Published - Fri, 03 Mar 2023

SPHR Questions - Part 71

1. What is the purpose of a diversity initiative?

A) To educate all employees about other groups in the workforce
B) To increase the diversity of the workforce
C) To increase organizational creativity
D) To increase the comfort level of employees

2. Pauline is a HR Professional for her organization and she's meeting with the sales manager Jim. Jim wants to know if Randy, one of his sales people, is considered exempt or not because he's doing outside sales. Pauline tells Jim that there are just two qualifiers for Randy to be considered exempt in his role as an outside salesperson. The first is that Randy's primary duty must be making sales. What is the other consideration?

A) Randy must earn more than $48,234 per year.
B) Randy must not have a contract to complete sales.
C) Randy must be customarily engaged away from the employer's place of business.
D) Randy must earn all income from commission.

3. The motivation theory that suggests people are motivated by the reward they will receive when they succeed and that they weigh the value of the expected reward against the effort required to achieve it is known as what?

A) Vroom's expectancy theory
B) McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y
C) McClelland's acquired needs theory
D) Adams' equity theory

4. As a Senior HR Professional, you have been asked to also serve as the project manager for a new HR project in human resources. As a project manager, you must always plan for three constraints in every project. Which of the following is NOT one of the triple constraints of project management?

A) Time
B) Cost
C) Scope
D) Human resources

5. Holly is the HR Professional for her organization and she's examining the type of exemptions for computer employees. What is the minimum rate that the computer employee must earn to be considered exempt?

A) $31.23 per hour
B) $45.33 per hour
C) $27.63 per hour
D) $17.03 per hour

1. Right Answer: B
Explanation: Answer option B is correct.A diversity initiative is designed to increase diversity in an organization. Diversity training educates employees about the cultural and social differences in other cultures and is designed to increase the comfort level of employees (A and D). A benefit of diversity is increased organizational creativity (C).Chapter: Core Knowledge Requirements for HR ProfessionalsObjective: Review Questions

2. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.Randy must primarily do sales outside of the employer's place of business to be considered an exempt employee.Answer option A is incorrect. The amount Randy earns doesn't directly affect his role as an exempt sales person.Answer option D is incorrect. Randy doesn't have to earn all of his income from commission.Answer option B is incorrect. Randy doesn't need a contract to do sales.Certification Institute, ISBN: 978-1-586-44149-4, Section III, The US HR Body of Knowledge.Chapter: Core Knowledge Requirements for HR ProfessionalsObjective: Employee Records Management

3. Right Answer: A
Explanation: Answer option A is correct.Vroom explains his theory with three terms: expectancy (the individual's assessment of their ability to achieve the goal), instrumentality (whether the individual believes they are capable of achieving the goal), and valence (whether the anticipated goal is worth the effort required to achieve it). Adams' equity theory (D) states that people are constantly comparing what they put into work to what they get from it. McClelland's acquired needs theory (C) states that people are motivated by one of three factors: achievement, affiliation, or power. McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y (B) explain how managers relate to employees. Theory X managers are autocratic, believing that employees do not want to take responsibility. Theory Y managers encourage employees to participate in the decision- making process, believing that they respond to challenges. See Chapters 2 and 5 for more information.Chapter: Core Knowledge Requirements for HR ProfessionalsObjective: Motivation Concepts

4. Right Answer: D
Explanation: Answer option D is correct.Human resources is one of the nine knowledge areas of project management, but it is not a constraint in every project.Answer option A is incorrect. Time, or schedule, is one of the three constraints of project management.

5. Right Answer: C
Explanation: Answer option C is correct.To qualify for the computer exemption status, the computer employee must earn, if paid on an hourly salary, no less than $27.63 per hour.Answer options B, D, and A are incorrect. These are not valid answers for this question as the computer employee must earn no less than $27.63 per hour.Certification Institute, ISBN: 978-1-586-44149-4, Section III, The US HR Body of Knowledge.Chapter: Core Knowledge Requirements for HR ProfessionalsObjective: Employee Records Management

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