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SHRM-CP WORKPLACE Questions - Part 8
1. How has globalization impacted the way domestic organizations train managers?
A) Domestic organizations are concerned only with downstream processes and needs.
B) Training needs to include cross-cultural sensitivity and adaptability.
C) A domestic company is not affected by globalization; training need not evolve.
D) Management training has not changed; global skills are needed only by assignees.
2. Which is diversity's greatest value to an organization?
A) Ability to meet regulatory requirements
B) Positive publicity it brings the organization
C) Range of perspectives and modes of thinking
D) Improved employee and labor relations
3. What are three key reasons why diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives require full-fledged, organization-wide efforts?
A) Priority, complexity, resistance
B) Demographic dichotomy, hyperconnectivity, compliance
C) Complexity, compliance, brand reputation
D) Cultural stereotypes, diaspora, dilemma reconciliation
4. An organization attempts to create employee participation teams that balance membership, in part, by age. What dimension layer of diversity is being addressed?
A) Personality
B) Internal
C) External
D) Organization
5. A business providing cloud computing services intends to distribute its server centers in different time zones to protect against risks of local outages and to save cooling energy by moving the bulk of processing to centers operating at night. Which describes the impact to the organization's human capital planning?
A) The size of the workforce will decrease.
B) Different technical skills will be required.
C) There will be an increased need for diversity training.
D) The budget for talent development will be reduced.
A) Domestic organizations are concerned only with downstream processes and needs.
B) Training needs to include cross-cultural sensitivity and adaptability.
C) A domestic company is not affected by globalization; training need not evolve.
D) Management training has not changed; global skills are needed only by assignees.
2. Which is diversity's greatest value to an organization?
A) Ability to meet regulatory requirements
B) Positive publicity it brings the organization
C) Range of perspectives and modes of thinking
D) Improved employee and labor relations
3. What are three key reasons why diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives require full-fledged, organization-wide efforts?
A) Priority, complexity, resistance
B) Demographic dichotomy, hyperconnectivity, compliance
C) Complexity, compliance, brand reputation
D) Cultural stereotypes, diaspora, dilemma reconciliation
4. An organization attempts to create employee participation teams that balance membership, in part, by age. What dimension layer of diversity is being addressed?
A) Personality
B) Internal
C) External
D) Organization
5. A business providing cloud computing services intends to distribute its server centers in different time zones to protect against risks of local outages and to save cooling energy by moving the bulk of processing to centers operating at night. Which describes the impact to the organization's human capital planning?
A) The size of the workforce will decrease.
B) Different technical skills will be required.
C) There will be an increased need for diversity training.
D) The budget for talent development will be reduced.
1. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Training should include cross-cultural sensitivity and adaptability. Even domestic companies are affected by global forces and should train managers to aid in developing a global mindset.
2. Right Answer: C
Explanation: What makes diversity valuable to an organization is, first and foremost, the expanding range of perspectives and modes of thinking that it provides, with potential rewards of greater innovation, creativity, and problem-solving capabilities.
3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: D&I initiatives are resource-intensive because of priority, complexity, and resistance. To be a strategic priority, D&I must be aligned with core business goals; otherwise, it will always have a lower priority than more immediate concerns. Because of the complexity of the D&I problem, initiatives require a strategic, organization-wide solution. Achieving D&I initiatives requires major organization-wide change that can be problematic and challenging.
4. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Internal dimensions of diversity include aspects over which we have little control, such as sex or age.
5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Home-country managers who work with staff at host-country sites will need to be more aware of cultural diversity.
Explanation: Training should include cross-cultural sensitivity and adaptability. Even domestic companies are affected by global forces and should train managers to aid in developing a global mindset.
2. Right Answer: C
Explanation: What makes diversity valuable to an organization is, first and foremost, the expanding range of perspectives and modes of thinking that it provides, with potential rewards of greater innovation, creativity, and problem-solving capabilities.
3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: D&I initiatives are resource-intensive because of priority, complexity, and resistance. To be a strategic priority, D&I must be aligned with core business goals; otherwise, it will always have a lower priority than more immediate concerns. Because of the complexity of the D&I problem, initiatives require a strategic, organization-wide solution. Achieving D&I initiatives requires major organization-wide change that can be problematic and challenging.
4. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Internal dimensions of diversity include aspects over which we have little control, such as sex or age.
5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Home-country managers who work with staff at host-country sites will need to be more aware of cultural diversity.
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