HRCI GPHR Exam - Topic 1 Question 32 Discussion

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Question #: 32
Topic #: 1

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An organization is in the growth stage of the organizational life cycle. It has five locations, one in the U.S. (headquarters), two in Asia, one in South America, and one in Europe. The company has decided to utilize a geographic organizational structure. Although the foreign locations are relatively new, they are fully operational each running fairly independently. However, once a year the executive team from headquarters visits each office to meet with the managers at each site to discuss the coming fiscal year's strategic goals and objectives. According to Hannon's framework, which of the following human resource strategies BEST aligns with this type of organizational structure?

AReceptive HR Strategy

BAutonomous HR Strategy

CActive HR Strategy

DReactive HR Strategy

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Suggested Answer: B

by Cecilia at Jun 15, 2022, 08:45 PM

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Tu

4 months ago

Receptive HR Strategy could work too, depending on local needs!

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Maryann

4 months ago

I’m leaning towards Active HR Strategy, but not sure it fits perfectly.

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Natalya

4 months ago

Wait, are they really running independently? That seems risky.

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Hassie

4 months ago

Totally agree, they need flexibility in different regions!

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Larae

4 months ago

I think an Autonomous HR Strategy makes the most sense here.

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Olive

5 months ago

I feel like the reactive HR strategy doesn’t really match the growth stage, but I can't recall why exactly.

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Josefa

5 months ago

I’m leaning towards the active HR strategy because it seems like they need to be proactive with their goals, but I’m not confident.

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Pearlene

5 months ago

I remember practicing a similar question about HR strategies, and I think the receptive strategy could work too, especially with the annual meetings.

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Roselle

5 months ago

I think the autonomous HR strategy might be the best fit since the locations operate independently, but I'm not entirely sure.

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Jacquline

5 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the different storage account options. I'll need to review the details of each one to determine which one would be the most appropriate for the boot diagnostics requirement.

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Antonio

5 months ago

Okay, I think I've got this. The key is to first shut down the database, then mount it, restore the archived logs, and finally open it with the RESETLOGS option.

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