2. What are two societal trends that are influencing the world of work? a. Decreasing world trade b. Changes in communication technology EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 2/33 c. Lower college graduation rates d. Increased competition - Answer-Increased competition Changes in communication technology 3. Which factor represents an organization's value system? a. Corporate culture b. Company reputation c. Core competencies d. Brand awareness - Answer-Corporate culture 4. Which activity does the strategic hr manager need to be engaged in since orgs survive on adaptation? a. Managing succession by creating contingency plans for key employees within the organization b. Taking on fewer roles to maintain a focused approach to organizational productivity improvements c. Maintaining priority on the requisition of services from the management and employees without external considerations EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 3/33 d. Focusing on acquiring human resources skills while leaving marketing and production techniques to those managers - Answer-Managing succession by creating contingency plans for key employees 5. Which hr resource provides a broad range of support to the overall org? a. Coordinator b. Specialist c. Generalist d. Supervisor - Answer-Generalist 6. A human resources department is working on increasing diversity within the organization. Which strategic role for a human resources department is being demonstrated? a. Champion for change b. Initiator of outsourcing c. Agent for legal compliance d. Administrator of policy - Answer-Champion for change 7. How should HR encourage high ethical standard of conduct in the workplace? EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 4/33 a. By ensuring compliance with all legal regulations b. By holding monthly training sessions on integrity c. By maintaining equitable pay levels and alignment d. By influencing others to make moral choices - Answer-By influencing others to make moral choices 8. A technology company is reviewing the potentially questionable behavior of tour employees and is trying to determine it an ethical violation has occurred. The behavior of the tour employees consisted of the following: a. Individual 1: Sold trade secrets to a competitor b. Individual 2: Requested that the company pay for continuing education c. Individual 3: Recommended hiring a sibling based on the sibling's work experience d. Individual 4: Applied for other jobs while still employed with the company Which individual committed an ethical violation? - Answer-Individual 1: Sold trade secrets to competitor 9. What is an exception to the doctrine of employment at will? a. Mandatory waiting period EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 5/33 b. Termination for cause c. Implied contract d. Probationary period - Answer-Implied contract 10. What is recognized by courts in several states as an implied contract that can be legally binding? a. Employee handbook b. Union agreement c. Public policy documents d. Formal pact - Answer-Employee handbook 11. What was the Goal of Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964? a. To give employers more flexibility in dealing with employees and their employment b. To create a legal structure that deals with contractual issues between employers and employees c. To allow employees greater ability to move between employers and job positions d. To make it illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their protected classes - Answer-Illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their protected classes EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 6/33 12. What is the function of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)? a. Providing guidance to employers on classifying employees b. Enforcing federal antidiscrimination statutes c. Creating guidelines for developing affirmative action programs d. Conducting mediation when union contracts have expired - Answer-Enforcing federal anti-discrimination statuses 13. What is the outcome of effective diversity management within organizations? a. Fewer communication challenges b. Better sense of inclusion c. Fewer conflicts d. Better defined organizational goals - Answer-Better sense of inclusion 14. What is a benefit to promoting an organization's efforts to increase diversity on the company website? a. It draws attention to diversity commitment. b. It provides equal opportunity to diverse employees. c. It defines corporate culture with diversity strategies. EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 7/33 d. It meets the legal obligation to advertise diversity. - Answer-Draws attention to diversity commitment 15. A woman turned down for a higher-paying position because the manager believes men perform the duties better than women is what kind of discrimination? a. Gender identity discrimination b. Gender discrimination c. Women's equal rights discrimination d. Sexual harassment discrimination - Answer-Gender discrimination 16. The plaintiff in a case, a black firefighter, brings action against the fire department. He is alleging that each time he is transferred from one fire station to another, he must take his bed with him. The fire chief reports that no white firefighter would want to sleep in the same bed as a black firefighter - Which type of discrimination under Title Vll should the plaintiff tile? a. National origin b. Color c. Intentional d. Race (9/2018 Answer) e. Unintentional - Answer-Race EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 8/33 17. What was the purpose of the Executive Order 10925 that established affirmative action? a. To mandate that managers of federally funded projects work to eliminate bias in employment practices. b. To strengthen sanctions related to discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 c. To provide employees with protection from age discrimination in the workplace d. To require businesses with 50 or more employees to avoid segregation - Answer-Mandate that managers of federally funded projects work to eliminate bias in employment practices 18. Why is human resource planning important? a. It makes it easier to recruit employees from out of state. b. It makes employee benefits more attractive. c. It ensures the right people in the right jobs at the right times. d. It ensures compliance with labor laws. - Answer-Ensures the right people in the right jobs at the right time 19. Which step in the human resource planning process ensures that the organization will have the needed supply of employees in the future? EMILLECT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR ©2024 EMILLECT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER, 2024 Page 9/33 a. Developing Data b. Controlling c. Programming d. Establishing objectives - Answer-HR Programming (Step 3 in HRP) 20. Which technique addresses labor forecasting to project future human resource needs based on past staffing levels? a. Nominal group b. Delphi technique c. Time-series d. Focus group - Answer-Time series analysis 21. What are two statistical projection methods used to determine human resource demand? a. Nominal group technique b. Delphi technique c. Multiple linear regression d. Succession planning e. Stochastic technique - Answer-Multiple linear regressi