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Management 101: HRM

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 28 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Screening job applicants to ensure that the most appropriate candidates are hired






2. Any unwanted action or activity of a sexual nature that explicitly or implicitly affects an individual's employment - performance - or work environment






3. An assessment that defines jobs and the behaviors necessary to perform them






4. 1. Human resource planning; 2. Recruitment/Decruitment; 3. Selection; 4. Orientation; 5. Training; 6. Performance management; 7. Compensation and benefits; 8. Career management






5. A pay system in which an individual's compensation is contingent on performance






6. Work practices that lead to both high individual and high organizational performance






7. A preview of a job that provides both positive and negative information about the job and the company






8. Establishes performance standards that are used to evaluate employee performance






9. An organization that represents workers and seeks to protect their interests through collective bargaining






10. Firing; Layoffs; Attrition; Transfers; Reduced workweeks; Early retirements; Job sharing






11. A pay system that rewards employees for the job skills they can demonstrate






12. A written statement that describes a job






13. Written essay; Critical incident; Graphic rating scale; BARS (Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale); Multiperson comparison; MBO; 360-degree appraisal






14. A written statement of the minimum qualifications that a person must possess to perform a given job successfully






15. A method of planning to ensure that the organization has the right number and kinds of capable people in the right places and at the right times






16. CD-ROM/DVD/videotapes/audiotapes/podcasts; Videoconferencing/teleconferencing/satellite TV; E-learning






17. Employees who sit on a company's board of directors and represent the interests of the firm's employees






18. Application form; Written tests; Performance-simulation tests; Interviews; Background investigations; Physical examinations






19. Reducing an organization's workforce






20. Organizational programs that enhance the status of members of protected groups






21. Internet; Employee referrals; Company web site; College recruiting; Professional recruiting organizations






22. On-the-job; Job rotation; Mentoring and coaching; Experiential exercises; Workbooks/manuals; Classroom lectures






23. Benefits that accommodate employees' needs for work-life balance






24. Introducing a new employee to his or her job and the organization






25. The planned elimination of jobs in an organization






26. General; Specific






27. Groups of nominated or elected employees who must be consulted when management makes decisions involving personnel






28. Locating - identifying - and attracting capable applicants