Human Resources Management Test #1 (Quiz 1, 2, 3, 4)
Question 1.
Interestingly, good human resource practices create more satisfied employees, however, there is no re-search supporting that
satisfied employees work any harder or more effectively.
ANSWER
False
Question 2.
An organization strives to move from the formalization stage in the organizational life cycle to the elaboration stage.
ANSWER
True
Question 3.
The formalization stage in the organizational life cycle focuses on:
ANSWER
establishing clear practices and procedures for carrying out work
Question 4.
Employee turnover:
ANSWER
can be reduced if an employer keeps employees satisfied with their jobs.
Question 5.
Main human resource goals during the entrepreneurial stage of the organization life cycle are:
ANSWER
to find and hire quality employees and develop basic plans for measuring performance and paying employees
Question 6.
During the elaboration stage of an organization:
ANSWER
change management is the most important skill that human resource personnel contribute.
Question 7.
Which of the following is most likely to positively influence organizational profits?
ANSWER
Motivating employees through effective performance management.
, Question 8.
During the communal stage in the organizational life cycle, it is important that the organization:
ANSWER
continue to hire quality employees, provide training, and develop effective communications.
Question 9.
The stakeholder perspective focuses on people who affect and are affected by an organization.
ANSWER
True
Question 10.
Which of the following is most likely to reduce instances of unethical corporate behavior?
ANSWER
Open channels of communication.
Question 11.
The entrepreneurial stage, the communal stage, the formalization stage, and the elaboration stage are the four common stages in an
organization life cycle.
ANSWER
True
Question 12.
As an organization grows, measures of organizational and human resource success change.
ANSWER
True
Question 13.
During the elaboration stage, the main goals of an organization are:
ANSWER
to adapt and renew, redefine objectives and identify new opportunities.
Question 14.
Low turnover is a sign that employee needs are being met.
ANSWER
True
Question 1.
Interestingly, good human resource practices create more satisfied employees, however, there is no re-search supporting that
satisfied employees work any harder or more effectively.
ANSWER
False
Question 2.
An organization strives to move from the formalization stage in the organizational life cycle to the elaboration stage.
ANSWER
True
Question 3.
The formalization stage in the organizational life cycle focuses on:
ANSWER
establishing clear practices and procedures for carrying out work
Question 4.
Employee turnover:
ANSWER
can be reduced if an employer keeps employees satisfied with their jobs.
Question 5.
Main human resource goals during the entrepreneurial stage of the organization life cycle are:
ANSWER
to find and hire quality employees and develop basic plans for measuring performance and paying employees
Question 6.
During the elaboration stage of an organization:
ANSWER
change management is the most important skill that human resource personnel contribute.
Question 7.
Which of the following is most likely to positively influence organizational profits?
ANSWER
Motivating employees through effective performance management.
, Question 8.
During the communal stage in the organizational life cycle, it is important that the organization:
ANSWER
continue to hire quality employees, provide training, and develop effective communications.
Question 9.
The stakeholder perspective focuses on people who affect and are affected by an organization.
ANSWER
True
Question 10.
Which of the following is most likely to reduce instances of unethical corporate behavior?
ANSWER
Open channels of communication.
Question 11.
The entrepreneurial stage, the communal stage, the formalization stage, and the elaboration stage are the four common stages in an
organization life cycle.
ANSWER
True
Question 12.
As an organization grows, measures of organizational and human resource success change.
ANSWER
True
Question 13.
During the elaboration stage, the main goals of an organization are:
ANSWER
to adapt and renew, redefine objectives and identify new opportunities.
Question 14.
Low turnover is a sign that employee needs are being met.
ANSWER
True
