HRM Final

An individual wishing to file a complaint with the EEOC or a similar state agency must file the complaint within ______________Days of the incident

180

The type of performance management system where a company gathers data on an individual's performance most or all of his/her contacts inside and outside the company is known as

360° performance appraisals

Age discrimination in employment act (ADEA) Protects only those workers were over the age of ______________

40

Your text book suggests that questions such as "where did people who are in each job category go?" And "where did people now and each job category come from?" Can be answered with the help of:

A transitional Matrix

Which of the following best describes job sharing? A) Allowing full-time employees to choose start and end times within agreed policies B) A work option in which two part time employees carry out the same tasks associated with single job C) enlarging jobs by combining several relatively simple jobs to form a new job D) Empowering individual workers by adding more opportunities for specialization

A work option in which two part time employees carry out the same tasks associated with A single job

A company that treats employees as valuable resources is most likely to see a/an _____________Pay rate

Above market (lead)

One form of experiential training, Called _____________Is a teamwork and leadership training program based on the use of challenging activities often outdoor locations

Adventure learning

Which of the following terms refers to an organizations active effort to find opportunities to hire or promote people in a particular group

Affirmative action

A good way to manage performance is to A) Design the work process that prevents workers making mistakes B) Ensure employees have the knowledge, skills, and resources for their work C) Give feedback and guidance to employees regularly along the way D) All of the above

All of the above

Human resources of a company is different from other resources because A) they are not easy to control B) they drive all of the resources C) their intellectual power is not owned by your company D) All of the above

All of the above

In gathering data in a job analysis exercise, the analyst may decide not to use observation because: A) Knowing that he/she is being observed, the job Holder may put up a show B) It may need many occasions to obtain a significant picture of a job C) The Job holder may resent the intrusion and interruptions D) All of the above

All of the above

The benefits of using Numbers and HR Analytics for an HR and to express HR work results include: A) you are aligning your activities with the company strategy B)You are communicating to top management in their language: cost and ROI C) The HR manager is a business partner, not someone regulated to clerical functions D) All of the above

All of the above

The ideal job is one that: A) The workers feel happy doing it B) The safety and health of the worker is well cared for C) The workers are productive D) All of the above

All of the above

Training known as cross-cultural preparation is needed during which phase or phases of an international assignment? -Preparing for departure, the first few months of arrival, during the assignment, or all of the above

All of the above

With a performance measure that provides only three Ratings, and extreme ratings must be substantiated with an Explanation, raters may have the tendency to choose the middle option (meets expectations). The Organization may have problems later when they attempt to: A) Select employees for advancement B) Select employees for training C) Select employees for special D) All of the above

All of the above

Advantages of Result-based measures A) All of the B) They are relatively easy to link to the organizations goals C) They are generally less subjective then other kinds of evaluations D) They are acceptable to employees and managers alike because there are specific

All of the following

How does an organization promote fairness and reduce political behavior in the appraisal system?

Allow employees to challenge their of valuation if the employee is not satisfied with it

Executive search firm's:

Almost exclusively look for talented people who may already be employed

The nature of employment has changed to include independent contractors, on-call workers, temporary workers, and contract company workers, these collectively constitute:

Alternative work arrangements

Which of the following individuals will not be covered under the Americans with disabilities act?

An individual who is a substance abuser

The pay structure of an organization does not focus on _____________

An individual's current pay

Scale is defined as _____________

An individual's level of proficiency at performing a particular task

Job enrichment differs from job rotation in that it

And I was workers by adding more decision making authority to their jobs

A well-developed job description is useful in these personnel activities except: -Job ranking, applicant selection, performance of valuation, annual leave entitlement

Annual leave entitlement

Which of the following is a work Study training method but teaches job skills through a combination of on the job training and classroom training?

