Deck 17: The Future of HRIS: Emerging Trends in HRM and IT

Question 1

The book states that more organizations will spend more time and effort assessing the most effective portfolio of HR technology and will likely consider moving to some type of consolidated technology platform.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

BYOD stands for ______.

A) buy yearly only domestic
B) bring your own draft
C) base yearly orders digitally
D) bring your own device

Answer 2

D

Question 3

What is the name of the web-related service that focuses on creativity,collaboration,and sharing?

A) Facebook
B) Web 2.0
C) cloud computing
D) Twitter

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The virtual workspace can be defined as a device that allows employees to work away from company premises and communicate with their respective workplaces via telephone or computer devices.

Question 5

Changes in ______,______,and ______ from governmental agencies can strongly affect the future of HRM and HRIS.

A) laws; directives; guidelines
B) tax policy; resources; expectations
C) accountability; human resources; tax policy
D) monetary class; funds; resources

Question 6

One must look within and between countries to examine future trends in the HR fields.

Question 7

______ of working-age women are now in the workforce.

A) 30%
B) 5%
C) 60%
D) 80%

Question 8

______ means that the labor law will be increasingly affected by trade agreements and global labor standards.

A) Interest in doing business in China
B) Globalization
C) The U.S. economic dependency on foreign currency
D) Increase in business technology usage

Question 9

Environmental scanning is considered a decision-making tool.

Question 10

In the pursuit of organizational success,______ enables HR processes to be more integrated than ever with the other corporate functions (e.g.,payroll,finance,supply chain,marketing,etc.).

A) planning
B) innovation
C) technology
D) efficiency

Question 11

The phrase "employees can work anyplace at any time" is most closely associated with which trend?

A) aging boomer generation
B) social networking
C) globalization
D) workforce virtualization

Question 12

One of the key demographic changes is that the workforce is becoming more ______.

A) complicated
B) monetarily driven
C) diverse
D) streamlined

Question 13

Executives say that ______ is the number-one issue facing their organization.

A) health care costs
B) employee turnover
C) data security and privacy
D) misuse of social media by disgruntled employees

Question 14

What are some employers doing to combat the rising costs and complexity of the health care system?

A) taking on more of the cost and paying for it with their annual profits
B) ignoring the trends and staving off adaptation to changing health care policies
C) passing increased costs on to their employees
D) lobbying the government to make changes in their favor

Question 15

Which demographic group is soon to be over 25% of America's population?

A) Asian Pacific
B) Hispanic
C) Native Americans
D) Caucasians

Question 16

The recent raising of taxes for the high-earning employees was due to ______.

A) public votes for higher taxes on the higher wage earners
B) Obamacare
C) unfair policies
D) the "fiscal cliff"

Question 17

Open-source software costs more than traditional software.

Question 18

Which recent legislation is causing big problems for HR and HR Technology?

A) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (i.e., Obamacare)
B) Sarbanes-Oxley
C) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
D) Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Question 19

With the increasing use of ______ and data analytics,organizations are bringing "decision-making tools such as environmental scanning,scenario-based planning,hypothesis formulation,and testing and organizational development tools to improve workforce management decisions."

A) report writers
B) employee self-service
C) manager self-service
D) metrics

Question 20

What is meant by BYOD?

Question 21

What is meant by social networking websites?

Question 22

What are some examples of Web 2.0?

Question 23

What is meant by a virtual workspace?

Question 24

Discuss your understanding of the phrase "technology should serve strategic goals."