Chapter 12: Future-proof Workplaces

1. In Church and Dutta's (2013) four levels of big data use, which level is concerned with integrated individual data such as employee engagement measures with operational measures like team performance?

level 1 level 2 level 3 level 4  

2. Building a statistical model with information about the changing workforce to suggest future training needs for the organization is an example of what kind of analytical method?

descriptive predictive prescriptive evaluative 

3. What are the three major challenges to the use of big data described by Laney (2001)?

variety, veracity, velocity velocity, variation, volume veracity, variety, volume volume, velocity, variety  

4. Which of the following is NOT one of the markers of good quality qualitative research?

rich rigour credibility replicability sincerity  

5. When making decisions, evidence-based practitioners should:

give highest priority to reliable research findings integrate several sources of information, including research findings and the local context prioritize their own experience use research findings and their own experience but avoid overcomplicating issues by collecting the perspectives of others  

6. An HR manager who suggests introducing lunchtime yoga sessions for staff because it will reduce sickness costs to the organization is demonstrating a:

shareholder view stakeholder view green HRM approach new public management approach  

7. In the triple bottom line model of organizational performance, practices that contribute to the economic benefit of society and minimize the organization's impact on the environment are called:

equitable bearable viable sustainable  

8. Which of the following is an example of a green HRM approach to recruitment?

holding interviews in a central location rather than using videoconferencing options giving free bicycles to new job candidates on the day they join the organization recruiting candidates who have spent time volunteering with Greenpeace developing the organization's reputation as environmentally responsible in order to be more attractive to potential job applicants  

9. How can organizations encourage green life-to-work spillover in their employees?

providing cycle-to-work schemes encouraging employees to develop their environmental values at work, for example by having a suggestion scheme for green ideas providing information about energy-saving and environmental issues to employees subsidizing public transport costs for commuters  

10. Jackson and Seo (2010) suggest that __________ is the biggest barrier to the greening of SHRM.

apathy complexity confusing terminology political leaders