HRPA Classes Flashcards - Professional Practice

A cluster of competencies related to the ability to conduct oneself in a professional manner and to exhibit high levels of professionalism in all contexts and situations.

Sets out the principles that guide member conduct and tend to be more directional than specific.

Detailed guidelines for specific professional activities.

<p>Recommended (should/might words).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Competence, Legal Requirements, Dignity in the Workplace, Balancing Interests, Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest, and Professional growth and support.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Registration; Regulation of Professional Conduct; Complaints, investigations &amp; discipline; Appeals and other internal review mechanisms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Professional Practice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Must adhere to any statutory acts, regulations or bylaws which relate to the field of HRM, as well as civil and criminal laws regulations and statutes that apply in their jurisdiction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>All members of HRPA, whether responsible for HRM policies or acting as consultants to an organization, as employees or independent practitioners.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Severance, extended benefits, education and retraining programs, etc.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Comprehensive planning, communication, credibility, and compassion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New products/services, bit by bit growth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>New customers/markets internationally.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purchase of one company by another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Two organizations combine resources and become one.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>In a Canadian (domestic) market.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Supplies to two markets/countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Three or more markets/countries.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Typically one head office and branch offices that look after strategy within the different zones.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Typically seen in a domestic going into a multidomestic (belief that key management from parent company is best for the other locations).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Key management positions are claimed by people from the host country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Whoever is the best--whether from parent company, host company, or a third country national.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any individual who gives up residence in his/her home country to take up residence in a foreign country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individuals from the country where an overseas subsidiary is located.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individuals from headquarters who are highly familiar with the firm's products and services.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Describes the organization's future direction, performance targets, and approaches to achieve the targets in a formal, written statement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The concept of how effective an organization is in achieving the outcomes the organization intends to produce.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Host country nationals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Parent country nationals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Employee satisfaction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Developing potential initiatives that align culture and values with organizational strategy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Member behaviors, the 'dos and don'ts' of professional practice.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>When required by law and/or when serious harm is imminent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Identify, assess, develop strategies, implementation and communication, and monitor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Making decisions about what is acceptable and unacceptable with regard to an organization's people and processes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The formulation of organizational missions, goals, objectives, and action plans for achievement that recognizes competition and the impact of outside environmental forces.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A combination of both in a form of a reciprocal relationship.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Turnaround, Divestiture, Liquidation, and Bankruptcy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Domestic strategy, Multidomestic strategy, Multinational strategy, Global strategy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Individuals from a third country who have intensive international experience and know the corporate culture.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Any individual who gives up residence in his/her home country to take up residence in a foreign country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Overall low-cost provider of a product/service that appeals to a broad range of customers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mandatory (shall/must words); are recommended guidelines for members to follow but may not depending on the situation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The collective sum of employees' attributes, experience, knowledge, and commitment invested in the organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>HR must fit with other internal functional areas, such as marketing, and among all HR programs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>HR programs must align with the overall strategy of the organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The entire process of conceptualizing the mission of an organization, identifying the strategy, and developing long-range performance goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Activities that employees and managers undertake to enact the strategic plan, to achieve the performance goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Economic climate; globalization; political factors; technological factors; demographic factors; social/cultural factors.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Includes turnaround, divestiture, liquidation, and bankruptcies.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Includes incremental, international, mergers, and acquisitions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maintaining the status quo; companies do not wish to see their company grow and so their strategic HRM practices remain constant.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An attempt to increase the viability of an organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sale of a division or part of an organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The termination of a business, plants are closed, and the sale of its assets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A formal procedure in which an appointed trustee in bankruptcy takes possession of a business' assets and disposes of them in an orderly fashion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Advance notification of layoffs; severance pay and extended benefits; education and retraining programs; outplacement assistance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Human resource management issues, functions, policies, and practices that result from the strategic activities of multinational enterprises.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Employee will not lose money when at host country.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Employee gets paid the same as the host country counterpart.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Employee gets paid the same as the region they are in.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Establish the mission/vision/values; Develop objectives; Analyze external environment (SWOT); Determine the competitive position; Identify the competitive advantage; Implement the strategy; Evaluate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Differentiate the product offerings from rivals that appeal to a broad range of buyers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Niche members a product/service customized to their tastes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>More value for the money by emphasizing both low cost and upscale difference.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Concentrating on a narrow buyer segment and outcompeting rivals on the basis of lower cost.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Characteristics of a firm that enable it to earn higher rates of profits than its competitors by utilizing its resources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The overall process of linking workforce strategies to desired business outcomes.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ascertaining the net requirement for personnel by determining the demand for and supply of human resources now and in the future.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Current: now/immediate; Short: 1 - 2 years; Medium: 2 - 5 years; Long: more than 5 years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forecasting that focuses on tracking internal change instituted by the organization's managers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forecasting concerned with changes in the external environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forecasting not focused on a specific internal event but on the flow of several work activities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Requirement, what the organization's projected requirement is.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Availability; the source of workers to meet demand requirements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Deficit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Forecasts labor demand through historical changes in an organizational index such as sales.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A straightforward method of examining the relationship between an operational index and the demand for labor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Uses past data to predict future demand; can be a simple moving average or a weighted moving average.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Assumes that a linear relationship exists between independent variables which are predicted to affect the dependent variable, future HR demand for human capital.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Develop scenarios; develop strategies to match each scenario; identify core competencies required; use strategies if key trends turn true.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A group decision-making method in which individual members meet face to face to pool their judgments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nominal Group Technique as it is quicker.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A process in which the forecasts and judgments of a selected group of experts are solicited and summarized.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Trend analysis, regression analysis, Delphi technique, nominal group technique, scenario planning process.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Markov analysis, linear programming, skills and management inventories, succession analysis, movement analysis, vacancy models.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A method of forecasting internal labor supply that involves tracking employee movements through various jobs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A complex computer-based procedure that enables HR planners to calculate 'what if' scenarios.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>An individualized personnel record for managers that includes all elements in the skills inventory with specialized duties.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of finding employees for key managerial positions, focusing on readiness and suitability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The process of ensuring that pools of skilled employees are trained and available to meet strategic objectives.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Analyzes personnel supply, specifically the ripple effect that promotions or job losses have on employee movement patterns.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Over a year, look at compensation level/hierarchy level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Determine demand requirements, assess internal supply, determine net demand requirements, develop HR plans.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Layoffs, job sharing, hiring freeze.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Recruitment, recalling laid-off employees, recalling retirees.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Align plans with business strategy, identify skills needed, identify high-potential employees, provide development opportunities, monitor.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Delphi technique.</p> Signup and view all the answers