Practice Free SHRM-CP Exam Online Questions
What is the key strategic decision HR must help global organizations make?
- A . Determine which of the Perlmutter EPRG model to be implemented for organizational expansion
- B . Considerations on push factors and pull factors to enter into new markets
- C . Balance between global integration and local responsiveness.
- D . Determine how challenges of entering international businesses can be solved by company
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Which of the following HR metrics is an indicator of productivity?
- A . Revenue per employee
- B . Performance and potential (the 9-box grid)
- C . Cost per hire
- D . Ratio of HR professionals to employees
Which of the following strategies would be more suitable in a business environment of constant change which requires a need to continually find new products and new markets?
- A . global
- B . differentiation
- C . horizontal integration
- D . premium
A manufacturing plant is working on an experimental manufacturing process to fulfil the requirements of a new contract. The contract specifications require that the company employ non-conventional technology, production layout and work structure to produce an advanced product. The plant has manufactured a similar product line for over 10 years using traditional methods.
Which of the following will be the most appropriate organizational work culture in this scenario?
- A . Implement this process with new employees in a new layout and appropriate culture
- B . Implement this process in an existing plant with senior employees
- C . The required procedures cannot be determined until production begins
- D . Continue the organization’s traditions but make provision for the new product requirements
Jane’s retirement plan is funded by the employer. She has been promised that she will receive a specific monthly dollar amount at retirement. Her pension benefit is calculated based on a formula where her benefit is equal to 3 percent of her average salary for the last 5 years of employment multiplied by her total years of service. Jane’s plan is a ——-?
- A . Rabbi Trust
- B . Defined benefit plan
- C . Defined contribution plan
- D . Qualified plan
A type of horizontal organization connected by networks where traditional hierarchies do not exist is called?
- A . Matrix organization.
- B . Divisional organization.
- C . Seamless organization.
- D . Cascading organization.
Workers productivity has improved by 30% since the Secure Tech company implemented a computer-based system that provides on-the-job access to integrated information such as reference guides, guidance, assistance, and learning experiences.
This system is most likely a/an?
- A . Electronic performance support system
- B . Human resource information system
- C . Programmed instruction
- D . Learning Management system
Which of the following impacts extrinsic rewards?
- A . the meaningfulness of a job’s purpose
- B . the degree of recognition an employee has for doing things right
- C . the competence of an employee’s performance
- D . the actual progress being made toward fulfilling the job’s purpose
Which of the following is an example of upside risk?
- A . A company with core expertise in video conferencing, webinars and meeting platforms finds an upsurge in its market share during and after the pandemic
- B . A Department of Labor final rule increases the minimum salary threshold for overtime-exempt employees from the $455 per week (equivalent to $23,660 per year for a full-year worker) to $684 per week (equivalent to $35,568 per year for a full-year worker)
- C . A union with 90% of its members in public agencies receives the news that compelling payment of agency fees from non-union employees in the public sector was held unconstitutional in Janus v. AFSCME court case.
- D . An organization whose purpose is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy with electric cars, solar and integrated renewable energy solutions for homes finds an apprehension towards the safety of its products across demographic levels.
An ecommerce giant has a strategic directive to implement the use of drones for its delivery purposes. This will enable the corporation to deliver goods within 8 hours in a 20-mile radius. The downside is the company will have to layoff 33% of its 20, 000 delivery van drivers.
An accurate cost and benefit analysis of the proposed layoff will include?
- A . Costs of reduced employee engagement and morale; benefit of the accuracy of drone delivery
- B . Costs of recruiting drone technology experts; benefits of wage and benefit savings
- C . Costs of compliance with WARN Act requirements; benefits from implementation of corporate strategy of increased automation of operational services
- D . Costs of unemployment insurance and outplacement services; benefits of reduction in overhead
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