Apprenticeship

The _____________tests, assess how well an applicant can learn or acquire certain skills and abilities

Aptitude

A _____________ _____________Uses multiple selection methods to eight applicants on their management potential

Assessment center

With in the job characteristics model, the degree to which the job allows an individual to make decisions about the way where is carried out is:

Autonomy

The HR department ACNE company has developed and used a certain test in the selection process for managers. After observing a recent trend in the organization, the HR department concluded that the test was not a valid selection criterion. What most likely lead to that observation

Managers who performed well on the test performed poorly and their roles

The goals that are set in the human resource planning process should come from:

Mid-level managers

Between her usually starts a training process by _____________The learners and then ends with _____________The learning points

Motivating, summarizing

Outsourcing refers to:

Moving operations away from the home location to achieve cost saving

The process of rejecting candidates who are unsuccessful at a certain stage and selection is known as what model of Personnel selection

Multiple hurdle with elimination

A successful expatriate Manager must have the following qualities, except: A) The ability to maintain a positive self image and feeling of well-being B) The ability to foster relationships with host country Individuals C) The ability to perceive and evaluate the host countries environment Accurately D) The ability to except a reduction in the standard of living and pay

Need answer

The "banister and step" method of HR planning is useful:

Need answer still

If a job itself has no challenge or development opportunity for workers, the employer can motivate them by: A) Promising a big year end bonus B) Being sincere and understanding C) Making rules of behavior More strict D) None of the above

None of the above

Immigrant workers are vulnerable to safety problems because A) Personal protective equipment is not designed for the body frames B) Tended to Ignore safety rules C) Personal protective equipment or too expensive for them D) None of the above

None of the above

When a worker is not producing as management has planned the most effective method is: A) Entice the workers with carrots B) Apply the figurative stick C) Cut the workers benefits D) None of the above

None of the above

Which of the following is the most comprehensive US law regarding worker safety?

OSH act

When large US software companies like IBM and Microsoft open facilities in India Or other countries to take advantage of the highly skilled labor available there at lower pay rates, they are engaging in:

Off shoring

Under the occupational safety and health act, OSHA can take all of the following actions except:

Ordering a workplace to close on its own authority

Needs assessment usually begins with____________

Organization analysis

Training designed to prepare employees to perform their jobs effectively, learn about the organization, and establish work relationships is known as:

Orientation or induction

The "OC" in KASOC Stands for

Other characteristics

Under FLSA rules, the difference between an exempt employee and nonexempt employee will affect whether or not the person receives _____________

Overtime pay

_____________. _____________Is a performance appraisal technique that takes two employees each, and measures one against the other

Paired comparison

A country that serves as the home for a corporation's headquarters is referred to as the:

Parent country

Decisions about how to respond to the Macro economic forces of the product markets and labor markets limit and organizations decisions on

Pay classification, Pay differentials, Pay structure

A graft line showing the mathematical relationship between job evaluation points and pay rate is termed as a _____________ _____________ ____________

Pay policy line

The temporary worker visa granted to a foreign worker By the US government will do this

Permits highly educated workers to work in the US for a set period of time

What activity helps a manager pinpoint who needs training in a certain subject?

Person analysis

As an incentive to work efficiently some organizations pay production workers a _____________, A wage based on the number of products they produce

Piecework rate

Some organizations set up a system in which a counter signing officer (at one level higher) reviews all performance reports to make sure that the system is consistent and fair across all units. This would be helpful in preventing:

Preventing serious inter-rater variation

Which approach to performance feedback from A supervisor is generally most effective?

Problem-solving

Some aspects of a job specification may be assessed by way of _____________, Example: a college degree maybe take him to represent a certain degree of general intelligence

Proxy

To ensure that everyone is well prepared for emergencies, a company should have safety plans, but it must:

Put the plans into exercises

Nathan Williams, a blind man in his early 20s, was recently appointed as a radio Jackie at the local radio station in Florida. He was given permission by his manager to bring his guide dog to work. In this instance, Nathan's employer makes a ______________

Reasonable accommodation

The primary reason organizations engage in downsizing is to:

Reduce costs and stay competitive

A manufacturer, hit by a temporary slump in demand is experiencing a labor surplus. It expects the market to improve shortly and it does not want to lay off its employees to avoid staff suffering. What is the least painful way?

