1. When participating in a merger or acquisition, part of the process includes assembling data from the “due diligence” process. In many jurisdictions much of the information about employer liabilities requires disclosure. These things could include:

2. One of the most important competencies of an HR professional is:

3. As the HR professional in your organization, you’ve been asked to submit a recommendation for the best way to convert to the matrix form of organizational structure. What is the most important issue you might encounter?

4. HR professionals must be able to explain to employees the status they enjoy with the employer. While some employers operate by specifying that status to every employee in writing, those who opt not to do that will wind up operating with what type of employment relationship?

5. What are three of the six types of strategic differentiation?

6. HR professionals must be able to explain to employees the status they enjoy with the employer. While some employers operate by specifying that status to every employee in writing, those who opt not to do that will wind up operating with what type of employment relationship?

7. A departmental manager has called you to report that a union steward has been behaving badly in grievance meetings. What can you do about that, if anything?

8. A detailed HR analysis during the HR strategic process serves what purpose?

9. A large technology company has identified a group of key managers in various departments who were hired with employment contracts that included large equity options. The company went public 2 years ago and continues to see a steady increase in stock value. There is a realization that many of these managers may retire when they are eligible to exercise their stock options in three more years. What OD activity should HR be focused on related to this circumstance?

10. Besides activities, HR should also measure:

11. HR in the twenty-first century embodies:

12. Harriet has just taken over for the HR manager in her group, and her boss is asking for an update on the succession plan. He wants to see the employee skill inventory as soon as possible. Harriet didn’t even know there was a succession plan. What should Harriet be looking for in her files?

13. One of the unions representing people in your organization has just called for a boycott of your products and services. What can you do about that?

14. When participating in a merger or acquisition, part of the process includes assembling data from the “due diligence” process. In many jurisdictions much of the information about employer liabilities requires disclosure. These things could include:

15. The local county’s workforce has been decimated in recent months because the pension plan is changing and folks wanted to get their higher-level calculation before the changes cut that formula. The result, however, has been that a great deal of organizational intelligence walked out the door. The senior staff are suggesting you hire back some of the key personnel as temporary workers until you are able to get replacements trained. Is that a good idea?

16. As the HR professional in your organization, you’ve been asked to submit a recommendation for the best way to convert to the matrix form of organizational structure. What is the most important issue you might encounter?

17. Besides activities, HR should also measure:

18. BYOD policies must be carefully crafted to make sure these things are addressed:

19. What is the goal of an HR audit?

20. One of your employees has just been discovered stealing large amounts of money from the accounts receivable account. You have the evidence in hand. What should you do about that?

21. A departmental manager has called you to report that a union steward has been behaving badly in grievance meetings. What can you do about that, if anything?

22. The local county’s workforce has been decimated in recent months because the pension plan is changing and folks wanted to get their higher-level calculation before the changes cut that formula. The result, however, has been that a great deal of organizational intelligence walked out the door. The senior staff are suggesting you hire back some of the key personnel as temporary workers until you are able to get replacements trained. Is that a good idea?

23. Human resource management as a function within employer organizations has developed into a critical business participant because:

24. An employee in Cortez’s organization came to him and suggested that she and her co-worker could consolidate their duties into one job and each work part-time, sharing the 40 hours each week so the work got done as always. What would you say if you were Cortez?

25. The AB Trucking Co. is expanding its routes and hiring more people. Those changes will mean that employees will have to take on different work assignments. How should the HR manager handle those changes with the workforce?