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Strategic lStaffing l5e lJean lM. lPhillips
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Chapter l1-13
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Chapter l1 l
1. An lorganization's lcompetitive ladvantage lis l________. l
a. not lsomething lthat lcan lbe linfluenced lby lstaffing l
b. the lnumber lof lemployees lit lhires lin la lyear l
c. the lannual lemployee lturnover lrate l
d. what lit lcan ldo ldifferently lfrom lits lcompetitors l
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ANSWER: ld l REF: lp. l2 l TOP: lIntroduction l
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2. Staffing lcan lbe lconsidered la lcornerstone lof lhuman lresource lmanagement lbecause lit l
________. l
a. takes lthe llargest lpart lof lthe lhuman lresource lbudget l
b. determines lthe lworkforce lavailable lto lthe lcompany l
c. takes lthe lmost ltime lof lany lhuman lresource lmanagement lfunction l
d. is lthe lonly lfunction lperformed lby lhuman lresources l l
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ANSWER: lb l REF: lp. l3 l TOP: lIntroduction l l
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3. Strategically levaluating lthe lcompany's lcurrent llines lof lbusiness, lnew lbusinesses lit lwill
lbe lgetting linto, lbusinesses lit lwill lbe lleaving, land lthe lgaps lbetween lthe lcurrent lskills lin
lthe lorganization land lthe lskills lit lwill lneed lto lexecute lits lbusiness lstrategy lis l________. la.
lworkforce lplanning l
b. sourcing l
c. recruiting l
d. succession lplanning l
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ANSWER: la l REF: lp. l9 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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4. Which lof lthe lfollowing lis lthe lfirst lof lthe lseven lcomponents lof lstrategic lstaffing? l
a. sourcing l
b. selecting l
c. workforce lplanning l
d. deploying l
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ANSWER: lc l REF: lp. l9 l TOP: l lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
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5. If la lstaffing lspecialist levaluates lthe lexternal llabor lmarket lto ldetermine lhow
lchallenging lit lwill lbe lto lhire lthe ltalent lher lemployer lneeds lover lthe lnext lfew lyears,
lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lis lbeing ldone? la. lplanning l
b. acquiring l
c. sourcing l
d. performance lmanagement l
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ANSWER: la l
l REF: lp. l10 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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6. When la lfirm ldetermines lthat lit lwill lneed lto lhire l50 lcustomer lservice lrepresentatives
lwithin lthe lnext lthree lmonths, lit lhas lengaged lin l________. la. lattracting l
b. placement l
c. workforce lplanning l
d. competency lmodeling l
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ANSWER: lc l REF: lp. l10 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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7. All lorganizational lpractices land ldecisions lthat laffect leither lthe lnumber lor ltypes lof
lindividuals lwilling lto lapply lfor land laccept ljob loffers lis l________. la. lnegotiating l
b. recruiting l
c. performance lmanagement l
d. human lresource lmanagement l
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ANSWER: lb l REF: lp. l11 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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8. Locating lqualified lindividuals land llabor lmarkets lfrom lwhich lto lrecruit lis l________. la.
