HRM MCQs with Answers – Human Resource Management – Page 14

Question 261 Training and Developing Employees

Managing tasks effectively falls under which type of competency?

Correct answer A. Personal competencies

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Question 262 HRM

Job identification is a component of which document?

Correct answer D. Job description

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Question 263 Training and Developing Employees

Which step belongs to the moving stage of Lewin’s change process?

Correct answer B. Consolidation of gains

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Question 264 HRM

What is an interview called when questions are not fixed in advance and the interviewer asks them according to the candidate’s responses?

Correct answer C. Unstructured interview

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Question 265 Training and Developing Employees

Self-designing organisations are an example of which type of OD intervention?

Correct answer D. Strategic intervention

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Question 266 HRM

What is it called when an interviewer prepares a set list of questions in advance and asks every candidate those questions?

Correct answer C. A structured interview

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Question 267 HRM

What is the general statement that guides HR managers’ decisions on the various HR functions and activities called?

Correct answer B. HR policy

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Question 268 Training and Developing Employees

What is identifying and analysing the specific skills needed for a particular job called?

Correct answer C. Task analysis

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Question 269 HRM

By what other name is the Integrated System Model known?

Correct answer C. Harvard Model

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Question 270 Training and Developing Employees

In Lewin’s organisational change process, creating a sense of urgency belongs to which stage?

Correct answer C. Unfreezing stage

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Question 271 HRM

Which functions and their interrelationships does the Michigan Model emphasise?

Correct answer C. Selection, appraisal, rewards and human resource development

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Question 272 HRM

What is a broad, general, written statement about a specific job, based on the findings of job analysis, called?

Correct answer C. Job description

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Question 273 Training and Developing Employees

What does organisational development involve?

Correct answer D. All of the above

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Question 274 HRM

Which of these is an environmental factor affecting job design?

Correct answer D. Employee availability and abilities

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Question 275 Training and Developing Employees

An organisational confrontation meeting is an example of which type of OD intervention?

Correct answer C. Human process intervention

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Question 276 HRM

According to the Job Characteristics Model as presented here, which core dimension leads to low absenteeism and turnover?

Correct answer A. Feedback

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Question 277 HRM

According to the Job Characteristics Model as presented here, which core dimension leads to high job satisfaction?

Correct answer A. Autonomy

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Question 278 Training and Developing Employees

Which technique uses formal methods, such as control groups, to test the effectiveness of a training programme?

Correct answer A. Controlled experimentation

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Question 279 HRM

The Job Characteristics Model is one of the most influential attempts to do what?

Correct answer A. Design jobs with increased motivational properties

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Question 280 Training and Developing Employees

At which stage do leaders set up task forces to diagnose problems and build a shared understanding?

Correct answer B. Unfreezing stage

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