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Current Trends and Cases in HRM | Set 2
1. Refer to Case 1.3. The entrepreneurial climate and moral commitment are elements of this firm’s:
A. organizational culture.
B. market posture.
C. organizational structure.
D. overall management philosophy.
E. globalization strategy.
Correct : A. organizational culture.
2. Refer to Case 1.3. The company’s efforts at building a common culture relate to the strategic HR choice regarding:
A. employee relations.
B. training and development.
C. staffing.
D. work flows.
E. international management.
Correct : E. international management.
3. Refer to Case 1.3. The company’s differentiation strategy is an example of a(n):
A. HR tactical plan.
B. corporate strategy.
C. emergent strategy.
D. business unit strategy.
E. organizational personality characteristic.
Correct : D. business unit strategy.
4. Refer to Case 1.4. When Crowe’s employees were fired, this was an example of:
A. unfair disciplinary practices.
B. organizational strategies.
C. the creation of common bonds.
D. employee separations.
E. outsourcing.
Correct : D. employee separations.
5. Refer to Case 1.4. Crowe’s strategy to handle exiting employees who incite others to quit is what type of strategy?
A. An emergent strategy.
B. An intended strategy.
C. A staffing strategy.
D. An employee separation strategy.
E. An organizational strategy.
Correct : B. An intended strategy.
6. Refer to Case 1.4. Crowe could be best described as a:
A. defender.
B. evolutionary business.
C. prospector.
D. reactive corporation.
E. company with distinctive competencies.
Correct : A. defender.
7. Refer to Case 1.4. The corporate strategy that Crowe would most likely espouse is:
A. an evolutionary strategy.
B. a business unit strategy.
C. a decentralizing strategy.
D. a cost-cutting strategy.
E. a steady state strategy.
Correct : E. a steady state strategy.
8. Refer to Case 1.4. The reactions of employees at Crowe show a change in the company’s:
A. centralization efforts.
B. organizational challenges.
C. staffing practices.
D. environment.
E. organizational culture.
Correct : D. environment.