Reduced work hours

The _____________Of a measurement indicates how free that measurement is from random errors when it is used by different people

Reliability

The concept of "human resource management" implies that employees are:

Resources that add economic value to the organization

Believing that repetitive work gives rise to boredom , some managers:

Rotate workers from one position to another similar one

The gain sharing plan that gives employees a bonus if the ratio of labor cost to the sales value of production is below a set standard is called _____________

Scanlon plan

Independent contractors are:

Self-employed individuals with many different clients

The growth In e-commerce and information economy has led to an increase in the demand for workers in:

Service occupations

The process of ranking applicants and putting them in a preferred list for further consideration is called _____________ listing

Shortlisting

_____________Is a training method through which trainees make use of real or lifelike equipment and methods that Mirror What would happen on the job

Simulation

During an interview for a sales position at cart logistics Inc. an applicant is asked what he would do to regain business from a major client who was not happy with the company's recent work. This is an example of a _____________ question

Situational

Which type of training activities provides the easiest way for a trainer to assess if a learners have succeeded in acquiring the new information?

Skills

_____________Refers to the way and organizations people encourage training

Social support

The _______ Is the primary professional organization for HRM in the US that provides education and information services and is also the worlds largest human resource organization.

Society for human resource management

__________ is a systematic, planned effort To attract, retain, develop, and motivate highly skilled employees and managers.

Talent management

Which Analysis helps you find out the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that the training program should emphasize?

Task analysis

Alternative work schedule and includes:

Telecommunicating, Compressed work week, job Sharing

Which of the following is true about title VII of the civil rights act of 1964

The act has a threshold, it applies to an organization of a certain size

The total compensation plan that equalizes the purchasing power of the expatriate Manager with that of employees in similar positions in the home country and provides incentives to offset the inconvenience incurred in the Location is known as:

The balance sheet approach

When an executive returns to the home country after a long expatriation, He/she may find problems in ______________

The career path

To serve the company well, the HR manager must direct all HR technical functions such as recruitment and training towards:

The companies strategic goal

Which of the following observations is true of taking the services of independent contractors? A) Core competencies and be effectively outsourced to Contractors B)It is a relatively slow process with no revocability C) The company is not supposed to directly supervise the contractors D) That organization can achieve increased quality Though the costs are more

The company is not supposed toDirectly supervise the contractors

In making rational decision in the selection of applicants, you should first list out _____________Then measure _____________According

The criteria, the applicants

Which of these statements is true: A) The culture of a place may change when is influenced by other people through interaction B) The culture of a place it's constant and will never change C) The culture of a place can be changed instantly by decree from their political leaders D) both answers B and C

The culture of a place we change when it is influenced by other people through interaction

Job descriptions generally contain all of the following components except ___________

The details of pay and benefits attached to the job

Review of resumes is most valid when the content of the resumes is evaluated according to

The elements of a job description, especially the job specifications park

Which of the following in a person can Be most affected by training? A) The organizations and put B) Performance Feedback C) The employees abilities and skills D) Company image

The employees abilities and skills

In implementing the "mix" Concept of compensation, organizations usually have less power in determining which element of the pay system because of governmental intervention

The fixed portion

Add an interview you are biased and a fever ball direction because of some characteristics of a certain candidates. Example membership of the Boy Scout movement. This error is called

The halo effect

He well-planned interview should focus on _____________ and _____________

The job and the organization

A basis to measure and employees performance is related to:

The mission and functions of the job

Some people use the analogy that the job is ___________

The seed from which all each activities come from

Analyzing all the activities and the entire process for the production of a product/service is:

The workflow design

Which of the following is an advantage of the attribute approach to performance management: A) They result in high strategic congruence B) They are job specific C) They are difficult to develop D) They are applicable to a wide variety of jobs

They are applicable to a wide variety of jobs

In moving to an economy dependent on highly educated knowledge workers, we realize that:

They are not easily replaceable as they own the knowledge inside their hands that the company needs

In analyzing a job, it is a drawback If the analyst relies solely on the job Holders for information because:

They may have an incentive to exaggerate what they do

Which of the following is true about knowledge skills abilities and other characteristics that are required for a job? A) They Represent the personality of the incumbent in the performance of a job B) They are primarily used in job descriptions, unnecessary for job specifications C) They play an important role at interviews and In selection decisions D) They are directly observable in operations and provide a clear Basis for training

They play an important role at interviews and in selection decisions

Which of the following is not true of global organizations: A) They compete by offering state of the art, top quality products and services with the lowest cost possible B) They tend to have only centralized, parent country decision making structures C) They attempt to Create synergy to cultural differences D) The increasingly emphasize flexibility and mass customization of products to meet the needs of clients

They tend to have only centralized, parent country decision making structures

David was born in the United States and is currently working in Germany for a Japanese company as an information technology expert; He would be considered a:

Third country national

Why do we please jobs in A hierarchy of ranks?

