Question 1

A(n)________ shows the proportion of employees in different job categories at different times.

Accepted Answer

A) invertible matrix 
B) transitional matrix 
C) definite matrix 
D) task role matrix 
E) orthogonal matrix 
A) invertible matrix 
B) transitional matrix 
C) definite matrix 
D) task role matrix 
E) orthogonal matrix B

Question 2

Which of the following is true about outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A) Outsourcing became a valid choice after certain methods of production and manufacturing became obsolete. 
B) Outsourcing is a logical choice when a firm simply does not have certain expertise and is not willing to invest time and effort into developing it. 
C) Technological advancements have slowed the momentum of outsourcing being done today. 
D) Statistical forecasting resulted in companies' transferring their operations and functions overseas. 
E) Companies shifted their operations overseas because customers were complaining about poor client services domestically. 
A) Outsourcing became a valid choice after certain methods of production and manufacturing became obsolete. 
B) Outsourcing is a logical choice when a firm simply does not have certain expertise and is not willing to invest time and effort into developing it. 
C) Technological advancements have slowed the momentum of outsourcing being done today. 
D) Statistical forecasting resulted in companies' transferring their operations and functions overseas. 
E) Companies shifted their operations overseas because customers were complaining about poor client services domestically. B

Question 3

Which of the following job categories saw the highest percentage of its employees leave the organization in 2013?

Accepted Answer

A) Sales apprentice 
B) Production manager 
C) Clerical 
D) Production assembler 
A) Sales apprentice 
B) Production manager 
C) Clerical 
D) Production assembler A

Question 4

Promote from-within policies make it clear to applicants that there are opportunities for advancement within the company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Referrals are people who apply for a vacancy without prompting from the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explain forecasting and the different types of forecasting methods.

Accepted Answer

Forecasting refers to the attempts to de

Question 7

What are private and public employment agencies? Explain the differences between the two types of agencies.

Accepted Answer

Public employment agencies are state gov

Question 8

Describe what occurs at the goal setting and strategic planning step of the human resource planning process.

Accepted Answer

In the goal setting step of human resour

Question 9

The purpose of setting specific quantitative goals is to focus attention on the problem and provide a benchmark for determining the relative success of any programs aimed at redressing a pending labor shortage or surplus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A reason that downsizing efforts often fail is that employees who survive the purges often become narrow-minded,self-absorbed,and risk averse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Research indicates that job applicants find companies with due process policies less attractive than companies with employment-at-will practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following actions is most likely to enable organizations to increase the impact that recruiters have on those they recruit?

Accepted Answer

A) Withholding the company's information 
B) Excluding personnel specialists 
C) Recruiting individually 
D) Providing highly positive,unrealistic descriptions of the job 
E) Providing timely feedback 
A) Withholding the company's information 
B) Excluding personnel specialists 
C) Recruiting individually 
D) Providing highly positive,unrealistic descriptions of the job 
E) Providing timely feedback

Question 13

How many of the total sales representatives employed in 2013 were promoted to the sales manager position in 2016?

Accepted Answer

A) 95 percent 
B) 9 percent 
C) 5 percent 
D) 86 percent 
E) 10 percent 
A) 95 percent 
B) 9 percent 
C) 5 percent 
D) 86 percent 
E) 10 percent

Question 14

When applicants' reactions to recruiters are examined,age and gender are the two traits that stand out the most.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the face of demographic pressures dealing with an aging workforce,many employers try to use ________ among their older workers through early retirement incentive programs.

Accepted Answer

A) paid leave 
B) job rotation 
C) work sharing 
D) voluntary attrition 
E) transfers 
A) paid leave 
B) job rotation 
C) work sharing 
D) voluntary attrition 
E) transfers

Question 16

When a state or federal government is unable to pass a budget,workers sometimes take a ________ as there is no money to pay the employees.

Accepted Answer

A) work-sharing culture 
B) demotion 
C) furlough 
D) layoff 
E) suspension 
A) work-sharing culture 
B) demotion 
C) furlough 
D) layoff 
E) suspension

Question 17

Describe outsourcing and offshoring,and provide examples.Why are they used? What are some of the problems with these efforts? When is it a good idea to use outsourcing or offshoring?

Accepted Answer

Outsourcing is an organization's use of

Question 18

Which of the following is true about transitional matrices?

Accepted Answer

A) Transitional matrices can be read across rows but cannot be read from top to bottom. 
B) Transitional matrices provide a comparison of the proportion of workers in protected subgroups with the proportion that each subgroup represents in the relevant labor market. 
C) Transitional matrices provide an objective measure of the effectiveness of an organization's human resource recruitment policy. 
D) Transitional matrices are extremely useful for charting historic trends in a company's supply of labor. 
E) Transitional matrices show the increase in productivity of employees over a period of time. 
A) Transitional matrices can be read across rows but cannot be read from top to bottom. 
B) Transitional matrices provide a comparison of the proportion of workers in protected subgroups with the proportion that each subgroup represents in the relevant labor market. 
C) Transitional matrices provide an objective measure of the effectiveness of an organization's human resource recruitment policy. 
D) Transitional matrices are extremely useful for charting historic trends in a company's supply of labor. 
E) Transitional matrices show the increase in productivity of employees over a period of time.

