Achieve Success in the HRCI SPHR Exam: A Detailed Senior Professional in Human Resources Guide

Answer option D is correct.The positively accelerating learning curve begins with smaller increments but increases in pace and size as learning continues. The negatively accelerating curve (A) begins with larger increments that decrease as learning continues. The S-shaped learning curve (B) is a combination of the positively and negatively accelerating learning curves, whereas a plateau (C) occurs when no learning seems to take place.

Chapter: Human Resource Development

Objective: Review Questions

Answer option B is correct.Job design is made up of several factors related to how the work gets done, broken into two categories: job enrichment and job enlargement (A). Task identity, task significance and feedback are examples of job-enrichment activities that can significantly influence job satisfaction through design. KPI's (D, C) can be used as performance appraisal criteria, but are not directly related to job enrichment activities.

Chapter: Human Resource Development

Objective: Review Questions

Answer option C is correct.

Chapter: Human Resource Development

Objective: Talent Management

Answer option B is correct.An entitlement culture rewards longevity in the job. If increased productivity is a function of time on the job, an entitlement culture will encourage employees to stay with the company. Line of sight (A) occurs when employees know that their performance impacts their pay. A highly competitive workforce (D) is more likely to exist in a pay-for-performance culture. A workforce with a highly desired skill set (C) would be better served by a pay-for-performance culture.

Chapter: Compensation and Benefits

Objective: Review Questions

Answer option A is correct.A mentor is someone who takes a personal interest in an employee's career and who guides and sponsors them. Although a supervisor may be a mentor, mentors are usually individuals who are outside the chain of command and may even be from outside the organization. The functions in C, B, and D are not generally performed by mentors.

Chapter: Human Resource Development

Objective: Review Questions