Strategic Human Resource Management Quiz

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What does 'external fit' focus on?

  • Represents the extent to which HR policies match business strategy
  • Focuses on how organizational systems are connected and are useful to each other and to internal clients
  • Represents the degree to which an organization is matching its resources and key capabilities with the opportunities in the external environment (correct)
  • Describes the purpose of a job and the conditions under which it is performed

What is the primary aim of 'external fit'?

  • To match HR policies with business strategy
  • To describe the purpose of a job and its conditions
  • To describe the degree of alignment between the organization's resources and the external environment (correct)
  • To focus on the interconnectedness of organizational systems

How is 'external fit' different from 'internal fit'?

  • It aims to describe job purposes, while internal fit focuses on HR policies
  • It focuses on organizational systems, while internal fit focuses on organizational structure
  • It focuses on aligning with the external environment, while internal fit focuses on aligning with internal clients (correct)
  • It represents the extent of resource matching with external opportunities, while internal fit represents the extent of resource matching with internal capabilities

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