To recognize the increase in job complexity and difficulty

And organizations planned effort to help employees Acquire job related Knowledge, skills, abilities, and behavior is known as:

Training

_____________Requires that employees actually learn the content of the training program and that the necessary conditions are in place for employees to apply what they learned

Transfer of training

True or false: Content validity Decisions depend on expert judgment

True

True or false: Predictive validation uses the test scores of applicants to estimate correlations between their test scores and job performance in the future

True

It is ______________To ignore safety

Unconscionable

Some people say that the foundation of all human resource management systems is:

Understanding and management of the job system

An appraisal system that emphasizes numerical results which is escalated yearly to produce more revenue, may have the following results.

Undue stress of the stuff

Which Country has the greatest commitment to equal employment opportunities for women and minorities as mandated by its political/legal systems?

United States

Most of industrial accidents are a result of ______________

Unsafe behavior

Sexual harassment refers to ______________

Unwelcome sexual advances

The decrease in population of developed countries in Europe, Asia and America Imposes a demand on HRM to

Use employer branding to attract talent

The simplest approach to evaluating training is to:

Use only a post test (end of course exam)

The _____________I have an appointment test is indicated by how closely the test relates to actual job performance

Validity

Which performance Evaluation criteria and is concerned with getting as close as possible to actual job performance

Validity

Any training session, employees from a culture high and power distance may:

View trainers as experts and controllers of the sessions

And global companies, they may have teams that are located in many different places. Because of communications technology such as video conferences, email, And cell phones they keep in close touch and coordinate activities. They function as:

Virtual teams

The FLSA includes provisions for all of the following exceptm - Overtime pay, minimum wage, child labor, wage discrimination

Wage discrimination

Which of the following statements about global HR practices is not true: A) Any truly global company, employees from various countries and cultures contribute ideas equally B) When a company uses only managers from the parent country it may have fewer HRM problems then having host country managers C) The HRM challenges faced by a multinational company are similar but larger than those of a domestic organization because more countries are involved D) Some people claim that Japanese firms Are more likely to use only parent country managers

When a company uses only managers from the parent Country it may have fewer HRM problems then having host country managers

Which of the following documents refers to a Comparison of the race, sex, and Ethnic composition of the employers workforce with that of the Available labor supply?

Workforce Utilization analysis

___________Refers to the use of quantitative tools to analyze data from human resource databases And other resources to make decisions that Support business Goals.

Workforce analytics (or HR analytics)

Employee readiness for training includes their basic learning skills, especially _____________, Which means be able to use written and spoken language, so no problems, and use logic to solve problems.

Cognitive ability

Test designed to measure such mental skills as verbal skills, quantitative skills, and Reasoning ability, Are referred to as _____________Tests

Cognitive ability tests

_____________ _____________. Are the elements of jobs that a firm values and chooses to pay for

Compensable factors

Other trends in job management is to:

Compressing payscales

The first step in The instructional design process is:

Conducting a needs assessment

Which one of the following responsibilities is specifically associated with the HR function of employee relations?

Conducting attitude surveys

The federal government tracks trends in the nations cost of living with a measure known as _____________

Consumer price index

If Nowsell corporation uses one sales target (X number of cars sold) to evaluate sales people who work in different geographic locations, they may be using a measure _____________By the different economic environment

Contaminated

In some companies, routine and mundane HR services are outsources to an external company; this changes and HR managers role from a service provider to that of a__________.

