COB 300 MANAGEMENT TEST 2-
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
the selection ratio is a useful metric that measures which of the following?
a) The minimum hiring requirements (R) divided by the calculated applicant value
metric(v)
b) The calculated applicant value metric(v) divided by the minimum hiring requirements
(R)
c) The number of applicants (N) divided by the number of job openings (n)
d) The number of job openings (n) divided by the number of applicants (N) - Answer-d
Which of the following characteristics are NOT discussed as useful elements of new
employee characteristics?
A)Proactiveness
B) Introversion
C) Openness
D) Curiosity - Answer-B
Onboarding could best be described as which of the following?
a) extensive on the job training
b) the process of bringing on new employee into an org, in coorporation training and
orientation
c) the orientation process of an employee
d) a social process of involving new employees through mentoring and tutoring -
Answer-b
during the training and development process, what is the role of the HR management
staff?
a) providers
b) specialists
c) clients
d) facilitators - Answer-d
when outlining a prospective career path, it is common to set short-term, intermediate
and long term goals. What time span best fits intermediate goals?
a) 2-10 years
b) 3-20 years
c) 20+
d) 1-2 years - Answer-b
,Career path management, like many other forms of management, could loosely be
outlined in a step by step process. Which of the following steps should come SECOND
in career path mgt system?
a) systemic evaluation of progress
b) development of overall goals and objectives
c) development of a strategy
d) development of specific means - Answer-c
in evaluating performance success, one could measure sales figures, production
numbers or time investment as a primary component. This method would fall under
which of the following?
a) objective production
b) graphic rating scale
c) employee comparison methods
d) personnel - Answer-a
an assessment process that includes feedback from peers, superiors and oneself is
defined as a(n):
a) judgemental eval
b) peer assessment
c) 360- degree feedback
d) self assessment - Answer-c
when providing feedback, management should only focus on concrete, objective
material. Which of the following is NOT a reasonable item in which to provide feedback?
a) work quality
b) efficency
c) tardiness
d) attituce - Answer-d
How many days notice should managers give prior to an evaluation at bare minimum to
allow employees to prepare?
a) 30
b) 60
c) 21
d) 45 - Answer-a
company A is largely a company that produces products dependent upon employee
inputs. As a result, employee costs constitute a substantial portion of the cost of goods
sold. What bench marking strategey would be most appropriate?
a) labor market comparisons
b) product market comparisons
c) pay grade system
d) internal comparisons - Answer-b
,while pay grade systems are quite common and useful in normalizing salary
expectations, what is the ciritical downside to employing this method?
a) benefits are not analyzed in context with salary
b) managers are not aware of employee compensation norms
c) stagnancy and difficulty adapting to new considerations
d) mgt is not given freedom for preferential treatment - Answer-c
an incentive system designed to promote creativity would be best off employing which
of the following incnetive package?
a) sales commission
b) freedom to work on indep projects, regardless of return on time investment
c) bonuses for efficency
d) variable pay - Answer-b
the HR mgt team is tasked with understanding the legally required benefits as well.
Which agency in the US carries out employee benefits supervision?
a) employee unions and protection agency
b) employee benefits oversight committee
c) employee benefits security administration
d) employee rights and protection agency - Answer-c
which of the following employee compensations are not considered benefits?
A) salary
b) educational funding
c) vacation time
d) health plan - Answer-a
which of the following are NOT potential advantages of a promotion?
a) new title
b) stock options
c) increased salary
d) preferential treatment - Answer-d
on occasion, an individual may be hired by one department originally but demonstrate
crucial skills in another functional department. In this scenario, which kind of transfer
may be a good option?
a) strategic transfer
b) interdependent transfer
c) necessity transfer
d) talent transfer - Answer-d
the primary difference between corrective and progressive discipline could best be
described as which of the following?
a) progressive discipline is defined by utilizing third parties while corrective is internal
b) corrective discipline is a set of normalized steps while progressive is more flexible
c) progressive discipline is defined by utilizing third parties while corrective is internal
, d) progressive discipline is a set of normalized steps while corrective is more flexible -
Answer-d
the first step in the disciplining process is defined by providing a warning to the
employee in person, by the supervisor and in the presence of an HR rep. this is called
a) termination
b) verbal counseling
c) written warning
d) suspension - Answer-b
tom, a server at a restaurant, often takes 2 or 3 cigarette breaks every evening at work.
His boss is considering dismissing Tom. What would his boss justify the dismissal on?
a) incompetence
b) laziness
c) absenteeism
d) time theft - Answer-d
if a manager is constantly requesting their employees to reply to emails past standard
work hours, HR mgt should most likely:
a) communicate to the employees that it is important to listen to the ones boss
b) communicate policies to the manager that specify employees right to personal time
c) compensate the manager for doing an excellent job motivating employees
d) allow the manager and employees to work it out themselves - Answer-b
HR professionals should be worried about burnout, defined as:
a) substance abuse
b) an individual losing their ability to grow within the org
c) long term exhaustion and diminished interest in one's career
d) mental equil., calmness and clear headedness - Answer-c
while the advantages of technology are enormous, advancements in communication
and information access have essentially:
a) increased managerial oversight enormously
b) made life to easy
c) resulted in information overload
d) blurred the separation between work and home - Answer-d
employers that hire PT employees benefit financially due to which compensation factor?
