Practice Exam: HRM

Introduction to HRM EBB740A05 Practice Exam 1. _______ refers to a company's ability to maintain and gain market share in its industry. A) Outsourcing B) Competitiveness C) Self-efficacy D) Empowerment 2. A strategic architect is one who: A) develops talent and designs reward systems. B) facilitates change. C) implements workplace policies conducive to work environment. D) recognizes business trends and their impact on the business. 3. All Stakeholders are shareholders. A) True B) False 4. Which of the following statements about intangible assets is FALSE? A) They include human capital. B) They are equally or even more valuable than financial assets. C) They are less valuable than tangible assets. D) They are difficult to duplicate or imitate. 5. Alfred, an editor at Walt Publishing, is considering leaving his current job. He has circulated his resume amongst several headhunters and other publishing companies, including Universal Publishing. Thus, to Universal Publishing, he is currently part of their internal labor force. A) True B) False 6. It costs Acme Pens 2€ to make a pen. They sell each pen for 5,50€. Acme Pens sold 200 pens in the last fiscal year. What is Acme’s Gross Margin for this product? A) 3,50€ B) 400€ C) 700€ D) 1000€ 7. At which level of integration is the HR department simply engaged in regulatory work that is unrelated to the company's core business needs? A) Administrative linkage B) One-way linkage C) Two-way linkage D) Integrative linkage

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Introduction to HRM EBB740A05 Practice Exam

8. The attributes associated with the brand of Starbuck’s coffee include status, hipness, up-scale living, and attention to quality. These are all part of Starbuck’s: A) Customer Capital B) Intellectual property C) Tacit Knowledge D) None of the Above 9.Centralization is: A) The degree to which work units are organized around a dominant organizational strategy. B) The degree to which decision-making responsibility resides at the