HRM 1101 - Chapter 9 Human Resources Exam
Questions With Accurate Answers
Human Resource Management - ANSWER consists of the activities managers perform to
plan for, attract, develop, and retain an effective workforce
human capital - ANSWER the economic or productive potential of employee knowledge,
experience, and actions
knowledge worker - ANSWER someone whose occupation is principally concerned with
generating or interpreting information, as opposed to manual labor
Social capital - ANSWER the economic or productive potential of strong, trusting, and
cooperative relationships
The Strategic HRM Process - ANSWER Strategic human resource planning consists of
developing a systematic, comprehensive strategy for understanding current employee
needs and predicting future employee needs
Job analysis - ANSWER determining the basic elements of a job by observation and
analysis
job description - ANSWER summarizes what the holder of the job does and how and why
she or he does it
, job specification - ANSWER describes the minimum qualifications a person must have to
perform a job successfully
human resource inventory - ANSWER a report listing your organization's employees by
name, education, training, languages, and other important information
recruitment - ANSWER the process of locating and attracting qualified applicants for
jobs open in the organization
realistic job preview - ANSWER gives a candidate a picture of both the positive and
negative features of the job and the organization before joining a firm
selection process - ANSWER screening of job applicants to hire the best candidate
Involves three components: background information, interviews, and employment tests
unstructured interview - ANSWER an interview in which there is no fixed set of questions
and no systematic scoring procedure; involves asking probing questions to find out what
the applicant is like
structured interview - ANSWER asking each applicant the same questions and comparing
their responses to a standardized set of answers
situational interview - ANSWER an interview that focuses on hypothetical situations
Questions With Accurate Answers
Human Resource Management - ANSWER consists of the activities managers perform to
plan for, attract, develop, and retain an effective workforce
human capital - ANSWER the economic or productive potential of employee knowledge,
experience, and actions
knowledge worker - ANSWER someone whose occupation is principally concerned with
generating or interpreting information, as opposed to manual labor
Social capital - ANSWER the economic or productive potential of strong, trusting, and
cooperative relationships
The Strategic HRM Process - ANSWER Strategic human resource planning consists of
developing a systematic, comprehensive strategy for understanding current employee
needs and predicting future employee needs
Job analysis - ANSWER determining the basic elements of a job by observation and
analysis
job description - ANSWER summarizes what the holder of the job does and how and why
she or he does it
, job specification - ANSWER describes the minimum qualifications a person must have to
perform a job successfully
human resource inventory - ANSWER a report listing your organization's employees by
name, education, training, languages, and other important information
recruitment - ANSWER the process of locating and attracting qualified applicants for
jobs open in the organization
realistic job preview - ANSWER gives a candidate a picture of both the positive and
negative features of the job and the organization before joining a firm
selection process - ANSWER screening of job applicants to hire the best candidate
Involves three components: background information, interviews, and employment tests
unstructured interview - ANSWER an interview in which there is no fixed set of questions
and no systematic scoring procedure; involves asking probing questions to find out what
the applicant is like
structured interview - ANSWER asking each applicant the same questions and comparing
their responses to a standardized set of answers
situational interview - ANSWER an interview that focuses on hypothetical situations
