1) Successful managers are__________? a. Efficient & effective b. Strict to employees c. Wrong Policy makers d. Wrong decision makers
|
||||
2) Which of the following statements most accurately defines human resource management? a. Human resource management contributes to business strategy and plays an important role in the implementation of business strategy b. Human resource management is an approach to managing people c. Human resource management seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategic deployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using a d. Human. resource management focuses on people as the source of competitive advantage
|
||||
3) Which of the following is a key HR role as defined by Ulrich et al (2009)? a. Personnel administrator b. Business ally c. Payroll advisor d. Organisational geographer
|
||||
4) The advantage of external recruiting is that:___________? a. They ensure consistency from opening to closing b. They are useful for companies too small to have dedicated recruiters c. They are very inexpensive d. Time Consuming
|
||||
5) Executive recruiters are also called___________? a. head hunters b. staffers c. alternative staffing companies d. contract technical recruiters
|
||||
6) Which of the following is a disadvantage of using an executive recruiter? a. many contacts in field b. adept at contacting candidates who are not on the job market c. unfamiliar with company perceptions of ideal candidate d. ability to keep identity of firm confidential
|
||||
7) Which of the following is not true of the activity known as job analysis? a. The rate of pay for the job is fixed b. The job elements are rated in terms such as frequency. of use or amount of time involved c. It aims to describe the purpose of a job and the conditions under which it is performed d. Jobs are broken into elements such as information required or relations with other people
|
||||
8) Which of the following force makes an individual eligible to make decisions, give orders &. directing work activities of others? a. Power b. Influence c. Authority d. Command
|
||||
9) HR Department maintains _________records. a. Employee b. Sales c. Production d. Inventory
|
||||
10) A Competency consists of____________? a. The specific tasks a person must do b. Skills and behaviours c. A list of tests that will measure cognitive ability d. Communications and behaviour
|
||||
11) How often HR planning process is implemented within an Organisation? a. Continuously b. Annually c. Bi-annually d. Quarterly
|
||||
12) Which of the following emerged when individuals realized the strength they could gain by joining together to negotiate with employers? a. Trade Unions b. Human Relation movement c. Employment Legislations d. Employee relationship Management
|
||||
13) Which of the following functions of HRM deals with ‘Collective Bargaining’? a. Staffing b. Forecasting c. Employee-assistance management d. Employee relations management
|
||||
14) Once a firm has a pool of applicants, the first step in Pre-screening is the_________? a. in-person interview b. on-site visit c. application form d. telephone interview
|
||||
15) Career counseling ‘is part of which of the following functions of HRM? a. Compensation & benefits b. Planning & selection c. Training and Development d. Maintenance of HRIS
|
||||
16) In the future, HR managers will have to deal with all of the following workforce changes, except a. a more racially diverse workforce b. a skills shortfall among workers c. an abundance of entry level workers d. an older workforce
|
||||
17) Mr. ‘A’ must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next six months. What activity is Mr. ‘A’ working on? a. Recruitment b. Selection c. Personnel planning d. Interviewing
|
||||
18) In strategic human resource management, HR strategies are generally aligned with______________? a. Business Strategy b. Marketing Strategies c. Finance strategy d. Economic strategy
|
||||
19) The number of people hired for a particular job compared to the number of individuals in the applicant pool is often expressed as________? a. Application ratio b. Recruitment ratio c. Selection ratio d. Employment ratio
|
||||
20) The extent to which an employment selection test provides consistent results is known as:__________? a. Reliability b. Dependability c. Consistency d. Trustworthiness
|