lrecruiting l
b. staffing l
c. deployment l
d. sourcing l
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ANSWER: ld l REF: lp. l10 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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9. The lprimary lgoal lof l________ lis lto lget lthe lright lpeople linterested lin lworking lfor lan
lorganization lor lin la lspecific ljob, lthen lpersuade lthem lto lapply land lultimately laccept la
ljob loffer lif lone lis lextended. la. lsourcing l
b. recruiting l
c. employer lbranding l
d. selecting l
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ANSWER: lb l REF: lp. l11 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
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10. When la lcompany lcreates lan ladvertising lcampaign labout lwhat la lgreat lemployer lit lis, lit
lhas lengaged lin l________. la. lsourcing l
b. competency lmodeling l
c. employer lbranding l
d. redeployment l
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ANSWER: lc l REF: lp. l11 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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11. Interviewing ljob lcandidates lto lassess ltheir lfit lwith lthe ljob land lorganization lis lpart lof
l________. l
a. attracting l
b. selecting l
c. deploying l
d. employee lprofiling l
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ANSWER: lb l REF: lp. l11 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
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, 12. When la lsupervisor lassigns la lnew lemployee lto la lnew lproject lteam, lthe lmanager lhas
lengaged lin l________. l
a. deployment l
b. placement l
c. workforce lplanning l
d. competency lmodeling l
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ANSWER: la l REF: lp. l12 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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13. When la lsupervisor lintroduces la lnew lhire lto lher lnew lcolleagues land lother limportant
lpeople lin lthe lorganization, lhe lis lengaging lin l________. la. ldeployment l
b. recruiting l
c. socialization l
d. career lplanning l
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ANSWER: lc l REF: lp. l13 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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14. Deployment linvolves l________. l
a. assigning ltalent lto lappropriate ljobs land lroles lin lthe lorganization l
b. negotiating lan lemployment lcontract l
c. getting lnew lhires lup lto lspeed land lproductive lon ltheir ljob l
d. getting la ljob lrequisition lapproved l
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ANSWER: la l REF: lp. l12 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
15. If la lcompany's lemployees lhave ltalents lthat lwould lbe luseful lto lthe lorganization land
lthe lcompany lis lnot ltaking ladvantage lof lthese ltalents, lit lis lnot lbeing lefficient lin lthe
lactivity lof l________ ltalent. la. lacquiring l
b. deploying l
c. sourcing l
d. recruiting l
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ANSWER: lb l REF: lp. l12 l TOP: l lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
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16. Putting ltogether lan lattractive ljob loffer land lnegotiating lwith lthe lcandidate lthe
lcompany lwants lto lhire lis lpart lof l________. la. lonboarding l
b. attracting l
c. recruiting l
d. acquiring l
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ANSWER: ld l REF: lp. l12 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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17. Strategic lstaffing lis la(n) l_________ lprocess. l
a. simple l
b. unethical l
c. matchmaking l
d. illegal l
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ANSWER: lc l REF: lp. l13 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
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18. __________ lrelate lto lthe lhiring lprocess litself. l
a. Process lgoals l
b. Outcome lgoals l
TesT Bank For
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Strategic lStaffing l5e lJean lM. lPhillips
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Chapter l1-13
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Chapter l1 l
1. An lorganization's lcompetitive ladvantage lis l________. l
a. not lsomething lthat lcan lbe linfluenced lby lstaffing l
b. the lnumber lof lemployees lit lhires lin la lyear l
c. the lannual lemployee lturnover lrate l
d. what lit lcan ldo ldifferently lfrom lits lcompetitors l
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ANSWER: ld l REF: lp. l2 l TOP: lIntroduction l
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2. Staffing lcan lbe lconsidered la lcornerstone lof lhuman lresource lmanagement lbecause lit l
________. l
a. takes lthe llargest lpart lof lthe lhuman lresource lbudget l
b. determines lthe lworkforce lavailable lto lthe lcompany l
c. takes lthe lmost ltime lof lany lhuman lresource lmanagement lfunction l
d. is lthe lonly lfunction lperformed lby lhuman lresources l l
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ANSWER: lb l REF: lp. l3 l TOP: lIntroduction l l
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3. Strategically levaluating lthe lcompany's lcurrent llines lof lbusiness, lnew lbusinesses lit lwill
lbe lgetting linto, lbusinesses lit lwill lbe lleaving, land lthe lgaps lbetween lthe lcurrent lskills lin
lthe lorganization land lthe lskills lit lwill lneed lto lexecute lits lbusiness lstrategy lis l________. la.
