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SHRM-SCP Competence Questions - Part 12

Jenny Clarke

Mon, 10 Feb 2025

1. A manager from a diffuse culture asks an assignee to a family dinner. Which approach best demonstrates the best way for the assignee to respond?

A) Decline, as it is a token effort and the decline is expected.
B) Find out who else is attending before responding to the invitation.
C) Insist on having the manager to dinner at his own home first.
D) Accept gratefully, and offer to bring something to the meal



2. Refer to the following scenario for the next 3 questions. A financial services organization terminates its CEO for embezzlement after an investigation by regulatory authorities determines that the CEO improperly submitted expense reimbursements for fraudulent charges. An independent team of examiners evaluates whether the proper financial controls and reporting structures are in place moving forward. In addition, an HR consultant is hired to review the existing payroll practices, the expense reimbursement process, and the corporate culture. Upon starting the review, the HR consultant learns that there is no ethical code or code of conduct in place. Since the CEO's termination, customers and other stakeholders are openly expressing concerns about the company's stability on social media. Employees report concerns about the corporate culture to the HR consultant as well. Questions emerge about whether the remaining executive leaders were aware of the CEO's expense reimbursements but took no action to deter the alleged violations. The media has picked up the story, and the company's board of trustees is now concerned that investors will withdraw their funds, causing serious financial harm to the organization. How should the HR consultant address the employees' concerns about the corporate culture?

A) A. Invite the employees to participate in a brainstorming session about a new code of conduct.
B) B. Ask employees to share their ideas on the organization's future vision and strategy via an online survey.
C) C. Have the organization's remaining executive leaders field employee questions in a town hall meeting setting.
D) D. Tell the employees that the executive leaders will be asked to develop a code of conduct.



3. Which action should the HR consultant prioritize when conducting the review of the organization's payroll practices?

A) A. Determine which current payroll metrics are the most appropriate to analyze system efficiencies.
B) B. Analyze payroll data and processes to identify dual control inadequacies in current payroll processes.
C) C. Interview employees to identify misunderstandings and inconsistencies around payroll policy.
D) D. Observe HR employees completing all payroll activities, carefully documenting each activity as it is witnessed



4. How should the HR consultant concentrate efforts to establish ethical behavior as the foundation of organizational culture?

A) A. Develop a strategic plan focused on building ethics and integrity into the organization's mission and vision.
B) B. Identify and communicate risks associated with unethical behavior to the organization's executive leaders.
C) C. Establish HR as a reliable champion for employee concerns about ethical practices.
D) D. Implement an ethics hotline that encourages all employees to report unethical practices and behaviors.



5. Law The nation in which a global organization is headquartered has anti-bribery laws that are extraterritorial. How will this affect the organization's code of conduct?

A) Sections on bribery will have to conform to local laws and business customs.
B) HR departments will be required to submit annual reports of issues to headquarters.
C) The global policies on bribery will have to conform to the law in the headquarters country.
D) The code must advise local employees to discuss possible infractions with their managers.



1. Right Answer: D
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2. Right Answer: C
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3. Right Answer: B
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4. Right Answer: A
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5. Right Answer: C
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