1. The vice president of HR of an organization in a highly competitive industry has heard that the federal employee health and safety agency is considering increasing its employee safety regulations. What would be the best action for the vice president to take?
A) Take the opportunity at the next HR professional gathering to discuss the situation with other HR leaders.
B) Urge HR staff and employees to send messages to their representatives protesting the need for expensive new regulations.
C) Pay for a full-page newspaper advertisement that presents arguments against any new health and safety regulations.
D) Provide testimony to the agency stating preferences and the need to make new regulations apply to businesses of all sizes.
2. Porter's 'Five Forces' framework was designed to identify industries that were more likely to be profitable and provide a return on investment. Which of the five factors is influenced by the other four?
A) Bargaining power of buyers
B) Threat of entry
C) Threat of substitution
D) Rivalry among competitors
3. Business Analysis What method allows individuals to access the online resources and data they need to process data and perform tasks?
A) Self-service kiosk
B) Online analytical processing
C) HRIS
D) HR portal
4. An HR director has been given a set of critical performance objectives for the upcoming year. How could advanced analytics help?
A) An automated alert can be texted when set tolerances are violated.
B) A relational database can be analyzed to determine functional area performance.
C) Online analytical processing (OLAP) could provide a deeper understanding of contributing factors.
D) A dashboard can highlight progress in these areas with timely data
5. An HR director wants to quickly compare engagement survey results among different groups at different levels within the organization. What capability will make this easier?
A) Online analytical processing
B) Machine learning
C) Artificial intelligence
D) Relational database structure
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