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IPMA-HR Public Sector Essentials Exam Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is human resources management?
CORRECT ANSWER: the design of formal systems in
an organization to manage human talent for accomplishing organizational goals
Question 2: What is human capital?
CORRECT ANSWER: the collective value of the
capabilities, knowledge, skills, life experiences, and motivation of an organization workforce
Question 3: What is core competency?
CORRECT ANSWER: a unique capability that creates
high value at which an organization excels
Question 4: What is productivity?
CORRECT ANSWER: measure of quantity/quality of
work done, considering cost and resources
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Question 5: What is organizational culture?
CORRECT ANSWER: shared values/beliefs that give
members meaning and provide them rules for behavior
Question 6: What is an expatriate?
CORRECT ANSWER: citizen of country working in
second county as employee of company in the first country
Question 7: What is a host-country national?
CORRECT ANSWER: citizen of one country working
in that country and employed by organization in second country
Question 8: What is a third country national?
CORRECT ANSWER: citizen of one country, working
in second country, employed by organization in third country
Question 9: What is an HR generalist?
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CORRECT ANSWER: responsibility for performing a
variety of activities
Question 10: What is an HR specialist?
CORRECT ANSWER: has in-depth knowledge ad
expertise in limited area of human resources
Question 11: What is strategy?
CORRECT ANSWER: a plan an organization
uses/follows for how to compete successfully, survive and grow
Question 12: What is strategic planning?
CORRECT ANSWER: process of defining
organizations strategy and allocating resources towards its achievement
Question 13: What is organizational mission?
CORRECT ANSWER: the core reason for the existence
of the organization and what makes it unique
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Question 14: What is strategic HR management?
CORRECT ANSWER: entails providing input into
organizational strategic planning and appropriate use of HR management practices to gain competitive advantage
Question 15: What is a multinational corporation
(MNC)?
CORRECT ANSWER: a corporation that has facilities
and other assets in at least one other country than its home country
Question 16: What is offshoring?
CORRECT ANSWER: the relocation of a business
process or operation by a company from one country to another