Assignment title: Information
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1. Human resource management is _____.
a. the concepts and techniques used to control people at work
b. the process of organizing work activities
c. the process of identifying countries with cheaper labor costs and relocating
d. the process of acquiring, training, appraising, and compensating
jobs to those countries
employees, and attending to their labor relations, health and safety, and
fairness concerns
e. all of the above
2. Jason Jackson takes on various projects as an independent contractor. He
works on several projects for a variety of companies. When a project is
complete, he moves on to another project, often with a different company.
Jason is a type of _____.
a. contingent worker
b. collateral worker
c. manager
d. consultant
e. none of the above
3. What term refers to the knowledge, education, training, skills, and expertise of
a firm's workers?
a. human resources
b. human capital
c. intangible assets
d. knowledge assets
e. intellectual property
4. The _____ measures the rate at which employees leave the company.
a. turnover costs
b. turnover rate
c. time to fill
d. cost per hire
e. absence rate
5. Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on all of
the following characteristics except _____.
a. race
b. sexual orientation
c. color
d. religion
e. national origin
6. Which of the following factors is not an acceptable basis for different pay for
equal work under the Equal Pay Act of 1963?
a. gender
b. seniority system
c. merit pay system
d. quality of production
e. all are unacceptable factors
7. All of the following are ways an employee can prove sexual harassment
except _____.
a. quid pro quo
b. hostile environment created by supervisors
c. hostile environment created by co-workers
d. hostile environment created by nonemployees
e. all are ways an employee can prove sexual harassment
8. The information resulting from job analysis is used for writing _____.
a. job descriptions
b. work activities
c. work aids
d. job context
e. performance standards
9. Which of the following types of information can be collected via a job
analysis?
a. work activities
b. human behaviors
c. performance standards
d. job context
e. all of the above
10. Information regarding job demands such as lifting weights or walking long
distances is included in the information about _____ an HR specialist may
collect during a job analysis.
a. work activities
b. human behaviors
c. machines, tools, equipment, and work aids
d. performance standards
e. job context
11. Which of the following methods is used to gather job analysis data?
a. interviews
b. questionnaires
c. observation
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
12. Which of the following is not an advantage of using interviews to collect job
analysis data?
a. it is simple to use
b. some information may be exaggerated or minimized
c. it is quick to collect information
d. it can identify uncommon, but important activities
e. it can be used to explain need for job analysis
13. When a worker changes what he or she would normally do because they are
being watched, _____ has occurred.
a. proactivity
b. reactivity
c. cycling
d. diverting
e. none of the above
14. What type of information is contained in the job identification section of a job
description?
a. job title
b. job summary
c. relationships statement
d. major functions or activities
e. all of the above
15. Under the _____, the individual must have the requisite skills, educational
background, and experience to perform the job's essential functions.
a. SOC
b. DOL
c. ADA
d. FCC
e. SIC
16. The job specification takes the job description and answers the question,
_____?
a. What human traits and experience are required to do this job well
b. When will the supervisor be completely satisfied with a worker's work
c. What are the four main activities making up this job
d. How many other employees are available to perform job functions
e. What are the performance standards for the job
17. _____ means assigning workers additional same-level activities, thus
increasing the number of activities they perform.
a. Job rotation
b. Job enrichment
c. Job assignment
d. Job enlargement
e. Job adjustment
18. _____ means systematically moving workers from one job to another.
a. Job rotation
b. Job enrichment
c. Job assignment
d. Job enlargement
e. Job adjustment
19. ______ means redesigning jobs in a way that increases the opportunities for
the worker to experience feelings of responsibility, achievement, growth, and
recognition.
a. Job rotation
b. Job enrichment
c. Job assignment
d. Job enlargement
e. Job adjustment
20. _____ refers to broadening the responsibilities of the company's jobs, and
encouraging employees not to limit themselves to what's on their job
descriptions.
a. Job rotation
b. Job enrichment
c. Job assignment
d. Job enlargement
e. Dejobbing
21. The fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to
achieve dramatic improvements in performance is called _____.
a. job redesign
b. reengineering
c. process engineering
d. job enlargement
e. outsourcing
22. Jane must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next six months.
What activity is Jane working on?
a. Recruitment
b. Selection
c. Personnel planning
d. Interviewing
e. None of the above
23. When a company decides on how to fill top executive positions, the process is
called _____.
a. employment planning
b. succession planning
c. selection
d. interviewing
e. testing
24. Trend analysis is limited in its usefulness, because _____.
a. it considers time but not other changes such as productivity
b. it considers too many possible influences
c. it only provides an initial estimate
d. it assumes constant increases in productivity
e. all of the above