Contract manager

The missions of HRM are:

Cost containment and human capital development

_____________Validity is based on close correlation between a certain standard and job performance

Criterion related

The performance management approach that requires managers to keep a record of specific examples of effective and ineffective performances is known as the _____________ _____________Technique

Critical incidents technique

One of the most important influences on managing HRM internationally is the ______________Of the host country, and at the same time it may be difficult to train expatriates in this area

Culture

Something HR managers may be called upon to do:

Dealing with danger related to pandemics

Under the ______________,The occupational safety and health administration is responsible for inspecting employers, applying Safety and health standards, and Levying fines for violations

Department of labor

Which of the following are true about the Composition of the US labor force in the next decade?

Despite a modest increase in the number of young workers, the overall work force will be aging

In Personnel forecasting the HR professional first tries to:

Determine the supply of and demand for various types of human resources

Employees realize that many companies are no longer able to provide lifelong employment security. Instead, smart employees now want to make sure they continuously learn and so that they.......

Develop their own employability

______________Refers to a condition in which employment practices or seemingly neutral yet disproportionately exclude a protected group from employment opportunities

Disparate impact

Treating individuals differently because of the individuals race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability status is termed as ______________

Disparate treatment

Which of the following statements is true regarding referrals? A) Referrals are in the category of internal source of recruitment B) Referrals cost much more than other formal recruiting Efforts C) The use of referrals tends to bring About nepotism D) Referrals are the least preferred way of hiring

Do use of the phrase tends to bring About nepotism

Which of the following options for reducing and expected the labor sir plus has the benefit of being A relatively fast solution, but has the disadvantage of being high and human suffering?

Downsizing

An example of a typical Compensable factor is

Education

Which of the following is a trend in management techniques and today's highly educated workforce?

Employee empowerment In decision making

We want to have employees totally committed to an organization, We refer to that feature as:

Employee engagement

An HR managerMust take care of stuff being posted overseas in these areas except: -Employee safety, essential documents, personal investments, children's education

Employees personal investments

Which of the following strategies could be used to avoid a labor shortage

Encourage early retirement

Which is the reason for the HR department distributing employee handbooks, and/or monthly newsletters and/or setting up an Internet webpage?

Ensuring compliance with labor laws

According to the _____________ _____________ People compare output (such as pay) in relation to their inputs (such as effort)

Equity theory

Henry's supermarket uses a short conveyor belt that allows customers to send items to the checkout clerk. This saves the clerk the physical burden of bending forward and lifting heavy items from shopping carts. This method of helping employees is linked to the concept of _____________

Ergonomics

The first step in a technique of operations is to:

Establish the facts surrounding the incident

The administrative procedure for measuring the relative worth of an organizations job is with a job _____________

Evaluation

Hygiene factors as Herzberg Call them has features of:

Ever increasing expectations

The ______________Is primarily responsible for enforcing the laws passed by Congress

Executive branch of the government

______________Or directives issued by the president, without requiring congressional approval.

Executive orders

Training is considered successful with the trainer sees this at the end of the session:

Exit behavior as planned

Many countries, such as the USA, have laws that would extend their power outside their national boundaries. These laws are said to have ______________ Powers

Extraterritorial

According to research, the factor that most strongly influences whether an employee would persevere and complete an assignment in a foreign country is:

Family situation

Under uniformed services employment and reemployment Rights act of 1994, employers must re-employee workers who left jobs to for fill military duties for up to ______________Years

Five

The technique that a supervisor is required to put employees into ranking categories is called

Forced distribution

Which of the following steps and organization take to enrich manufacturing jobs for its employees?

Give employees more authority to manage the production process

Today's management philosophy tends to point to the direction that high-handed control is outdated, so they_________

Give employees responsibility and authority to make decisions

And organizations pay policy is under pressure from two sources. Downward pressure may come from _____________

Globalization

Restricting recruitment From only internal sources, The organization may face issues such as:

Groupthink, Inward looking Staff, and lack of diversity

Frederick Herzberg Believed that human beings have two major urges, they are:

Growth and development from work, and avoidance from pain

One way to avoid The era of "central tendency" is:

Have an even number of performance scale

Which of the following is not a right guaranteed to workers under the occupational safety and health act?

