1.
Characteristics of high-involvement organizations include all of the following except which?
2.
There are four negative risk responses an organization can elect to use. Your organization is completing a project where some electrical work is deemed too dangerous to be completed internally. You advise that the project manager hire a licensed electrician to complete the dangerous assignment. What type of risk response have you advised in this scenario?
3.
You are a HR Professional for your organization and you're coaching Thomas on human resources practices, particularly the role of the HR Professional in strategic planning. You tell Thomas the importance of vision, mission, and values of an organization. Thomas asks what the difference is between vision and mission. Which one of the following best describes the difference between vision and mission for an organization?
4.
Henry is the HR Professional for his organization and he's discussing the status of Amy's employment. Amy earns $87,500 per year and receives a paycheck via direct deposit every two weeks. Amy was hired under the offer of a salary position, but she feels that she is working far more than the agreed 40 hours per week. Based on these scenarios, do you believe Amy is exempt or non-exempt?
5.
An organization is considering a new office in another country. This foreign country is considered to be a high-context culture. What does this mean?
6.
Your organization is comprised of various functional units, such as sales, marketing, IT, and manufacturing. When projects are created in this structure, the project team members often come from all functional areas of the organization and may work on several projects at a time. What type of organization structure are you likely operating within?
7.
The motivation theory that suggests people are motivated by the reward they will receive when they succeed and that they weigh the value of the expected reward against the effort required to achieve it is known as what?
8.
The Father of Management, Fayol, described 14 principles of management which SPHRs should be familiar with. Which of the following is NOT one of the 14 principles of management?
9.
A strategic response to the increasing use of mobile technology in the applicant job search would include all of the following except which?
10.
Project managers must balance and control five factors in every project: time, cost, quality, scope, and what other factor?\