1. DEVRY HRM 594 W EEK 8 F INAL E XAM G UIDE C HECK THIS A+ TUTORIAL GUIDELINE AT HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM / HRM -594/ HRM -594- WEEK -8- FINAL - EXAM F OR MORE CLASSES VISIT HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM (TCO B) R EVIEW THE 13 STRATEGIC STAFFING DECISIONS THAT ORGANIZATIONS MUST MAKE WHEN DEVELOPING A STAFFING STRATEGY. P ROVIDE AN EXAMPLE OF AN ORGANIZATIONAL BUSINESS STRATEGY, AND EXPLAIN HOW EACH DECISION MIGHT BE IMPACTED BY THE GIVEN BUSINESS GOALS. (P OINTS : 25) (TCO E) Y OU ARE THE STAFFING MANAGER FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION. F ULLY DISCUSS THE ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES THAT YOU WOULD ADDRESS IN THE PLANNING STAGE OF EXTERNAL RECRUITING. E XPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH ISSUE. (P OINTS : 30) (TCO G) I F YOU WERE THE HR STAFFING MANAGER FOR AN ORGANIZATION, WHAT GUIDELINES MIGHT YOU RECOMMEND REGARDING ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE JOB APPLICANTS BY MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION ? (P OINTS : 30) (TCO C) A S AN HR LEADER, HOW WOULD YOU TRY TO GET INDIVIDUAL MANAGERS TO BE MORE AWARE OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF STAFFING SYSTEMS AND TO TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THEY THEMSELVES ENGAGE IN LEGAL STAFFING ACTIONS ? (P OINTS : 30) (TCO F) A SSUME YOU GAVE A GENERAL ABILITY TEST, MEASURING BOTH VERBAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS, TO A GROUP OF APPLICANTS FOR A SPECIFIC JOB. A LSO ASSUME THAT BECAUSE OF SEVERE HIRING PRESSURES, YOU HIRED ALL OF THE APPLICANTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR TEST SCORES. H OW WOULD YOU INVESTIGATE THE CRITERION - RELATED VALIDITY OF THE TEST ? HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM / HRM -594/ HRM -594- WEEK -8- FINAL - EXAM HTTP :// WWW. ASSIGNMENTCLOUD. COM

2. (TCO H) T HERE ARE NUMEROUS NEGATIVE ORGANIZATIONAL CONSEQUENCES TO FIRING EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE DISCOMFORT OF THE SUPERVISOR WHO DELIVERS THE TERMINATION INFORMATION, CONFLICT OR SABOTAGE FROM THE DEPARTING EMPLOYEE, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR A LAWSUIT. I N RESPONSE, MANY SUPERVISORS PROVIDE PROBLEM EMPLOYEES UNPLEASANT WORK TASKS, REDUCED WORKING HOURS, OR OTHERWISE NEGATIVELY MODIFY THEIR JOBS IN HOPES THAT THE PROBLEM EMPLOYEES WILL SIMPLY QUIT. W HAT ARE THE ETHICAL ISSUES RAISED BY THIS STRATEGY ? (P OINTS : 30) (TCO A) I MAGINE AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A STAFFING PROCESS IN WHICH VACANCIES ARE FILED ( A ) ON A LOTTERY BASIS FROM AMONG JOB APPLICANTS, OR ( B ) ON A FIRST - COME, FIRST - HIRED BASIS AMONG JOB APPLICANTS. P REDICT THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SCENARIOS. (P OINTS : 30) (TCO D) I T HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT “ ETHICAL CONDUCT ” BE FORMALLY INCORPORATED AS A GENERAL COMPETENCY REQUIREMENT FOR ANY JOB WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION. D EBATE THE PROS AND CONS OF THIS SUGGESTION. (P OINTS : 30) (TCO I) C ONSIDER A CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE YOUR ORGANIZATION IS DOING EXIT INTERVIEWS AND HAS PROMISED CONFIDENTIALITY TO ALL WHO RESPOND. Y OUR SUPERVISOR HAS ASKED YOU TO GIVE THE