lworkforce lplanning l
b. sourcing l
c. recruiting l
d. succession lplanning l
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ANSWER: la l REF: lp. l9 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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4. Which lof lthe lfollowing lis lthe lfirst lof lthe lseven lcomponents lof lstrategic lstaffing? l
a. sourcing l
b. selecting l
c. workforce lplanning l
d. deploying l
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ANSWER: lc l REF: lp. l9 l TOP: l lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
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5. If la lstaffing lspecialist levaluates lthe lexternal llabor lmarket lto ldetermine lhow
lchallenging lit lwill lbe lto lhire lthe ltalent lher lemployer lneeds lover lthe lnext lfew lyears,
lwhich lof lthe lfollowing lis lbeing ldone? la. lplanning l
b. acquiring l
c. sourcing l
d. performance lmanagement l
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ANSWER: la l
l REF: lp. l10 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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6. When la lfirm ldetermines lthat lit lwill lneed lto lhire l50 lcustomer lservice lrepresentatives
lwithin lthe lnext lthree lmonths, lit lhas lengaged lin l________. la. lattracting l
b. placement l
c. workforce lplanning l
d. competency lmodeling l
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ANSWER: lc l REF: lp. l10 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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7. All lorganizational lpractices land ldecisions lthat laffect leither lthe lnumber lor ltypes lof
lindividuals lwilling lto lapply lfor land laccept ljob loffers lis l________. la. lnegotiating l
b. recruiting l
c. performance lmanagement l
d. human lresource lmanagement l
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ANSWER: lb l REF: lp. l11 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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8. Locating lqualified lindividuals land llabor lmarkets lfrom lwhich lto lrecruit lis l________. la.
lrecruiting l
b. staffing l
c. deployment l
d. sourcing l
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ANSWER: ld l REF: lp. l10 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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9. The lprimary lgoal lof l________ lis lto lget lthe lright lpeople linterested lin lworking lfor lan
lorganization lor lin la lspecific ljob, lthen lpersuade lthem lto lapply land lultimately laccept la
ljob loffer lif lone lis lextended. la. lsourcing l
b. recruiting l
c. employer lbranding l
d. selecting l
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ANSWER: lb l REF: lp. l11 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
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10. When la lcompany lcreates lan ladvertising lcampaign labout lwhat la lgreat lemployer lit lis, lit
lhas lengaged lin l________. la. lsourcing l
b. competency lmodeling l
c. employer lbranding l
d. redeployment l
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ANSWER: lc l REF: lp. l11 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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11. Interviewing ljob lcandidates lto lassess ltheir lfit lwith lthe ljob land lorganization lis lpart lof
l________. l
a. attracting l
b. selecting l
c. deploying l
d. employee lprofiling l
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ANSWER: lb l REF: lp. l11 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
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, 12. When la lsupervisor lassigns la lnew lemployee lto la lnew lproject lteam, lthe lmanager lhas
lengaged lin l________. l
a. deployment l
b. placement l
c. workforce lplanning l
d. competency lmodeling l
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ANSWER: la l REF: lp. l12 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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13. When la lsupervisor lintroduces la lnew lhire lto lher lnew lcolleagues land lother limportant
lpeople lin lthe lorganization, lhe lis lengaging lin l________. la. ldeployment l
b. recruiting l
c. socialization l
d. career lplanning l
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ANSWER: lc l REF: lp. l13 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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14. Deployment linvolves l________. l
a. assigning ltalent lto lappropriate ljobs land lroles lin lthe lorganization l
b. negotiating lan lemployment lcontract l
c. getting lnew lhires lup lto lspeed land lproductive lon ltheir ljob l
d. getting la ljob lrequisition lapproved l
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ANSWER: la l REF: lp. l12 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
15. If la lcompany's lemployees lhave ltalents lthat lwould lbe luseful lto lthe lorganization land
lthe lcompany lis lnot ltaking ladvantage lof lthese ltalents, lit lis lnot lbeing lefficient lin lthe
lactivity lof l________ ltalent. la. lacquiring l
b. deploying l
c. sourcing l
d. recruiting l
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ANSWER: lb l REF: lp. l12 l TOP: l lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
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16. Putting ltogether lan lattractive ljob loffer land lnegotiating lwith lthe lcandidate lthe
lcompany lwants lto lhire lis lpart lof l________. la. lonboarding l
b. attracting l
c. recruiting l
d. acquiring l
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ANSWER: ld l REF: lp. l12 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l l
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17. Strategic lstaffing lis la(n) l_________ lprocess. l
a. simple l
b. unethical l
c. matchmaking l
d. illegal l
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ANSWER: lc l REF: lp. l13 l TOP: lThe lComponents lof lStrategic lStaffing l
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18. __________ lrelate lto lthe lhiring lprocess litself. l
a. Process lgoals l
b. Outcome lgoals l