MGMT 4322 Chapters 1-5
Wrong magnitude refers to situations where the
Rewards are too low or too high
Affirmative action plans often include ________.
recruiting in media frequently accessed by underrepresented demographic groups
Types of jobs that may be designed by organizations include all of the following except
traditional, flexible, idiotrins ALL OF THE ABOVE
The reliability of a measure places a(n) _______ limit on the possible validity of a measure.
upper
Advantages of using task questionnaires for job analysis include all of the following except
1 & 2, Standardized in content and format Economical to administer and score
Which of the following recruitment decisions may lead to unintentional discrimination
1, 2, and 3
Common types of reliability include the following except
1, 2, and3
Obtaining criterion data at the same time as test scores is the technique used in
Concurrent validation
All of the following are true about content validation except
Uses criterion measures
An observable competence for working with or applying knowledge to perform a particular task or closely related set of tasks is
a skill
A competency model is
A combination of the several competencies deemed necessary for a particular job
In the case of a human rights complaint the employer will be in a stronger position if
A thorough, systematic and unbiased job analysis process has been followed
Strategic staffing decisions include all of the following except
All of the above
A targeted message
Appeals to a particular audience as different audiences may be looking for different rewards
RJPs
Are more effective in reducing post hire turnover if given just before or just after hiring
The primary purpose of a staffing requisition is
Authorization by top management
Which of the following are true regarding the advantages of using a job analyst
Brings expertise and neutrality to the task
Staffing systems should be used primarily to
Contribute to organization survival, profitability and growth
The calculation that provides precise information on the extent of the relationship between two sets of scores is the
Correlation coefficient
The extent to which high test scores correlate with high job performance ratings is an example of
Criteria-Related validity
Acquisition activities involve all of the following except
Deploying staff for maximum usefulness for the organization
Which of the following is not a key strategic reason for doing competency modeling
Develop independent thought and action among leaders
Standardization is a means of controlling _________ factors and ensuring scores are a reflection of the ________ measured.
Extraneous, attribute
Targeted recruitment involves
Identifying segments of the market where desired candidates are likely to be
Core staffing activities include all of the following except
Job analysis
Part of the matching process is to match ________ to __________ .
Job rewards, individual motivation
KSAOs are
Knowledge, skills, abilities, other characteristics
When staffing considerations serve as key inputs to organization strategy development the firm is following a
Lead system
Choosing an acceptable vs. exceptional workforce strategy will likely result in a workforce that is
Less expensive
Retention systems seek to ________ the ________ flow of employees out of the organization
Manage, inevitable
If current demographic trends continue characteristics of the labour force will include all of the following except
More younger workers
The government's online tool for collecting standardized job analysis information that pertains to a large number of occupations is called _______.
O*NET
The ______________ seeks to align characteristics of individuals and jobs in ways that will result in desired HR outcomes.
Person/job match
In staffing, the goal is to use data relating to factors that result in successful job performance to predict which of the candidates has the greatest likelihood of success. This reflects the goal of science to
Predict
Which of the following is true about applicant reactions
Recruiters influence these reactions but have less effect than job characteristics
The recruitment sources most associated with increased employee satisfaction, performance, and retention are
Referrals, job postings and rehiring former employees
To develop a true understanding of how well a candidate scored relative to the mean a calculation is done to reflect the variability in scores around the mean. This is called the
Standard deviation
A realistic job preview is a system for recruiting that tells applicants_____.
about the good and bad parts of a job
Which of the following are considered important components of a legally defensible selection system?
all of the above
Most evidence suggests that new hires acquired through employee referrals are usually not _____?
as likely to turnover as those recruited through other means
The ___________ is composed of workers who are developed extensively within the organization and are used on an ongoing basis.
core workforce
Equal employment opportunity practices that are exclusively directed at treating all candidates the same, regardless of demography, are often described as _________.
facially neutral
The principle of employment-at-will indicates that, in the absence of any contract language to the contrary, an employer may terminate employment _________.
for any (non-discriminatory) reason
An ___________ staffing philosophy would have the advantage of ___________.
internal
Feedback, autonomy and skill variety are examples of
intrinsic rewards
The process of studying jobs in order to gather, analyze, synthesize, and report information about job requirements is termed
job analysis
Person/organization match involves _________.
matching people to organization values
Measures are methods or techniques for describing and assessing attributes of objects. In staffing, the objects of interest are
people
A _______ is a formal document that details the process to be followed to attract applicants to a job.
recruitment guide
When labour demand exceeds supply a suitable response by an organization to address a labour shortage would be to
recruitment of immigrants
In selection discrimination cases, when a comparison is made between percentages of demographic groups in job categories relative to their availability in the population, this is an analysis of __________.
stock statistics
HR and staffing strategy primarily involves consideration of ______________.
the mission, goals and objectives of the organization