NAME OF EACH RESPONDENT SO SHE CAN ASSESS THE INFORMATION IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE PERSON ’ S SUPERVISOR. W HAT OBLIGATION DO CORPORATE HR EMPLOYEES HAVE TO KEEP INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES ? (P OINTS : 20) (TCO B) D ISCUSS THE 13 STRATEGIC STAFFING DECISIONS ONE MUST MAKE WHEN DEVELOPING AN ORGANIZATIONAL STAFFING STRATEGY. D O YOU BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THEM ARE MORE IMPORTANT TO AN ORGANIZATION THAN OTHERS ? W HICH ONES ? F ULLY EXPLAIN YOUR REASONING, PROVIDING CLEAR EXAMPLES TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR POSITION. (P OINTS : 25) (TCO E) Y OU ARE THE STAFFING MANAGER FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION. F ULLY DISCUSS THE ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES THAT YOU WOULD ADDRESS IN THE PLANNING STAGE OF EXTERNAL RECRUITING. E XPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH ISSUE. (P OINTS : 30)

3. (TCO G) Y OU ARE A STAFFING MANAGER. R ECOMMEND THE STEPS YOUR ORGANIZATION SHOULD TAKE TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A POLICY REGARDING EMPLOYMENT - AT - WILL. E XPLAIN THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING AN EMPLOYMENT - AT - WILL POLICY, AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT HAVING ONE. (P OINTS : 30) (TCO C) A S AN HR LEADER, HOW WOULD YOU TRY TO GET INDIVIDUAL MANAGERS TO BE MORE AWARE OF THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS OF STAFFING SYSTEMS AND TO TAKE STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THEY THEMSELVES ENGAGE IN LEGAL STAFFING ACTIONS ? (P OINTS : 30) (TCO F) Y OU ARE A STAFFING PROFESSIONAL. D ESCRIBE HOW YOU MIGHT GO ABOUT DETERMINING SCORES FOR APPLICANTS ’ RESPONSES TO : A. INTERVIEW QUESTIONS, B. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION, AND C. QUESTIONS ABOUT PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE. (P OINTS : 25) (TCO H) Y OU ARE AN HR M ANAGER FOR ABC C ORPORATION. Y OUR STRATEGIC STAFFING PLAN INDICATES THAT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, YOUR 500 C USTOMER S ERVICE R EPRESENTATIVES WILL NEED SPECIFIC COMPUTER SKILLS TO UTILZE A NEW TECHNOLOGY THAT IS PLANNED. N ONE OF THE REPS CURRENTLY HAVE THIS SKILL. O THER THAN TERMINATING ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES AND HIRING NEW EMPLOYEES WITH THE REQUIRED SKILLS, DISCUSS TWO POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES THE COMPANY MIGHT CONSIDER. (P OINTS : 30). (TCO A) I MAGINE AN ORGANIZATION THAT HAS A STAFFING PROCESS IN WHICH VACANCIES ARE FILED ( A ) ON A LOTTERY BASIS FROM AMONG JOB APPLICANTS, OR ( B ) ON A FIRST - COME, FIRST - HIRED BASIS AMONG JOB APPLICANTS. P REDICT THE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SCENARIOS. (P OINTS : 30). (TCO D) Y OU ARE THE HR M ANAGER OF YOUR ORGANIZATION. Y OUR TASK IS TO PERFORM JOB ANALYSIS ON ALL OF THE JOBS WITHIN YOUR ORGANIZATION. W HAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES TO USING MULTIPLE METHODS OF JOB ANALYSIS FOR A PARTICULAR JOB ? M ULTIPLE SOURCES ? (P OINTS : 30) (TCO I) W HICH OF THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF VOLUNTARY TURNOVER ARE MOST LIKELY TO VARY ACCORDING TO THE TYPE OF JOB ? G IVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES. (P OINTS : 20)