Having an employee wellness program

Human resources provide an organization with a sustainable competitive advantage because:

High quality employees provide services needed and valued by customers

In an organization when both the technological processes and the social Relationship systems all work together well to give it a competitive advantage, the company has a:

High-performance Work system

Which of the following defines organizations with the best possible fit between their social system and their technical system

High-performance work systems

Organizations under pressure to cut labor costs we respond by postponing _____________ _____________

Hiring decisions

The emotions that a company and overseas assignment tend to follow a cycle of:

Honeymoon, culture shock, Recovery, and adjustment

The other major likely complains about sexual harassment apart from quid pro quo is ______________

Hostile environment

The term ________ Is used to describe the people In an organization because of aggregate value of their training, experience, judgment, intelligence, relationships, and insight.

Human capital

Which of the following terms refers to a computer system used to acquire, store, manipulate, analyze, retrieve and distribute information related to an organizations human resources?

Human resource information systems

The policies, practices, and systems that influence employees behavior, attitudes, and performance and collectively known as:

Human resource management

Which of the following responsibilities is specifically associated with the HR's Work in support of strategic functions?

Human resource planning and forecasting

Why is it not a good idea to hire new employees every time you have a labor shortage?

If things change and the shortage becomes a sir plus, the organization may have to lay off employees

Employers must verify and maintain records on the legal rights of applicants to work in the United States under What act of 1986

Immigration Reform and control act of 1986

Which of the following statements is true: A) In a sexual harassment case, the harasser and the victim must be of different gender B) In a sexual harassment case, the harasser and the victim may be the same gender C) In a sexual harassment case, there must be at least two witnesses D) All of the above

In a sexual harassment case, the harasser and the victim may be the same gender

A pay system specifically designed to motivate, direct, I control employees behavior is known as:

Incentive pay

In writing a duty list of a job, the following are advisable except: A) Including some Latin words to sound legal B) Leave out the current pay amount C) Begin each statement with an action verb D) Indicate the importance of each element with a percentage of time

Include some Latin words to sound legal

In designing it's pay policy, a company should not rush in

Indexing it's pay structure to the cpi

According to Geert Hofstead's cultural dimensions, a culture where people are expected to look after their own interests and the Interests of their immediate families is high in:

Individualism

In the culture of United States this feature is high:

Individualism

To accompany the term "external labor market" refers to the:

Individuals Who are actively seeking employment in the community

The HR department is one of the (input or output) Units in the Workflow chain

Input

The consistency among the different supervisors who evaluate employees performances using the same valuation form is known as:

Inter-rater reliability

_____________ is an on the job training program, That is generally sponsored by an educational institution as a component of an academic program

Internship

At which stage in the selection process is the line supervisor involved

Interviewing candidates

Which of the following is not a purpose of regular performance management systems? -Administrative, developmental, strategic, or investigative

Investigative

A good way to change worker behavior towards better workplace safety is through:

Involving workers in the planning and implementation of safety programs

A bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) ______________.

Is a necessary qualifications for the job

How does establishing and administering HR policies help organizations?

It allows companies to handle all personal situations fairly and objectively

Which of the following is true of computer based training? A) It is not an in active form of treating B) It gives a company the flexibility in scheduling training C) It is more expensive than classroom instruction D) It is difficult to customize for specific training needs

It gives accompanied the flexibility in scheduling and training

Organizations provide orientations because:

It lessens the shock and surprise of the new employee when starting a new job in an unfamiliar environment

Which of the following is true of quid pro quo sexual harassment?

It refers to an individual gaining benefit in return for a sexual favor

The process of finding out details elements that her job is known as ___________

Job analysis

One of the ways to explain the job enrichment concept is to understand that _____________ is the most motivating force in a job

Job content

Which of the following is a document containing the tasks, duties, responsibilities, position in the hierarchy, working condition, etc. of a job?

