Choice Question
1) What basic function of management includes establishing goals and
standards, developing rules and procedure, and forecasting?
A. Planning
B. Organizing (giving specific task assignments to subordinates)
C. Motivating
D. Leading - correct answer A
2) ___ are authorized to direct the work of subordinates.
A. Line managers
B. Staff managers
C. Leaders
D. Advisory board members - correct answer A
3) ____ set guidelines regarding how the company writes its recruiting ads, what
question its job interviews ask. And how it select candidates for training
programs or evaluates its managers
A. Equal employment laws
B. Occupational safety and health laws
C. Labor Laws
D. Advertising regulations - correct answer A
4) All of the following are examples of human resource job duties except
A. Recruiter
B. Equal employment opportunity coordinator
C. Financial advisor
D. Compensation manager - correct answer C
,5) Which of the following types of information can be collected via a job analysis?
A. Work activities
B. Human behaviors
C. Performance standards
D. All of the above - correct answer A
6) Which term refers to a written statement that describes the activities and
responsibilities of the job?
A. Job specification
B. Job analysis
C. Job report
D. Job description - correct answer D
7) _____ means systematically moving workers from one job to another.
A. Job rotation
B. Job enrichment
C. Job assignment
D. Job enlargement - correct answer A
8) Traditional job analysis focuses on _____
A. What is accomplished
B. How work is accomplished
C. When work is accomplished
D. Who accomplishes the work - correct answer A
9) Jane must decide what positions the firm should fill in the next six months.
What activity is Jane working on?
A. Recruitment
B. Selection
C. Personnel planning
, D. Interviewing - correct answer C
10) Which method listed below has the highest level of validity for predicting job
performance?
A. Work sample tests
B. Biographical data
C. Grade point average
D. SAT scores - correct answer A
11) The effectiveness of advertising for recruiting qualified applicants depends
upon
A. Complementary recruiting methods
B. Graphical appeal
C. Ad construction
D. Corporate image - correct answer C
12) Who is typically responsible for paying the fees charged by private
employment agencies when they place qualified individuals in jobs?
A. Trade union
B. The employer
C. The employee
D. The government employment agency - correct answer B
13) Campus recruiters typically seek to
A. Determine whether a candidate is worthy of further consideration
B. Fill in the position
C. Cut costs for the firm by reducing the need to for on-site interviews
D. Develop a pool of applicants for future screening - correct answer A
14) All of the following are characteristics of older employee except
A. Lower absenteeism