CHAPTER 8
INTERNAL STAFFING AND CAREER MANAGEMENT ISSUES
1. Which of the following items are considered examples of attrition
A. voluntary and involuntary terminations, retirements, transfers and
deaths
B. mergers, acquisitions and buy-outs
C. growth, recession, depression, inflation
D. reorganisations, general economic trends and new jobs from company
growth
2. Which of the following items are not considered examples of
reorganisation?
A. mergers
B. general economic trends
C. flattening of the organisation structure
D. acquisitions and buy-outs
3. Promotions serve many purposes. They enable organisations to use
their employees' abilities to the fullest, they motivate excellent
performance, and they
A. can improve satisfaction because there is a significant correlation
between opportunities for promotion and job satisfaction
B. always are successful since promoted employees never fail
C. directly lower the expense of salaries to the employer's budget
D. are likely to increase as a percentage of all internal staffing decisions
during this decade
4. Job posting is the most popular example of the _____________ staffing
system
A. closed promotion
B. open promotion
C. lateral promotion
D. assessment centre
5. Which of the following criteria is not typically considered "official"
promotional criteria?
A. seniority
B. past performance
C. social connections
D. assessment centre outcomes
6. Joe Matthews has 10 years seniority, working all of his years in the
Warehouse Department. Maria Kirk has 8 years seniority, all in the
Assembly Department. Matthews and Kirk were the only bidders on an
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, unskilled Assembler job in the Assembly Department. Kirk was
awarded the job. On what seniority basis was the job bid most likely
awarded?
A. trade seniority
B. national security
C. plant-wide seniority
D. departmental seniority
7. Under which of the following circumstances would past performance
on the first job more likely be a valid predictor of success if the
candidate was promoted to the second job?
A. carpenter promoted to construction supervisor
B. local sales manager promoted to regional sales manager
C. electrical engineer promoted to manager of engineering
D. secondary school teacher promoted to school principal
8. ________________ is the showing of favouritism to relatives and is
often criticised because family members get desirable jobs for which
they may or may not be qualified
A. Patronisation
B. HR balancing
C. Bona fide seniority system
D. Nepotism
9. _____________ is the reassignment of an employee to a lower job,
usually with less pay and fewer job responsibilities.
A. Demotion
B. Transfer
C. Patronisation
D. Nepotism
10. _______________ is the reassignment of an employee to a job which
has similar pay and job responsibilities.
A. Demotion
B. Transfer
C. Promotion
D. Nepotism
11. ________________ is the process of designing and implementing
goals, plans, and strategies that enable HR professionals and manager
to satisfy both organisational needs and the career goals of individual
employees
A. Balancing
B. Individual career planning
C. Career management
D. Outplacement assistance
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INTERNAL STAFFING AND CAREER MANAGEMENT ISSUES
1. Which of the following items are considered examples of attrition
A. voluntary and involuntary terminations, retirements, transfers and
deaths
B. mergers, acquisitions and buy-outs
C. growth, recession, depression, inflation
D. reorganisations, general economic trends and new jobs from company
growth
2. Which of the following items are not considered examples of
reorganisation?
A. mergers
B. general economic trends
C. flattening of the organisation structure
D. acquisitions and buy-outs
3. Promotions serve many purposes. They enable organisations to use
their employees' abilities to the fullest, they motivate excellent
performance, and they
A. can improve satisfaction because there is a significant correlation
between opportunities for promotion and job satisfaction
B. always are successful since promoted employees never fail
C. directly lower the expense of salaries to the employer's budget
D. are likely to increase as a percentage of all internal staffing decisions
during this decade
4. Job posting is the most popular example of the _____________ staffing
system
A. closed promotion
B. open promotion
C. lateral promotion
D. assessment centre
5. Which of the following criteria is not typically considered "official"
promotional criteria?
A. seniority
B. past performance
C. social connections
D. assessment centre outcomes
6. Joe Matthews has 10 years seniority, working all of his years in the
Warehouse Department. Maria Kirk has 8 years seniority, all in the
Assembly Department. Matthews and Kirk were the only bidders on an
1
, unskilled Assembler job in the Assembly Department. Kirk was
awarded the job. On what seniority basis was the job bid most likely
awarded?
A. trade seniority
B. national security
C. plant-wide seniority
D. departmental seniority
7. Under which of the following circumstances would past performance
on the first job more likely be a valid predictor of success if the
candidate was promoted to the second job?
A. carpenter promoted to construction supervisor
B. local sales manager promoted to regional sales manager
C. electrical engineer promoted to manager of engineering
D. secondary school teacher promoted to school principal
8. ________________ is the showing of favouritism to relatives and is
often criticised because family members get desirable jobs for which
they may or may not be qualified
A. Patronisation
B. HR balancing
C. Bona fide seniority system
D. Nepotism
9. _____________ is the reassignment of an employee to a lower job,
usually with less pay and fewer job responsibilities.
A. Demotion
B. Transfer
C. Patronisation
D. Nepotism
10. _______________ is the reassignment of an employee to a job which
has similar pay and job responsibilities.
A. Demotion
B. Transfer
C. Promotion
D. Nepotism
11. ________________ is the process of designing and implementing
goals, plans, and strategies that enable HR professionals and manager
to satisfy both organisational needs and the career goals of individual
employees
A. Balancing
B. Individual career planning
C. Career management
D. Outplacement assistance
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