Human Resource Management M1 (Ch. 1) Quiz Review
Michael has the ability to understand and apply information with which to contribute to his organization's overall strategic plan. This is the SHRM HR competency of ________.
Business acumen
Which one of the following is NOT one of the five main types of digital technologies driving the transfer of functionality from HR professionals to automation?
Which one of the following refers to the standards someone uses to decide what his or her conduct should be?
Ethics
No one wants to make mistakes, least of all managers. Which one of the following is NOT a personnel mistake?
Experience low turnover
________ is the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating employees, and attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and fairness concerns.
Human resource management
Which HR specialty involves preparing job descriptions?
Job analyst
Which one of the following human resource management specialties calls for collecting data to write job descriptions?
Job analyst
The HR staff member who has the job of advising management on all aspects of union-management aspects is the ________.
Labor relations specialist
Which one of these organization provides professional certification for human resource managers?
Society for Human Resource Management
Which function of the management process includes selecting employees, setting performance standards, and compensating employees?
Staffing
Which one of the following includes five basic functions-planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling?
The management process
________ is the right to make decisions, to direct the work of others, and to give orders.
authority
________ refers to the tendency of firms to extend their sales, ownership, and/or manufacturing to new markets abroad.
globalization
What term refers to the knowledge, skills, and abilities of a firm's workers?
human capital
One of the ________ functions of a human resource manager includes directing the activities of his or her subordinates in the HR department.
line
A line manager's human resource responsibilities most likely include all of the following EXCEPT ________.
marketing new products and services
Which term refers to exporting jobs to lower-cost locations abroad?
offshoring
The basic functions of the management process include all of the following EXCEPT ________.
outsourcing
Which function of the management process requires a manager to establish goals and standards and to develop rules and procedures?
planning
________ functions involve assisting and advising line managers.
staff
