Deck 3: Strategic Human Resource Management: Concepts, Practices and Trends

Question 1

Bratton and Gold (2012) argue that people management has become ever more important because of _______

A) structural changes in the global economy.
B) economic factors.
C) governmental factors.
D) cultural variations.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Miles and Snow's (1978) typology argues that there are four types of organization: Defenders, Analysers, Reactors and ______.

A) Evaluators
B) Prospectors
C) Attackers
D) Designers

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The resource-based view of HRM is typically associated with:

A) Mintzberg (1983)
D) Guest (1999)
C) Barney and Hesterley (2006)
D) Rudd (2007)

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The AMO model by Purcell (2003) refers to HR policies linked to organizational performance by ______.

A) attitude, motivation and opportunity
B) ability, management and organization
C) ability, motivation and opportunity
D) none of these

Question 5

The black box problem and research about it led to the ______ Model of Strategic HRM?

A) Hard
B) Soft
C) AMO
D) None of the above

Question 6

Which model of HRM identifies 11 core HR policies that can reinforce each other if introduced in a positive bundle?

A) Hard
B) Soft
C AMO
D) None of these

Question 7

According to Wood and Kispal-Vitai (2017), Strategic HRM is different from HRM in that the researchers in this field typically look at ______ in the organizations and also look for ______ that enhance and complement each another.

A) people; factors
B) systems; practices
C) people; practices
D) systems; relationships

Question 8

According to Schuler and Jackson (2005), SHRM is a complex system contains four key characteristics ______.

A) vertical integration, horizontal integration, effectiveness and partnership
B) vertical integration, horizontal integration, systems integration and partnership
C) vertical integration, systems integration, partnership and innovation
D) horizontal integration, systems integration, innovation and effectiveness

Question 9

Firms resources, according to Barney (2006), will represent a competitive advantage if they contain four key attributes:
Being valuable, being rare, are without good substitutes and ______

A) are perfectly imitable by other firms
B) are imperfectly imitable by other firms
C) are cost-effective
D) are able to secure profit maximization

Question 10

Which classic HR theorists argue that 'HR can add value to business operations by either cutting costs or creating revenues'?

A) Butler and Wilson (1976)
B) Barney and Wright (1997)
C) Buchannan and Huczynski (1999)
D) None of these

Question 11

Which of the following is a variation of the contingency approach of HR?

A) the best fit model
B) the configurational approach
C) the contextual approach
D) none of these