Chapter 12: Managing HRRevision exercises….Kamal AL MASRI

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True or false questions (1/6) ( ) Work councils are groups of nominated or elected employees who must be consulted when management makes decisions.

( ) Board representatives are employees who sit on a company’s board of directors and represent the interests of the firm’s employees.

() Work councils are employees who sit on a company’s board of directors and represent the interests of the firm’s employees.

( ) People-oriented HR creates superior shareholder value.

( ) Treating employees as partners help achieving competitive success.

( ) High performance work practices lead to both high individual and high organizational performance.

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True or false questions (2/6) ( ) Realistic Job Preview (RJP) is a preview of a job that

provides both positive and negative information about the job and the company.

( ) Realistic Job Preview (RJP) is a preview of a job that provides only positive information about the job and the company.

() Employee Orientation refers to introducing a new employee to his or her job and the organization.

() Employee recruitment refers to introducing a new employee to his or her job and the organization.

( ) Research indicates that applicants who receive an RJP will be more performing.

() The first step in the HRM process is selecting employees followed by recruiting.

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True or false questions (3/6) () Job specification is a written

statement that describes a job. ( ) Job description is a written

statement that describes a job. ( ) Job specification is a written

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

( ) Recruitment means locating, identifying, and attracting capable applicants

( ) Decruitment means reducing an organization’s workforce.

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( ) Application Forms, as selection tools, are most useful for gathering information.

( ) Performance-Simulation Tests can be used for selecting employees.

( ) Interviews, as selection tools, cannot be useful for managerial positions.

( ) Training can prevent or significantly reduce maintenance and human errors.

( ) Managers are responsible for deciding what type of training employees need, when they need it, and what form that training should take.

True or false questions (4/5)

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( ) Employees Turnover means that employees work at different jobs in a particular area, getting exposure to a variety of tasks.

( ) E-learning is considered to be a tradition training method.

( ) E-learning is an Internet-based learning where employees participate in multimedia simulations or other interactive modules.

( ) Job rotation is considered as a method of training.

( ) By Job rotation we mean that employees work at different jobs in a particular area, getting exposure to a variety of tasks.

True or false questions (5/6)

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( ) A performance management system establishes performance standards that are used to evaluate employee performance.

( ) In HRM, Downsizing refers to the planned elimination of jobs in an organization.

( ) In MBO employees are evaluated on how well they accomplish specific goals.

( ) 360-Degree Appraisal is a performance appraisal method that utilizes feedback from supervisors, employees, and coworkers.

( ) In “Critical Incident” an evaluator focuses on critical behaviors that separate effective and ineffective performance.

True or false questions (6/6)

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Organizations that represent workers and seek to protect their interests through collective bargaining.

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

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

None of the above.

A “Labor unions” refers to:

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

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

Locating, identifying, and attracting capable applicants.

None of the above.

Job analysis refers to:

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Decentralized decision makingExtensive employee involvement

Giving employees more control over decision making

Increasing employee access to information

All of the above

High Performance Work Practices include:

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Extensive employee involvementGiving employees more control over decision makingIncreasing employee access to informationCentralized decision making

High Performance Work Practices include the following except one:

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The economy.Employee labor unions.Governmental laws and regulations.All of the above.

The factors that most directly influence the HRM process include:

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Application FormsWritten Tests and Physical ExaminationsPerformance-Simulation TestsInterviewsAll of the above.

Selection tootls include:

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Explain what is a “Labor union ”.

Discuss the importance of employee training.

List some tradition training methods.

Discuss what determines pay and benefits of employees.

Short questions: