HRM Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

61. The balanced scorecard supplies top managers with a ………………. view of the business

1. longterm financial
2. detailed and complex
3. simple and routine
4. fast but comprehensive

62. The focus of Human Resource Management revolves around

1. Machined.
2. Motivation
3. Money
4. Men

63. Wide range of abilities and attributes possessed by people are called as

1. Management
2. Human Resources
3. Entrepreneur
4. Intreprenuer

64. A cultural view of learning considers the values and norms of communities through:

1. Myths, legends and proverbs
2. Music, song and dance
3. Rituals, language and religion
4. Talk, practices and stories

65. Although firm infrastructure is quite frequently viewed only as overhead expense, it can become a source of competitive advantage. Examples include all of the following except:

1. negotiating and maintaining ongoing relations with regulatory bodies
2. marketing expertise increasing a firms revenues and enabling it to enter new markets.
3. effective information systems contributing significantly to a firms overall cost leadership strategy.
4. top management providing a key role in collaborating with important customers.

66. Which multinational bank used business sponsors to monitor international assignees?

1. Oman International Bank
2. Falcon International
3. HSBC
4. Barclays

67. Which of the following is not a limitation of SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunity, Threats) analysis?

1. Organisational strengths may not lead to competitive advantage
2. SWOT gives a one-shot view of a moving target
3. SWOTs focus on the external environment is too broad and integrative
4. SWOT overemphasises a single dimension of strategy

68. Which of the following is a key HR role as defined by Ulrich et al (2009)?

1. Personnel administrator
2. Business ally
3. Payroll adviser
4. Organisational geographer

69. An array of firm resources include interpersonal relations among managers in the firm, its culture, and its reputation with its customers and suppliers. Such competitive advantages are based upon:

1. physical uniqueness
2. path dependency
3. social complexity
4. tangible resources

70. Which of the following is an example of operative function of HR managers?

1. Planning
2. Organising
3. Procurement
4. Controlling