SHRM SHRM-SCP Online Practice Questions and Exam Preparation

SHRM SHRM-SCP Online Questions & Answers

• Question 1101:

  What is licensing?

  A. two or more corporations in similar industries with similar competencies agree to invest time, equity, and effort for the development of a new shared project.
  B. the contracting of business processes to external firms, usually in developing countries where labor costs are cheaper.
  C. An energy manufacturing corporation obtains its raw materials, goods, and services using domestic resources or employees as opposed to foreign.
  D. due to food import regulations in a foreign country, an energy drink company finds a local fitness drink manufacturer to provide its recipe in exchange for 15% of the overall revenue of the local fitness drink manufacturer.
  D. due to food import regulations in a foreign country, an energy drink company finds a local fitness drink manufacturer to provide its recipe in exchange for 15% of the overall revenue of the local fitness drink manufacturer.

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  Licensing occurs when a licensor (i.e. the firm with the technology or brand ) can provide their products, services, brand and/or technology to a licensee via an agreement. This agreement will describe the terms of the strategic alliance, allowing the licensor affordable and low risk entry to a foreign market while the licensee can gain access to the competitive advantages and unique assets of another firm.

• Question 1102:

  When an audit firm desires to test its applicants for "numerical aptitude", this is an example of?

  A. Predictive validity
  B. Content validity
  C. Concurrent validity
  D. Construct validity
  D. Construct validity

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  Construct validity measures candidate characteristics.It involves a demonstration that a selection procedure measures a human trait or characteristic, such as , numerical aptitude, integrity, and that the trait is important for successful job performance.

• Question 1103:

  Which tool is best suited to present comprehensive hiring trends to management?

  A. Written reports
  B. Side show presentation
  C. Meetings
  D. Dashboard
  D. Dashboard

• Question 1104:

  The HR specialist prepares a business case to support an initiative. The case includes descriptions of the project's goals and benefits, method, budget, and time-line. What other information would have been good to include?

  A. Endorsements from organization stakeholders
  B. Communication plan the project team will use
  C. Detailed description of the methodology that will be used
  D. Analysis of the initiative's possible risks
  D. Analysis of the initiative's possible risks

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  The business case should include some discussion of possible risks and approaches to managing them. Detailed descriptions are not suitable for this audience. Endorsements are not usually part of a business case.

• Question 1105:

  Decertification elections:

  A. are conducted by the employer
  B. are conducted by the local union
  C. allow employers to prohibit union solicitation in the workplace
  D. can remove a union from representation
  D. can remove a union from representation

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  A decertification election occurs when employees vote to remove the union as their collective bargaining representative. Employees may file a petition for decertification if they believe support for a union has diminished, after collecting signatures from at least 30% of workers in a bargaining unit. A majority of votes decide the outcome. A tie vote will result in decertification because the union has received less than a majority of the votes cast. The NLRB does not accept decertification petitions for one year following a union's initial certification by the NLRB. This is separate from Deauthorization - in non right- to-work states most union members are required to pay union dues (or fair share for non-union workers in a unionized environment) as a condition of employment. This is because the union contract includes a union security provision. The process of getting rid of the union security clause is called a "deauthorization" election. AT least 30% of the employees in the bargaining unit must petition for deauthorization. If majority of the employees vote for deauthorization, the union will continue as the collective bargaining representative, but the union security clause will be nullified and employees won't be required to pay dues or fees to the union to remain employed.

• Question 1106:

  _________ justice is the perceived fairness of process used to determine the distribution of rewards.

  A. distributive
  B. interactional
  C. organizational
  D. procedural
  D. procedural

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  Procedural justice focuses on the fairness of the decision-making or process that leads to these outcomes. Employees perceive procedural justice when they feel they can voice their opinion regarding the process. Employees also believe procedures are fair when they are consistent, accurate, ethical, and lack bias. Note the term "fairness of PROCESS"

• Question 1107:

  A rapidly growing technology start-up company with 200 employees forms a new team to handle recruitment for the company that is independent of the HR team. The recruitment team does not have any specific guidelines for hiring. The HR director wants to establish guidelines to prevent the theft of intellectual property and insists that the recruitment team begin conducting background checks to verify applicants' criminal histones. The recruitment director feels that background checks create unnecessary delays and that the multiple interviews used to make selection decisions serve the same purpose as a background check.

  Despite the HR director's insistence, the recruitment director continues to hire without conducting background checks. Which is the best action for the HR director to take to ensure that background checks are conducted?

  A. Ask a senior leader to mediate the disagreement and have the power to make the final decision.
  B. Meet with the recruitment director to discuss concerns and jointly develop ideas on how to find a compromise.
  C. Ask the recruiting director to conduct background checks on a trial basis to determine how disruptive they are to the process.
  D. Tell the recruitment director that HR will not process new hires unless that candidate has had a background check.
  B. Meet with the recruitment director to discuss concerns and jointly develop ideas on how to find a compromise.

• Question 1108:

  What characterizes the most successful talent management OED initiatives?

  A. A consideration of the strategic needs of the organization as well the individual needs of the employee
  B. Tracking of high-potential employees for leadership development
  C. Use of a learning management system to track training of employees
  D. Inclusion of both short- and long-term goals for each employee
  A. A consideration of the strategic needs of the organization as well the individual needs of the employee

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  A consideration of the strategic needs of the organization as well the individual needs of the employee. The more overlap an initiative has between organizational and individual needs, the greater the opportunity for joint satisfaction.

• Question 1109:

  Which of the following statements about disciplinary systems is correct?

  A. The goal of some systems is employment termination
  B. Effective disciplinary systems follow the same rules in all organizations
  C. Non-punitive systems do not include termination as a possible outcome
  D. Progressive discipline is used only in non-punitive systems
  A. The goal of some systems is employment termination

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  Punitive disciplinary systems focus not on performance improvement but on effecting a termination in the quickest, safest way. Non-punitive systems approach discipline as a performance issue, but even these systems include termination as a possible outcome if an employee fails to correct problematic performance. Disciplinary systems vary, depending on organizational culture (e.g., the use of peer panels, the number of steps). Progressive discipline is used in both punitive and non-punitive systems.

• Question 1110:

  Which business case can an organization's diversity council make to support aligning supply chain policies with the organization's diversity and inclusion strategy?

  A. Suppliers that embody diversity strengthen ties to a diverse customer base and strengthen recruitment/retention efforts.
  B. Minority-owned suppliers are more likely to discount their services and products in order to remain competitive
  C. Diverse local suppliers are less likely to be unionized and can therefore save the organization considerable money in labor costs
  D. Having the same policies and procedures apply to both internal departments and outside suppliers saves time and resources and reduces training costs.
  A. Suppliers that embody diversity strengthen ties to a diverse customer base and strengthen recruitment/retention efforts.

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  The business case for promoting supplier diversity includes strengthening the organization's appeal to its own diverse customer base and to those customers who support supplier diversity practices as well as assisting in diversity recruiting efforts within the organization.