SHRM and Human Resource Development Dr. Kamar DAMAJ 2023 - 2024 Quiz
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What is the primary focus of HRD according to the given text?

  • Developing and unleashing human expertise (correct)
  • Increasing profitability
  • Managing organizational capabilities
  • Improving employee knowledge sharing

    • According to the text, at which levels can learning processes be discerned within organizations?

  • Individual, team, and department
  • Team, organizational, and national
  • Individual, organizational, and global
  • Individual, group, and system (correct)

    • What is the role of HRD in relation to change, learning, and performance improvement?

  • Promoting collective learning
  • Developing new knowledge
  • A process for improving performance through change and learning (correct)
  • Initiating organizational change

    • Which theory views employees as critical intangible assets for achieving and sustaining competitive advantage?

    <p>Economic theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the dimensions of learning at the organizational level according to the text?

    <p>Learning at the system level and collective learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does HRD enable organizations to do, as mentioned in the text?

    <p>Outperform competitors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is social capital?

    <p>The sum of actual and potential resources within a network of relationships</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an example of informal learning?

    <p>Observation, trial and error, reflection, and feedback from others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a characteristic of formal groups?

    <p>Includes section teams, departments, and project teams</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a disadvantage of informal learning?

    <p>Less suited to handling the implications of the speed of changes in the external environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do HRD professionals need to be able to predict based on forecasts?

    <p>Future HRD requirements</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What influences the nature of organizational HRD according to the text?

    <p>National policies for vocational education and training</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the theory and practice of HRD mainly focus on?

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

    What is the main characteristic of informal learning according to the text?

    <p>'Tacit and integrated with work activities'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Social capital' comprises both:

    <p>'The network and the assets that may be mobilized through that network'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    HRD is primarily concerned with change, learning, and improved performance. (True/False)

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

    Learning processes can be discerned within organizations at two interrelated levels: Individual and Group. (True/False)

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

    According to the text, HRD enables organizations to outperform their competitors. (True/False)

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

    One of the principal theories that describes the practice of HRD is psychological. (True/False)

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

    HRD views employees as tangible assets. (True/False)

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

    Sustainable competitive advantage is not a focus of HRD. (True/False)

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

    Informal learning is defined as learning that is explicit and separate from work activities.

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

    Formal coaching strategies are not considered a viable option for developing organizational capability.

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

    Most learning in the workplace occurs informally outside the workplace rather than in the classroom.

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

    Advantages of informal learning include being less suited to handling the implications of the speed of changes taking place in the external environment of many organizations.

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

    The nature of organizational HRD is not influenced by national policies for vocational education and training (NVET).

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

    New business models emerging in Asia are unlikely to lead to new approaches to the theory and practice of HRD.

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

    The origins of HRD lie in a narrow focus on training which can be traced back to the development of post-war ap.

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

    Social capital is not the sum of actual and potential resources within, available through, and derived from the network of relationships possessed by an individual or social unit.

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

    It is difficult to measure the impact of informal learning on individual and organizational performance.

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

    HRD enables organizations to recruit employees who have received a level of education appropriate to the job.

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

    Study Notes

    HRD Focus and Levels

    • The primary focus of HRD is on change, learning, and improved performance.
    • Learning processes can be discerned within organizations at two interrelated levels: Individual and Group.

    HRD Role and Theories

    • HRD enables organizations to improve performance and achieve sustainable competitive advantage.
    • The Resource-Based View (RBV) theory views employees as critical intangible assets for achieving and sustaining competitive advantage.
    • HRD is primarily concerned with change, learning, and improved performance.

    Organizational Learning Dimensions

    • The dimensions of learning at the organizational level include individual, group, and organizational learning.

    Informal Learning

    • Informal learning is defined as learning that is implicit, unplanned, and integrated into work activities.
    • An example of informal learning is learning from colleagues.
    • A disadvantage of informal learning is that it is difficult to measure its impact on individual and organizational performance.

    Social Capital

    • Social capital comprises both actual and potential resources within, available through, and derived from the network of relationships possessed by an individual or social unit.

    HRD Professionals

    • HRD professionals need to be able to predict talent requirements based on forecasts.

    Organizational HRD Influences

    • The nature of organizational HRD is influenced by national policies for vocational education and training (NVET).

    HRD Theory and Practice

    • The theory and practice of HRD mainly focus on improving performance and achieving sustainable competitive advantage.
    • New business models emerging in Asia are likely to lead to new approaches to the theory and practice of HRD.

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    Test your knowledge on SHRM and HRD with this quiz based on the content from Dr. Kamar DAMAJ's course for 2023 - 2024. Explore concepts such as the importance of HRD, organizational capabilities, sustainable competitive advantage, and learning processes within organizations.

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