What is it called when a neutral third party helps negotiate an agreement?
Correct answer A. Mediation
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In a SWOT analysis, how are large inventories best classified?
Correct answer D. Potential Weaknesses
What is adding new product lines to a company called?
Correct answer C. Diversification
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How many types of diversification are there?
Correct answer D. 2
What are quantitative measures such as employee turnover and training hours called?
Correct answer D. Human resource metrics
Through which type of authority does a company’s HR department create an advisory relationship?
Correct answer A. Staff authority
What is redesigning a business process to achieve more efficient and effective results known as?
Correct answer C. Reengineering
Which HR unit assists top management with strategic plans?
Correct answer C. Corporate HR group
What does the term ‘job enlargement’ mean?
Correct answer A. Assigning additional activities for workers
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In which area do centres of expertise provide specialist assistance?
Correct answer A. Organisational change
What does the term ‘job enrichment’ mean?
Correct answer D. Redesigning jobs for workers
What is a manager who assists other managers with the HR functions of management called?
Correct answer A. Staff manager
The relationships section of a job description identifies which people you would deal with?
Correct answer D. All of the above
Which of the following activities does not involve communicating with employees?
Correct answer A. Compensating
What kind of job analysis technique is the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ)?
Correct answer A. Quantitative technique
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What type of manager is the head of the human resource department usually?
Correct answer B. Staff manager
A list of a job’s duties and responsibilities is part of which document?
Correct answer A. Job descriptions
Comparing employees’ actual performance with set standards is part of which management function?
Correct answer B. Controlling
What is the procedure for determining the duties of positions and the characteristics of the people to fill them called?
Correct answer B. Job analysis
Who can issue orders through the chain of command outside their own department?
Correct answer B. Line managers