1. An organization witha commitement to diversity would like to conduct a gap anaysis. What is this analysis likely to focus on?

A) That gap between the salaries of men and women in complarable positions
B) The organizations current status of employee diversity in comparison to its stated diversity hiring goals
C) How the organization's diversity statement and policies differ from those of other organizations in its field
D) How the organization progressed in its hiring practice over the past decade



2. What is the relationship between diversity and inclusion in the workplace?

A) Diversity reflects legally-mandated equal opportunity hiring practices, while inclusion reflects company culture
B) Diversity refers to only hiring employees from underrepresented groups, while inclusion refers to hiring employees from all demographics
C) Diversity means respecting and encouraging workers to retain their individuality in the workplace, while inclusion means integrating all workers into one shared corporate culture
D) Diversity includes hiring employees with a variety of backgrounds, personalities, and working styles, while inclusion involves making sure those differences are heard and represented in the workplace



3. An organization's HR leadership is considering switching to cloud database management. Which of the following is an important consideration in the contract with the software vendor?

A) A written guarantee that the database cannot be breached by hackers
B) A plan for user training and software adoption
C) An explanation on why cloud storage is a superior system
D) Security standards for protecting sensitive employee data



4. An organization is considering expanding its operations to a new country and is gathering information about doing business there. Which kind of analysis would be most useful at this stage?

A) ROI
B) CBA
C) PESTLE
D) SWOT



5. An organization's executives require that all HR policy recommendations be evidence-based. In this context, what is the best definition of 'evidence-based?

A) Based on conceptual frameworks for understanding complex business trends
B) Based on conclusions made from careful observation of everyday working conditions in the organization
C) Based on data from internal and external sources that are collected and analyzed in a standardized way to drive decision making
D) Based on information from research studies by prominent academics outside the organization, to avoid conflict of interest