Under which type of authority does an HR manager decide to train employees on operating a newly installed machine?
Correct answer A. Functional
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- Coaching, Careers and Talent Management 193
- Training and Developing Employees 77
- Managers Role in Strategic HRM 65
- Performance Management and Appraisal 63
- Pay for Performance and Financial Incentives 50
- Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining 35
- Introduction to Human Resource Management 33
- Benefits and Services 24
- Job Analysis 21
- Ethics Justice and Fair Treatment 17
- Managing Global Human Resources 13
- Human Resource Planning and Recruiting 11
- Interviewing candidates 10
- Employee Testing and Selection 9
How is motivating employees classified among managerial roles?
Correct answer D. Interpersonal role
What is the first step in the e-selection process?
Correct answer C. Draw up a flow chart of the current assessment process
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Which of these falls within the scope of human resource management?
Correct answer D. Training and development
Which of the following is NOT an element of traditional job design?
Correct answer B. Employee number chart
What is the system of ranking jobs in a firm according to their characteristics, duties and responsibilities called?
Correct answer D. Job evaluation
What is the practice of cutting costs by passing parts of the work to an outside provider instead of doing it internally called?
Correct answer D. Outsourcing
Human resource management is the formal part of an organisation responsible for all of these aspects of managing people EXCEPT which one?
Correct answer A. Management of the organisation's finances
Which selection method has proved an especially good predictor of performance in jobs involving cognitively complex tasks?
Correct answer A. Intelligence tests
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Organisations use strategic management to address their challenges and opportunities. Which statement describes strategic management?
Correct answer C. Long-term focused and composed of organisational strategy, including formulation and implementation
What is the primary aim of the recruitment and selection process?
Correct answer D. To hire the best individuals at optimum cost
Which of these is a benefit of e-recruiting?
Correct answer C. It increases the effectiveness of recruitment by reaching larger numbers of qualified people
What is the process of deciding which positions the firm will need to fill called?
Correct answer D. Personnel planning
E-operations cover web-based initiatives that do what?
Correct answer B. Improve ways to address an identified set of customer needs
Which statement best describes the function of human resource planning?
Correct answer A. The process of ensuring that the people required to run the company are being used as effectively as possible, especially in fulfilling developmental needs, in order to accomplish the organisation's goals
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What is moving employees from one job to another in a planned way called?
Correct answer B. Job rotation
Which term best describes the degree to which interviews, tests and other selection procedures give comparable data over time and across alternative measures?
Correct answer C. Reliability
Which of these is NOT an advantage of using a private employment agency?
Correct answer B. Screening may not be as thorough
Which term best describes the individuals who have an interest in an organisation and are affected by it?
Correct answer B. Stakeholders
What is the last step in the e-selection process?
Correct answer D. Train the employees who will be responsible for administering the process