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SHRM-CP Certification Exam Questions 2023 - Part 63
1. Which of the following best describes HR's primary contribution to the organization's strategic plan?
A) HR provides the executive team with a menu of administrative tasks that it can execute more efficiently
B) HR interprets various HR metrics for the executive team to show how HR creates value to the organization
C) HR serves the needs of the entire organization as subject matter experts (SMEs)
D) HR utilizes its 'seat at the table' to share how additional HR staff can support the organization by providing better customer service
2. The Chief of the Marketing department in our company has received complaints from his team members with similar responsibilities who claim that there is a wide disparity in their respective base pay. As the HR Business Partner, which of the following is likely to be the issue?
A) Procedural justice
B) Lack of pay equity
C) Distributive injustice
D) Lack of Equity Pay
3. Which of the following is the most important factor to consider when organizing a focus group?
A) A facilitator
B) Cultural effects that might affect the survey results
C) Detailed planning
D) An identified record-keeper (note-taker)
4. Which risk analysis tool measures the risk level as the probability of occurrence times the magnitude of impact?
A) Rick register
B) Risk equation
C) Risk scorecard
D) Risk prioritization matrix (PAPA model)
5. Which term refers to innovations created for or by emerging-economy markets and then imported to developed-economy markets?
A) Absorption approach
B) Reciprocity
C) Knowledge transfer
D) Reverse innovation
A) HR provides the executive team with a menu of administrative tasks that it can execute more efficiently
B) HR interprets various HR metrics for the executive team to show how HR creates value to the organization
C) HR serves the needs of the entire organization as subject matter experts (SMEs)
D) HR utilizes its 'seat at the table' to share how additional HR staff can support the organization by providing better customer service
2. The Chief of the Marketing department in our company has received complaints from his team members with similar responsibilities who claim that there is a wide disparity in their respective base pay. As the HR Business Partner, which of the following is likely to be the issue?
A) Procedural justice
B) Lack of pay equity
C) Distributive injustice
D) Lack of Equity Pay
3. Which of the following is the most important factor to consider when organizing a focus group?
A) A facilitator
B) Cultural effects that might affect the survey results
C) Detailed planning
D) An identified record-keeper (note-taker)
4. Which risk analysis tool measures the risk level as the probability of occurrence times the magnitude of impact?
A) Rick register
B) Risk equation
C) Risk scorecard
D) Risk prioritization matrix (PAPA model)
5. Which term refers to innovations created for or by emerging-economy markets and then imported to developed-economy markets?
A) Absorption approach
B) Reciprocity
C) Knowledge transfer
D) Reverse innovation
1. Right Answer: C
Explanation: HR's efforts to show how they are a strategic partner is best expressed to upper management in terms of how HR can partner/support the entire organization at both a functional and strategic level. HR employees should take a consultative approach by positioning themselves as subject matter experts (SMEs) in the areas of workforce planning and retention, employee relations, and performance management, with the ultimate mission of supporting the creation and maintenance of an engaged workforce.
2. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Procedural justice is the perception of how fair the process of arriving at pay ranges is perceived to be.Distributive justice indicates how closely pay reflects performance. Pay equity is the means of eliminating race and sex discrimination from pay or wages. Equity pay is a form of non-cash compensation that offers a form of ownership interest in a company.
3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: An experienced facilitator who knows the topics reasonably well has good resolution skills, has enthusiasm for the session, and is conscious of time allocation and usage is most important.
4. Right Answer: B
Explanation: The risk level is often expressed as the relationship between the probability of occurrence compared with the magnitude of impact. The tool used to describe this is the risk matrix.
5. Right Answer: D
Explanation: reverse innovation is a term that refers to the innovations created for or by emerging-economy markets and then imported to developed-economy markets. It reverses the traditional pattern of innovation in which products and processes are developed in rich countries and sold afterward in poor countries.
Explanation: HR's efforts to show how they are a strategic partner is best expressed to upper management in terms of how HR can partner/support the entire organization at both a functional and strategic level. HR employees should take a consultative approach by positioning themselves as subject matter experts (SMEs) in the areas of workforce planning and retention, employee relations, and performance management, with the ultimate mission of supporting the creation and maintenance of an engaged workforce.
2. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Procedural justice is the perception of how fair the process of arriving at pay ranges is perceived to be.Distributive justice indicates how closely pay reflects performance. Pay equity is the means of eliminating race and sex discrimination from pay or wages. Equity pay is a form of non-cash compensation that offers a form of ownership interest in a company.
3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: An experienced facilitator who knows the topics reasonably well has good resolution skills, has enthusiasm for the session, and is conscious of time allocation and usage is most important.
4. Right Answer: B
Explanation: The risk level is often expressed as the relationship between the probability of occurrence compared with the magnitude of impact. The tool used to describe this is the risk matrix.
5. Right Answer: D
Explanation: reverse innovation is a term that refers to the innovations created for or by emerging-economy markets and then imported to developed-economy markets. It reverses the traditional pattern of innovation in which products and processes are developed in rich countries and sold afterward in poor countries.
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