Question 19

From which of the following job categories was no employee promoted in 2016?

Accepted Answer

A) Sales representative 
B) Sales apprentice 
C) Production manager 
D) Clerical 
E) Production assembler 
A) Sales representative 
B) Sales apprentice 
C) Production manager 
D) Clerical 
E) Production assembler

Question 20

One way to recruit companies to a state is to offer tax incentives; another is to assure them that the workforce is prepared.When a state government confirms that an employer will be given the authority to terminate employment of an employee at any time without cause and gives the same assurance to the employees,those statutes are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) due process policies. 
B) employment-at-will policies. 
C) counter cyclical hiring policies. 
D) employee liability policies. 
E) affirmative action policies. 
A) due process policies. 
B) employment-at-will policies. 
C) counter cyclical hiring policies. 
D) employee liability policies. 
E) affirmative action policies.

A(n)________ shows the proportion of employees in different job categories at different times.

Which of the following is true about outsourcing?

Which of the following job categories saw the highest percentage of its employees leave the organization in 2013?

Promote from-within policies make it clear to applicants that there are opportunities for advancement within the company.

Referrals are people who apply for a vacancy without prompting from the organization.

Explain forecasting and the different types of forecasting methods.

What are private and public employment agencies? Explain the differences between the two types of agencies.

Describe what occurs at the goal setting and strategic planning step of the human resource planning process.

The purpose of setting specific quantitative goals is to focus attention on the problem and provide a benchmark for determining the relative success of any programs aimed at redressing a pending labor shortage or surplus.

A reason that downsizing efforts often fail is that employees who survive the purges often become narrow-minded,self-absorbed,and risk averse.

Research indicates that job applicants find companies with due process policies less attractive than companies with employment-at-will practices.

Which of the following actions is most likely to enable organizations to increase the impact that recruiters have on those they recruit?

How many of the total sales representatives employed in 2013 were promoted to the sales manager position in 2016?

When applicants' reactions to recruiters are examined,age and gender are the two traits that stand out the most.

In the face of demographic pressures dealing with an aging workforce,many employers try to use ________ among their older workers through early retirement incentive programs.

When a state or federal government is unable to pass a budget,workers sometimes take a ________ as there is no money to pay the employees.

Describe outsourcing and offshoring,and provide examples.Why are they used? What are some of the problems with these efforts? When is it a good idea to use outsourcing or offshoring?

Which of the following is true about transitional matrices?

From which of the following job categories was no employee promoted in 2016?

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Selection and Placement

Training

Performance Management

Employee Development

Employee Separation and Retention

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the Hrm Function

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Exam 5: Human Resource Planning and Recruitment

A(n)________ shows the proportion of employees in different job categories at different times.

Which of the following is true about outsourcing?

Which of the following job categories saw the highest percentage of its employees leave the organization in 2013?

Promote from-within policies make it clear to applicants that there are opportunities for advancement within the company.

Referrals are people who apply for a vacancy without prompting from the organization.

Explain forecasting and the different types of forecasting methods.

What are private and public employment agencies? Explain the differences between the two types of agencies.

Describe what occurs at the goal setting and strategic planning step of the human resource planning process.

The purpose of setting specific quantitative goals is to focus attention on the problem and provide a benchmark for determining the relative success of any programs aimed at redressing a pending labor shortage or surplus.

A reason that downsizing efforts often fail is that employees who survive the purges often become narrow-minded,self-absorbed,and risk averse.

Research indicates that job applicants find companies with due process policies less attractive than companies with employment-at-will practices.

Which of the following actions is most likely to enable organizations to increase the impact that recruiters have on those they recruit?

How many of the total sales representatives employed in 2013 were promoted to the sales manager position in 2016?

When applicants' reactions to recruiters are examined,age and gender are the two traits that stand out the most.

In the face of demographic pressures dealing with an aging workforce,many employers try to use ________ among their older workers through early retirement incentive programs.

When a state or federal government is unable to pass a budget,workers sometimes take a ________ as there is no money to pay the employees.

Describe outsourcing and offshoring,and provide examples.Why are they used? What are some of the problems with these efforts? When is it a good idea to use outsourcing or offshoring?

Which of the following is true about transitional matrices?

From which of the following job categories was no employee promoted in 2016?

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equal Employment Opportunity and Safety

The Analysis and Design of Work

Selection and Placement

Training

Performance Management

Employee Development

Employee Separation and Retention

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labor Relations

Managing Human Resources Globally

Strategically Managing the Hrm Function

Filters