MNGT450 CH. 5 STUDY GUIDE TEST.
________ involves looking at past employment patterns and using those patterns to predict a firm's
future labor needs. - CORRECT ANSWER Trend analysis
If a company employs two office assistants for every nine architects (a staffing ratio of 2:9) and it plans
to expand and hire eighteen new architects, how many new office assistants will it need to hire? -
CORRECT ANSWER 4
Which of the following observations is true? - CORRECT ANSWER Jobs recruited using batch recruiting
typically take a longer time to fill than jobs recruited using continuous recruiting
Which of the following is a way in which companies usually deal with temporary employee surpluses? -
CORRECT ANSWER Removing contingent workers
Which of the following events suggests that a home improvement store such as Home Depot or Lowe's
will need fewer workers in the next 1-3 years? - CORRECT ANSWER A decrease in consumer disposable
income
Which of the following are detailed records or databases that summarize each employee's skills,
competencies, education, training, languages spoken, and chances of being promoted? - CORRECT
ANSWER Talent inventories
Which of the following forecasting methods relies on the experience and insights of people in the
organization to predict a firm's future employment needs? - CORRECT ANSWER Judgmental forecasting
Why is it usually best to supplement the ratio, scatter plot, and trend forecasting methods with
managerial judgment? - CORRECT ANSWER Because historical trends and relationships can change
Which of the following is true of transition analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER It assumes that all employees
in a job have an equal probability of movement.
________ involves looking at past employment patterns and using those patterns to predict a firm's
future labor needs. - CORRECT ANSWER Trend analysis
If a company employs two office assistants for every nine architects (a staffing ratio of 2:9) and it plans
to expand and hire eighteen new architects, how many new office assistants will it need to hire? -
CORRECT ANSWER 4
Which of the following observations is true? - CORRECT ANSWER Jobs recruited using batch recruiting
typically take a longer time to fill than jobs recruited using continuous recruiting
Which of the following is a way in which companies usually deal with temporary employee surpluses? -
CORRECT ANSWER Removing contingent workers
Which of the following events suggests that a home improvement store such as Home Depot or Lowe's
will need fewer workers in the next 1-3 years? - CORRECT ANSWER A decrease in consumer disposable
income
Which of the following are detailed records or databases that summarize each employee's skills,
competencies, education, training, languages spoken, and chances of being promoted? - CORRECT
ANSWER Talent inventories
Which of the following forecasting methods relies on the experience and insights of people in the
organization to predict a firm's future employment needs? - CORRECT ANSWER Judgmental forecasting
Why is it usually best to supplement the ratio, scatter plot, and trend forecasting methods with
managerial judgment? - CORRECT ANSWER Because historical trends and relationships can change
Which of the following is true of transition analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER It assumes that all employees
in a job have an equal probability of movement.
