Exam 12: Managing Human Resourcess

In a__________,an organisation outlines the skills,knowledge,education and physical abilities needed to adequately perform a given job.

The __________ is used to collect information about the applicant's education,previous job experience and other background characteristics.

Performance appraisal refers to any effort at placing the right people in the right jobs,making the best use of employee talent and skills,and developing human capital for the future.

Each of the following is considered an element of the new social contract,except:

On-the-job training refers to any type of instruction in which an experienced employee 'adopts' a new employee to teach him or her how to perform job duties.

With the ________________ (two words),the organisation and the individual attempt to match the needs,interests and values that they offer each other.

When a supervisor undertakes efforts to observe,analyse and provide feedback to employees concerning their work efforts,then they are said to be undertaking a ________________ (two words).

Define what is meant by strategic human resource management.How does it differ from traditional human resource management?

The process of determining the skills,abilities and other attributes a person needs to perform a particular job is known as the selection process.

What are the three primary goals of human resource management (HRM)?

An __________________ (two words)is used to select individuals with high managerial potential by using simulations to test their skill.

Employment tests present a series of managerial situations to groups of applicants over,say,a two- or three-day period.

A team made up of members who are geographically dispersed,rarely meet face-to-face,and do their work using advanced information technologies is known as:

A process that uses multiple raters,including self-rating,to appraise employee performance and guide development is generally known as:

A concise summary of the specific task and responsibility of a particular job is known as a job specification.

_______________________ ( two words)is an informal style of learning that is achieved from observing others by using social media tools.

An exit interview is conducted with departing employees to determine the reasons for their termination.

The position that an organisation establishes in a competitive labour market for skilled people is known as its ___________________ (two words).

Sydney Sauna Corporation (SSC)has a relatively high turnover rate among its new employees.Recently,the human resource department conducted a series of interviews with employees who were choosing to leave SSC after a short period of time.It was concluded that unmet expectations were the primary reason these people were leaving so soon.SSC can begin to solve this problem by emphasising:

Which of these is a listing of job duties and desirable qualifications for a particular job?