Senior Professional in Human Resources Flashcards
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An organization wants to evaluate its HR function's contribution to business performance. Which framework is MOST appropriate for this purpose?
Answer: HR Balanced Scorecard
The HR Balanced Scorecard links HR activities to strategic business outcomes across financial, customer, process, and learning perspectives.
Under ERISA, which type of retirement plan places the investment risk entirely on the employer?
Answer: Defined benefit plan
In a defined benefit plan, the employer guarantees a specific retirement benefit and bears all investment risk to fund that promise.
A global company is entering a new country market. The HR team must decide on a staffing approach. Which approach uses primarily host-country nationals in all positions, including management?
Answer: Polycentric
A polycentric approach staffs subsidiaries primarily with host-country nationals, who manage local operations with minimal headquarters oversight.
Which learning theory underlies competency-based training programs that break complex skills into observable, measurable behaviors?
Answer: Behaviorism
Behaviorism focuses on observable, measurable behaviors and reinforcement, which is the foundation of competency-based training design.
When calculating compa-ratio for a salary analysis, which formula is correct?
Answer: (Employee Salary / Midpoint) × 100
Compa-ratio = (Employee Salary ÷ Range Midpoint) × 100, showing where a salary falls relative to the market midpoint.
Under Title VII, the 'ministerial exception' doctrine allows religious organizations to do which of the following?
Answer: Apply religious criteria when selecting clergy and ministerial employees
The ministerial exception permits religious organizations to make employment decisions for ministerial roles based on religious criteria without Title VII liability.
An SPHR must recommend a change management model for a major organizational transformation. Which model focuses on identifying stakeholders who are 'change advocates,' 'change agents,' 'change targets,' and 'change sponsors'?
Answer: Conner's Change Roles Framework
Conner's framework categorizes key players in organizational change as sponsors, agents, targets, and advocates based on their role in driving or receiving change.