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SHRM-CP Certification Exam Questions 2023 - Part 52
1. An employee opinion survey is a survey that:
A) Identifies quality and measure of work-life issues
B) Focuses on the employee level of satisfaction, commitment, and morale
C) Attempts to measure data on specific issues such as safety procedures or work processes
D) Attempts to determine employee perceptions of the quality of management and the effectiveness of compensation and benefits program
2. The CEO of your company is searching for a performance program that clearly indicates to employees that performance impacts rewards. What kind of compensation program is this?
A) Entitlement compensation program
B) Line of sight compensation program
C) The internal equity compensation program
D) Total-rewards compensation program
3. A unionized bakery is acquired by a nonunion bakery in an at-will employment jurisdiction. As part of the due diligence process, what financial risks should HR consider and why?
A) HR should review the pay increases and benefits agreed in the existing collective bargaining agreement to ensure all risks are understood because the organization may have to honor those agreements for a specified period of time
B) HR should review the pay increases and benefits agreed in the existing collective bargaining agreement for the sole purpose of crafting communication to the newly acquired employees about how their compensation plan will change now that they are part of a new organization
C) There are no financial risks. Employees of the acquired company will maintain their current rate of pay since they are no longer represented by a collective bargaining agreement.
D) There are no financial risks. The profits from the acquired company will adequately cover the costs of salaries and associated benefits of the acquired employees
4. A global organization groups its core functions by service line. Which of the following best describes this organizational structure?
A) Hybrid
B) Functional
C) Product
D) Geographic
5. What is a participatory learning method called in which a group of learners, sitting in the center of a circle, debate or discuss a topic while the remaining learners observe the discussion?
A) Round robin
B) Role play
C) Fishbowl activity
D) T-group
A) Identifies quality and measure of work-life issues
B) Focuses on the employee level of satisfaction, commitment, and morale
C) Attempts to measure data on specific issues such as safety procedures or work processes
D) Attempts to determine employee perceptions of the quality of management and the effectiveness of compensation and benefits program
2. The CEO of your company is searching for a performance program that clearly indicates to employees that performance impacts rewards. What kind of compensation program is this?
A) Entitlement compensation program
B) Line of sight compensation program
C) The internal equity compensation program
D) Total-rewards compensation program
3. A unionized bakery is acquired by a nonunion bakery in an at-will employment jurisdiction. As part of the due diligence process, what financial risks should HR consider and why?
A) HR should review the pay increases and benefits agreed in the existing collective bargaining agreement to ensure all risks are understood because the organization may have to honor those agreements for a specified period of time
B) HR should review the pay increases and benefits agreed in the existing collective bargaining agreement for the sole purpose of crafting communication to the newly acquired employees about how their compensation plan will change now that they are part of a new organization
C) There are no financial risks. Employees of the acquired company will maintain their current rate of pay since they are no longer represented by a collective bargaining agreement.
D) There are no financial risks. The profits from the acquired company will adequately cover the costs of salaries and associated benefits of the acquired employees
4. A global organization groups its core functions by service line. Which of the following best describes this organizational structure?
A) Hybrid
B) Functional
C) Product
D) Geographic
5. What is a participatory learning method called in which a group of learners, sitting in the center of a circle, debate or discuss a topic while the remaining learners observe the discussion?
A) Round robin
B) Role play
C) Fishbowl activity
D) T-group
1. Right Answer: C
Explanation: An employee opinion survey that is designed to measure important data on specific issues that the employer may be evaluated or considering.
2. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Line of sight is a compensation program based on the premise where employees can clearly see that their performance impacts their pay.
3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Due diligence is the exhaustive investigation of all aspects of a business decision to uncover all associated risks.
4. Right Answer: C
Explanation: An organization with a product structure empowers each product line to make decisions that affect the profitability and efficiency of delivery. This type of organization may be domestic or global. Each service line is supported by the relevant core business functions such as manufacturing, human resources, IT, marketing and sales, finance and accounting, and operations. This structure supports better collaboration and agile responses to opportunities and threats in the internal and external business environments.
5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Fishbowl activities involve a group of learners sitting in the center of a circle debating or discussing a topic while the remaining learners observe the discussion.
Explanation: An employee opinion survey that is designed to measure important data on specific issues that the employer may be evaluated or considering.
2. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Line of sight is a compensation program based on the premise where employees can clearly see that their performance impacts their pay.
3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Due diligence is the exhaustive investigation of all aspects of a business decision to uncover all associated risks.
4. Right Answer: C
Explanation: An organization with a product structure empowers each product line to make decisions that affect the profitability and efficiency of delivery. This type of organization may be domestic or global. Each service line is supported by the relevant core business functions such as manufacturing, human resources, IT, marketing and sales, finance and accounting, and operations. This structure supports better collaboration and agile responses to opportunities and threats in the internal and external business environments.
5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Fishbowl activities involve a group of learners sitting in the center of a circle debating or discussing a topic while the remaining learners observe the discussion.
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