LIST OF ATTEMPTED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Select The Blank Question Continuous ________ and learning targets should be features of the process of managing for high performance. Correct Answer Improvement Your Answer Improvement Multiple Choice Single Answer Question What type of effort is required to encourage all the members of the organization to work together? Correct Answer Continuous Your Answer Continuous Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Question There has to be a clear strategy with regard to the type of knowledge the organisation wishes to :Correct Answer Develop , Store , Able to retrieve Your Answer Develop , Share Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Question Key targets for strategic activity with regard to employees include :Correct Answer Clarify career tracks , Ensure balance , Involve people Your Answer Clarify career tracks , Ensure balance , Involve culture Multiple Choice Single Answer Question When the term strategy was began to emerge in business? Correct Answer In 1960's Your Answer In 1960's Multiple Choice Single Answer Question Widespread competition from a range of sources is leading to greater corporate amalgamation within the :Correct Answer Market place Your Answer Market place Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Question In a marketing / service organisation, development includes :- Correct Answer On the job training , Interpersonal skills , Career path through marketing Your Answer On the job training , Interpersonal skills , Career path through marketing Match The Following Question Correct Answer Long term reorganisation Of the economy Shifts in the patterns of careers & Of the economy The increased The increased opportunities for traditional opportunities for traditional vertical mobility vertical mobility The increased emphasis Resulting scrutiny of of white collar productivity professional work & Retrenchment - driven shifts in patterns of supervision & Your Answer Resulting scrutiny of professional work Risk taking that upset the Risk taking that upset the culture & style of culture & style of management management Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Question The most cost effective approach is :Correct Answer To identify core elements , Concentrate efforts on core elements Your Answer To identify core elements , Concentrate efforts on core elements True/False Question The interest in recent years in emotional & other forms of intelligence is starting to percolate through into western management vocabulary. Correct Answer True Your Answer True Multiple Choice Single Answer Question The management thinking has developed over the last :Correct Answer 30 years Your Answer True/False Question 30 years The business side of the process begins with the strategic link as the guiding framework. Correct Answer False Your Answer False Multiple Choice Single Answer Question How many characteristics were listed in the survey of the International Manager? Correct Answer 6 Your Answer 6 Select The Blank Question ________ aims to put a financial measure on an organisation's intellectual capital. Correct Answer Knowledge exchange Your Answer The consortium Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Question Research carried out in the UK suggests that core elements in development of competitive advantages are :Correct Answer Management development , Career development , Continuous training & retraining Your Answer Career development , Continuous training & retraining , Career tracks True/False Question Human resource activities are typically administered by competent practices. Correct Answer False Your Answer True Select The Blank Question In an organisation you have to recognise that the formal & informal systems ________. Correct Answer Co - exist Your Answer Co - exist Multiple Choice Single Answer Question Government, the economy and civil society need to be in :Correct Answer Balance Your Answer Balance True/False Question Personnel are normally in a good position to influence the content of opinion surveys. Correct Answer True Your Answer True Multiple Choice Single Answer Question During the 70's & 80's much work was done to produce models to facilitate :Correct Answer Rational process Your Answer Rational process Match The Following Question Correct Answer Your Answer HR Agenda Retention of Talents Retention of Talents HR Practitioners Mentor Mentor HR Strategists Embedded practices Embedded practices Responsibilities of HR Recruitment Recruitment True/False Question T&D is strongly aligned to the strategic leadership and planning processes of the business. Correct Answer True Your Answer True Select The Blank Question Organizations exist to accomplish some ________ or set of objectives. Correct Answer Mission Your Answer Mission Multiple Choice Single Answer Question Who quoted manual on business strategy? Correct Answer Lewis Carrollis Alice,s Your Answer Lewis Carrollis Alice,s Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Question Outcomes of business strategy :Correct Answer Mission statement , Financial projections , Company positioning Your Answer Mission statement , Financial projections , Company positioning Select The Blank Question The easiest form of change to implement is ________. Correct Answer Strengthening the culture Your Answer Do the right things sufficiently Multiple Choice Single Answer Question What is unlikely to lead to knowledge sharing? Correct Answer People's goodwill Your Answer People's goodwill Multiple Choice Single Answer Question Which is the process of linking human resource management policies and activities to explicit business strategies? Correct Answer Strategic integration Your Answer Strategic integration Select The Blank Question ________ process is the key to an effective human resource system. Correct Answer Performance Appraisal Your Answer Performance Appraisal Select The Blank Question Few personnel managers use ________ as an indicator for morale. Correct Answer Absenteeism Your Answer True/False Question Absenteeism Pettigrew and Whipp Concluded from the recent research into change in a number of British firms in Automobile, Publishing, financial services and insurance industries. Correct Answer True Your Answer True Select The Blank Question In some companies there is a senior level ________ who can ensure broad level attention for knowledge issues. Correct Answer Knowledge sponsor Your Answer Manager Multiple Choice Single Answer Question The following is a well known company which encourages innovations :Correct Answer 3 M Your Answer British Airways Select The Blank Question Commitment strategy is inherently ________. Correct Answer Long term Your Answer Continuous Multiple Choice Single Answer Question HR practitioners are under pressure to prove that value is being added by :Correct Answer HR Activities Your Answer HR Strategies True/False Question The HR team needs to be able to operate strategically, even if its delivery is currently operational. Correct Answer True Your Answer False Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Question Attributes of a quality employee :Correct Answer Attitude to quality , Team work , Accuracy Your Answer Attitude to quality , Team work , Accuracy , High achievement Multiple Choice Single Answer Question The chambers of 20th century dictionary describes strategy as :- Correct Answer Generalship Your Answer Generalship Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Question Change in the cultural area calls for an examination of norms and values, using such group-based methods as :Correct Answer Action Research , Data Feedback , Team Building Your Answer Action Research , Data Feedback Select The Blank Question The ________ key processes that need major attention are reward and control. Correct Answer Two Your Answer Two True/False Question E-commerce is becoming the 'normal' way to do business. Correct Answer True Your Answer True Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Question H R Managers are responsible for:Correct Answer Setting salary policy , Implementing salary policy , Administrating salary policy Your Answer Setting salary policy , Implementing salary policy , Administrating salary policy Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Question Strategic management style includes :Correct Answer Strategic planning , Strategic control , Financial control Your Answer Strategic planning , Strategic control , Human resource planning True/False Question The technical changes will trigger a set of political issues. Correct Answer True Your Answer True Multiple Choice Single Answer Question Who are criticized for developing training and development strategies which do not match business priorities? Correct Answer HR Teams Your Answer HR Professionals Select The Blank Question The ability to hold the business together as a totality while simultaneously changing it is known as ________. Correct Answer Coherence in the management of change Your Answer Coherence in the management of change Multiple Choice Single Answer Question Line Managers should insist on involving HR Professionals :Correct Answer In business strategy making process Your Answer In business strategy making process