HRCI PHR Exam - Topic 9 Question 57 Discussion

Actual exam question for HRCI's PHR exam

Question #: 57
Topic #: 9

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As an HR Professional you must be familiar with the strategic business management of your organization. Henry Fayol identified five functions of business management which still apply to businesses today. Which one of the following answers correctly identifies the five functions of a manager?

APrevoyance, to command, to execute, to close, and to control

BPrevoyance, to organize, to command, to coordinate, and to control

CTo plan, to organize, to control, to propose, and to close

DInitiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing

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Suggested Answer: B

The five functions of a manager, according to Henry Fayol are prevoyance, to organize, to command, to coordinate, and to control. Note that prevoyance means to plan.

Answer option C is incorrect. These aren't the five correct functions of a manager- to propose and to close aren't valid answers.

Answer option A is incorrect. To execute and to close are not valid functions of a manager.

Answer option D is incorrect. Initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing are the generally accepted process groups of the project management lifecycle, but not a manager's function.

by Stephaine at Aug 23, 2022, 07:54 PM

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Antione

4 months ago

C is totally wrong, those aren't even the right terms!

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Alysa

4 months ago

I disagree, D seems more aligned with modern practices.

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Noble

4 months ago

Wait, is "prevoyance" even a real word? Sounds off.

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Joseph

4 months ago

I think B is the right answer, makes the most sense.

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Susy

4 months ago

Fayol's functions are still super relevant today!

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Tiera

5 months ago

I’m leaning towards option D because it matches the project management phases I studied, but I’m not confident about the terminology used by Fayol.

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Elza

5 months ago

I feel like option B sounds familiar, but I can't recall if "to coordinate" is one of the original functions.

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Joseph

5 months ago

I practiced a similar question, and I believe the correct functions are planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling.

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Cathrine

5 months ago

I think I remember Fayol's functions, but I'm not completely sure if "prevoyance" is the right term.

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Lindy

5 months ago

I've got a strategy - I'll focus on ensuring the datacenter, VNet1, and the managed workload can all communicate with each other.

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Alexia

5 months ago

Okay, let me see. The question is asking about the DevOps principle necessary for daily releases, and the options mention things like automation, continuous improvement, and visualization. I think I'll go with A - Automation of the deployment pipeline. That seems like the key to being able to release frequently.

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Corinne

5 months ago

Based on my understanding, 802.1ag is focused on fault management, so I think the answer is E. End-to-end bit error rates don't seem directly relevant to its scope.

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