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Chapter 02 - Human Resource Strategy and Planning

1. Which of the following is the guiding force behind the strategic planning process for an organization?

a. The organizational mission

b. The organizational design

c. The organizational hierarchy

d. The organizational culture

ANSWER: a

2. Which of the following is typically the last step in the strategic planning process for an organization?

a. Formulating supporting functional

strategies

b. Evaluating and reassessing strategy

c. Establishing goals and objectives

d. Stating the organizational mission

ANSWER: b

3. Maria, a Brand Manager at MediaDay Inc., is formulating a strategic plan for her organization. She has identified the

organizational mission and conducted a SWOT analysis of the business. Which of the following is most likely to be

Maria's next step in the strategic planning process?

a. Evaluating and reassessing strategies

b. Implementing strategies

c. Establishing goals and objectives

d. Formulating supporting functional

strategies

ANSWER: c

4. Jantee, a Senior Manager at LionShare Inc., is responsible for the strategic planning process in his organization. He is

currently implementing a strategy. Which of the following stages of the strategic planning process is Jantee most likely to

have completed immediately before the implementation stage?

a. Stating the organizational mission

b. Conducting a SWOT analysis

c. Establishing goals and objectives

d. Formulating supporting functional

strategies

ANSWER: d

5. Which of the following best defines a multinational corporation?

a. An organization that has facilities and other assets in at least one country other than its

home country

b. An organization that imports goods from other countries to its home country

c. An organization that exports goods from its home country to other countries

d. An organization that outsources at least one of its functions or operations to another

company

ANSWER: a

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55.When merging two organizations, a separation strategy is most commonly applied when:A.both companies have relatively weak cultures that are generally ineffective.B.one company has an effective culture and employees at the other company would embrace that cultureif applied to them.C. the two organizations operate indistinct industries.D.the acquired firm's culture doesn't work, whereas the culture of the acquiring firm does work.E.a bicultural audit reveals that both companies have very similar cultures.56.In what way do founders influence their organization'sculture?A. They are often visionaries who provide a powerful role model for others to follow.B.They are instrumental in starting up the organization.C.They typically avoid direct contact with lower-level employees.D.They tend to be entrepreneurial rather than transformational.E.They have little if any influence.57.How do founders and corporate leaders affect corporateculture?A.Transformational leaders develop or change the organization's culture.B. Founders and corporate leaders develop the systems and structures that support their personal values.C. Founders and corporate leaders are often visionaries who provide powerful role models for others tofollow.D. Founders and corporate leaders strengthen or change corporate culture by applying change practices.E. All of these statements are correct.58.Moving the company or business unit into a new office that reflects a different culture is an applicationofwhich strategy to change and strengthen organizational culture?A. Aligning artifacts.B.Tranformational culture.C.geographical transformation.D.Situational transformation.E.Transforming artifacts.

59.The process ofstrengthening organizational culture, by attracting and hiring people who already embracethe cultural values, and weeding out those who don't fit the cultures is explained by:A.corporate cult theory.B.attracting-selecting-weeding-out theory.C.corporate gardener metaphor theory.D.attraction-selection-repulsion theory.E. None of the above is correct.60.According to the attraction-selection-attrition(ASA) theory, job applicants:A.are attracted to coworkers with similar values and assumptions.B. avoid employment in companies whose values seemincompatible with their ownvalues.C.do not typically pay much heed to organizational values when applying for work.D.avoid other applicants if they are competing for the same jobs.E.are attracted to companies that are likely to provide them with the greatest rewards.61.Which of the following statement is consistent with the attraction-selection-attrition(ASA) theory?A Job applicants who later become organizational members tend to be attracted to co-workers who share. their values and assumptions.

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