Strategic Human Resources Planning 5th Edition By Monica Belcourt – Test Bank
CHAPTER 5 — THE HR FORECASTING PROCESS
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1.What type of forecasting is concerned with changes in the external environment?
a. | process-based |
b. | event-based |
c. | internal-based |
d. | transaction-based |
ANS: B BLM: REMEMBER REF: Page 118
2.What is the relationship between the accuracy of prediction and the number of forecasting techniques used?
a. | direct |
b. | indirect |
c. | null |
d. | inverse |
ANS:ABLM: HIGHER ORDERREF:Page 119
3.If an organization does not incorporate information from the external environment, what impact will this have on HR forecasting?
a. | Lack of specificity in HR forecasting from top management. |
b. | Elimination of personnel policies that are irrelevant to competitors. |
c. | Incompatibility between organizational goals and HR planning. |
d. | Avoidance of producing environmental scans with organizational input. |
ANS:CBLM: HIGHER ORDERREF:Page 121
4.Which of the following is NOT a categorization of forecasting models according to the textbook?
a. | time-series models |
b. | cause-and-effect models |
c. | judgemental models |
d. | prediction models |
ANS:DBLM: REMEMBERREF:Pages 128
5.Which of the following would NOT be considered a “designated group?
a. | Immigrants |
b. | Women |
c. | Aboriginals |
d. | disabled people |
ANS: A BLM: REMEMBER REF: Page 147
6.According to the University of Sheffield’s Effectiveness Program, which item was the most important influence on the organization’s bottom-line performance?
a. | technology |
b. | competitive strategy |
c. | research and development |
d. | people management |
ANS: D BLM: REMEMBER REF: Page 124