Job description

The process of planning and defining how work will be performed and what tasks Will be required in a given job is known as _____________

Job design

The process of planning and defining how work will be performed and what tasks will be required in a given job is known as _____________

Job design

A commonly used term to describe managers trying to coax more production by giving more similar assignments to workers is:

Job enlargement

_____________ involves assessing the relative dollar value of each job to the organization In order to set up fair pay structures

Job evaluation

These factors in a job: freedom of action, complexity of work, responsibilities for resources and other people affect the _____________Of the job:

Job evaluation and ranking

The basic concept for selection is _____________

Job person fit

Two of the common defenses for employees are:

Job related nice and bona fides occupational qualifications

Putting together a succinct List of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics (KSAOC) That An individual must have to perform a particular job is the:

Job specifications

Using the rational decision making model the must have qualities of an applicant should be based on

Job specifications

A valid job analysis will lead to the production of these documents:

Job specifications and job description

And organizations pay structure is built on two pillars:

Job structure and pay level

A competent HR department would review job descriptions from time to time because:

Jobs usually change over time due to various reasons

_____________Refers to factual or procedural information that is necessary for successfully performing a task

Knowledge

Which of the following statements is true about line supervisors HR responsibilities?

Line supervisors have many day-to-day responsibilities related to HR functions

When the policy of a company puts emphasis on training local staff to take over management roles it is called:

Localization

When we wish to identify trends for the future, we should:

Look back on past data but be alert to disruptive forces

When employees of an organization feel they have been discriminated against, or when they see safety hazards, or have other problems and are dissatisfied with their immediate supervisor's response, they may go to the HR department for help. Addressing such problems suitably is part of the HR function of:

Maintaining positive employee relations

_________________________ is the appraisal system consists of performance goals established and passed down through the organization, but at each level agreement between supervisor and worker is first obtained.

Management by objective's

Which of the following is not regarded as reasonable accommodation: A) A firm modifies it's examinations in the recruitment procedures too favor certain type of applicants B) Hey software firm changes its work schedule to accommodate employees of certain religious feeds C) And employee is going to be on a certain date to perform religious activities D) In medium sized from changes a job assignments so that an employee with disabilities can do work with ease

A firm modifies it's examinations in the recruitment procedures too favor certain type of applicants

Using external data such as birth rates, to plan for future HR requirements is:

A forward-looking method

And a new turbulent world, the HR department of a global company may become

A hub of intelligence of the country and region in which they do business

A trend in compensation is to treat pay as _____________Instead of some Rigidly formulated structure

A mix

Trend analysis Refers to:

A pooling of the "best guesses", or subjective judgment, of experts to predict labor demand and supply

Employees sometimes resist safe practices because

A sense of machismo AND they mistake luck for safety

Core competency refers to:

A set of knowledge and skills that make the organization superior to competitors

The recent term_____________ beans companies are bringing their operations back to America from overseas

Back shoring

An organization decides To staff a unit with a certain number of employees. The firm considers that this is the optimum staffing pattern. It is basically a planning technique that is:

Backward looking on Historical data

_____________Involves training sessions in which participants observe other people demonstrating the desired behavior, then have opportunities to practice the behavior themselves

Behavior modeling

The performance management method that requires managers to rate the frequency with which the employee has exhibited behavior is the :

Behavioral observation scale

The trend of Pegging different jobs to a comment model is known as

Benchmarking

It is generally a good idea to put _____________Items first and a job specification

Black and white

Organizations give managers more flexibility and making assignments and awarding pay increases through the means of combining more job assignments into one single layer, which is often termed as:

Broadbanding

And effective way to communicate clear a valuation of an employees performance is called

Specific feedback

The parties that have an interest in the company success — typically, shareholders, the community, customers, and employees — are called the _________ of a company.

Stakeholders

In the area of discrimination at work, which set of laws is stricter? A) Federal Laws B) State laws C) Executive laws D)No difference

State laws

The HR manager has two main categories of functions, they are:

Strategic and technical functions

Which one is a qualitative HR planning method? - Transitional matrix, strategic planning, Delphi forecasting, Markov matrix

Strategic planning

The industrial engineering approach is most likely to empathize _____________

Streamlining jobs to make them more simple and efficient

A _____________Interview is a selection interview that consists of a predetermined set of questions for the interviewer to ask

Structured

Managing human resources includes taking care of:

Substance and form of the employee

The process of identifying a person (or a group of persons) and grooming him/her for hire positions is:

Succession planning

Which of the following is a reason why many of the downsizing efforts fail?

Surviving employees may start to worry about their own future and Morale drops

And organizations ability to be profitable without using up its resources, including employees, natural resources, and the support of the local community is called________?

Sustainability