TRUE AND FALSE
1. Promotions, demotions, transfers and lay-offs all involve decisions that are
considered to be internal staffing decisions. T
2. Generally speaking, reorganisation has a narrow effect on staffing
considerations. F
3. Implementation of an early retirement programme is one way to speed up
attrition. T
4. The closed promotion system places the responsibility for identifying
candidates for promotions up to the supervisor of the job opening. T
5. Promotions among managerial positions are almost always accomplished
through the use of open promotion systems. F
6. Past work performance is always a valid indicator of future performance on a
new promotions job assignment. F
7. "Unofficial" promotion criteria such as friendship and social factors still
influence and sometimes dominate promotion decisions. T
8. A typical reason for demoting someone is if the person was promoted and
was unsuccessful in the new position. T
9. Transfers involve upward movement from one job to another. F
10. Julio started working for Megastore in the Garden Department about six
months ago. His new boss does not like him and they do not get along.
Giving Julio a job transfer is a good way to save him as an employee. T
11. Lay-offs can be avoided by allowing employees to draw a full retirement
benefit at an earlier date. T
12. The term contingency work force is used to describe a staffing strategy to
operate with a core of permanent employees and add temporary workers
only when needed. T
13. Job satisfaction and age are positively correlated, that is, older employees
are the most likely to have high levels of job satisfaction. T
14. The definition of a plateaued employee is an employee whose movement up
the organisational ladder has stopped, either temporarily or permanently. T
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1. Promotions, demotions, transfers and lay-offs all involve decisions that are
considered to be internal staffing decisions. T
2. Generally speaking, reorganisation has a narrow effect on staffing
considerations. F
3. Implementation of an early retirement programme is one way to speed up
attrition. T
4. The closed promotion system places the responsibility for identifying
candidates for promotions up to the supervisor of the job opening. T
5. Promotions among managerial positions are almost always accomplished
through the use of open promotion systems. F
6. Past work performance is always a valid indicator of future performance on a
new promotions job assignment. F
7. "Unofficial" promotion criteria such as friendship and social factors still
influence and sometimes dominate promotion decisions. T
8. A typical reason for demoting someone is if the person was promoted and
was unsuccessful in the new position. T
9. Transfers involve upward movement from one job to another. F
10. Julio started working for Megastore in the Garden Department about six
months ago. His new boss does not like him and they do not get along.
Giving Julio a job transfer is a good way to save him as an employee. T
11. Lay-offs can be avoided by allowing employees to draw a full retirement
benefit at an earlier date. T
12. The term contingency work force is used to describe a staffing strategy to
operate with a core of permanent employees and add temporary workers
only when needed. T
13. Job satisfaction and age are positively correlated, that is, older employees
are the most likely to have high levels of job satisfaction. T
14. The definition of a plateaued employee is an employee whose movement up
the organisational ladder has stopped, either temporarily or permanently. T
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