Deck 11: HR and Organizational Concepts

Question 1

A practice used by different companies to reduce costs by transferring portions of work to outside provider rather than completing it internally is termed as:

A)Planning
B)Decentralization
C)Restructuring
D)Outsourcing

Answer 1

Outsourcing

Question 2

People within a group who initiate the work, give new ideas and also collect information about the task, are actually performing:

A)Information collector roles
B)Task oriented roles
C)Relationship oriented roles
D)Individual roles

Answer 2

Task oriented roles

Question 3

Organizations started emphasizing on making rules and regulations during:

A)Mechanistic period
B)Legalistic period
C)Catalytic period
D)Strategic period

Answer 3

Legalistic period

Question 4

Which of the following force makes an individual eligible to make decisions, give orders & directing work activities of others?

A)Power
B)Influence
C)Authority
D)Command

Question 5

SWOT Analysis is a tool for:

A)Determining the mission
B)Dividing missons into goals
C)Scanning the environment
D)Monitoring frequent performances

Question 6

What comes prior to environmental scanning of an organization?

A)Determining organizational mission
B)Monitoring the action plans
C)Developing budgets for plans
D)None of the given options

Question 7

What measure should be needed to ensure effective recruitment?

A)Keep pool of large size to get best out of it
B)Address personnel needs of applicants
C)Meet economies of scale for an organization
D)Clearly understand organizational goals

Question 8

The extent to which an employment selection test provides consistent results is known as:

A)Reliability
B)Dependability
C)Consistency
D)Trustworthiness

Question 9

Which of the following test can best evaluate the routine production activities of job that require coordination & physical strength?

A)Cognitive aptitude test
B)Job knowledge test
C)Vocational interest test
D)Psychomotor abilities test

Question 10

Background investigations and reference checks are considered to verify candidate's _____________

A)Age
B)Marital status
C)Credentials
D)Gender

Question 11

Non-Muslims are not allowed to enter the territory of Mekkah & Madina, due to this restriction, McDonalds made local hiring for its subsidiaries in these regions. Which hiring approach they have adopted in response to this limitation?

A)Parent-country national
B)Host-country national
C)Third-country national
D)Headquarter national

Question 12

HRM is said to be effective when ______________ is achieved.

A)Minimization of wastage
B)Cohesive work environment
C)Customer satisfaction
D)Large market share

Question 13

"Effectiveness" is represented by:

A)Doing things before time
B)Doing right things right
C)Doing things in minimum time
D)Doing things with minimum resources

Question 14

Which of the following defines the levels of authority to perform the assigned tasks?

A)Labour union
B)Competitor's threat
C)Organizational structure
D)Pressure group

Question 15

The actions of people at work place are studied under which of the following discipline?

A)Psychology
B)Organizational behaviour
C)Sociology
D)Anthropology

Question 16

Job specification is a statement that represents:

A)Required skills
B)Specific qualification
C)Personality traits
D)All of the given options

Question 17

Which of the following is served as criteria for declaring a particular job as worth-full?

A)Physical motion
B)Significance of task
C)Mental stress
D)Long working hours

Question 18

The thorough & detailed study regarding jobs within an organization is termed as:

A)Job analysis
B)Job description
C)Job specification
D)Job evaluation

Question 19

The three most important job-related attitudes are:

A)Job involvement, organizational commitment and job enrichment
B)Job satisfaction, job orientation and organizational commitment
C)Job satisfaction, job involvement and organizational commitment
D)Job satisfaction, job enlargement and organizational behaviour

Question 20

Which of the following term describes the unique combination of psychological traits that describes a person's behaviours?

A)Perception
B)Personality
C)Attitude
D)Ability

Question 21

Successful managers are:

A)Efficient & effective
B)Goal achievers
C)Strict to employees
D)Policy makers

Question 22

Which of the following is an online recruitment method engaged in by a single employer or group of employers to attract a large number of applicants?

A)Job fairs
B)Recent grads
C)Internship programs
D)Recruiting sites

Question 23

Which of the given statement reflects the Relationship between HRM & Management?

A)Both are same
B)Management is one aspect of HRM
C)HRM is one aspect of Management
D)No relationship exists