- Answer-benefits
a worker that is not an offical employee, but is hired for a fixed time period in pursuit of
achieving a specific objective, is called a:
a) consultant
b) full time employee
c) contractor
d) pt employee - Answer-c
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
ANSWERS
the selection ratio is a useful metric that measures which of the following?
a) The minimum hiring requirements (R) divided by the calculated applicant value
metric(v)
b) The calculated applicant value metric(v) divided by the minimum hiring requirements
(R)
c) The number of applicants (N) divided by the number of job openings (n)
d) The number of job openings (n) divided by the number of applicants (N) - Answer-d
Which of the following characteristics are NOT discussed as useful elements of new
employee characteristics?
A)Proactiveness
B) Introversion
C) Openness
D) Curiosity - Answer-B
Onboarding could best be described as which of the following?
a) extensive on the job training
b) the process of bringing on new employee into an org, in coorporation training and
orientation
c) the orientation process of an employee
d) a social process of involving new employees through mentoring and tutoring -
Answer-b
during the training and development process, what is the role of the HR management
staff?
a) providers
b) specialists
c) clients
d) facilitators - Answer-d
when outlining a prospective career path, it is common to set short-term, intermediate
and long term goals. What time span best fits intermediate goals?
a) 2-10 years
b) 3-20 years
c) 20+
d) 1-2 years - Answer-b
,Career path management, like many other forms of management, could loosely be
outlined in a step by step process. Which of the following steps should come SECOND
in career path mgt system?
a) systemic evaluation of progress
b) development of overall goals and objectives
c) development of a strategy
d) development of specific means - Answer-c
in evaluating performance success, one could measure sales figures, production
numbers or time investment as a primary component. This method would fall under
which of the following?
a) objective production
b) graphic rating scale
c) employee comparison methods
d) personnel - Answer-a
an assessment process that includes feedback from peers, superiors and oneself is
defined as a(n):
a) judgemental eval
b) peer assessment
c) 360- degree feedback
d) self assessment - Answer-c
when providing feedback, management should only focus on concrete, objective
material. Which of the following is NOT a reasonable item in which to provide feedback?
a) work quality
b) efficency
c) tardiness
d) attituce - Answer-d
How many days notice should managers give prior to an evaluation at bare minimum to
allow employees to prepare?
a) 30
b) 60
c) 21
d) 45 - Answer-a
company A is largely a company that produces products dependent upon employee
inputs. As a result, employee costs constitute a substantial portion of the cost of goods
sold. What bench marking strategey would be most appropriate?
a) labor market comparisons
b) product market comparisons
c) pay grade system
d) internal comparisons - Answer-b
,while pay grade systems are quite common and useful in normalizing salary
expectations, what is the ciritical downside to employing this method?
a) benefits are not analyzed in context with salary
b) managers are not aware of employee compensation norms
c) stagnancy and difficulty adapting to new considerations
d) mgt is not given freedom for preferential treatment - Answer-c
an incentive system designed to promote creativity would be best off employing which
of the following incnetive package?
a) sales commission
b) freedom to work on indep projects, regardless of return on time investment
c) bonuses for efficency
d) variable pay - Answer-b
the HR mgt team is tasked with understanding the legally required benefits as well.
Which agency in the US carries out employee benefits supervision?
a) employee unions and protection agency
b) employee benefits oversight committee
c) employee benefits security administration
d) employee rights and protection agency - Answer-c
which of the following employee compensations are not considered benefits?
A) salary
b) educational funding
c) vacation time
d) health plan - Answer-a
which of the following are NOT potential advantages of a promotion?
a) new title
b) stock options
c) increased salary
d) preferential treatment - Answer-d
on occasion, an individual may be hired by one department originally but demonstrate
crucial skills in another functional department. In this scenario, which kind of transfer
may be a good option?
a) strategic transfer
b) interdependent transfer
c) necessity transfer
d) talent transfer - Answer-d
the primary difference between corrective and progressive discipline could best be
described as which of the following?
a) progressive discipline is defined by utilizing third parties while corrective is internal
b) corrective discipline is a set of normalized steps while progressive is more flexible
c) progressive discipline is defined by utilizing third parties while corrective is internal
, d) progressive discipline is a set of normalized steps while corrective is more flexible -
Answer-d
the first step in the disciplining process is defined by providing a warning to the
employee in person, by the supervisor and in the presence of an HR rep. this is called
a) termination
b) verbal counseling
c) written warning
d) suspension - Answer-b
tom, a server at a restaurant, often takes 2 or 3 cigarette breaks every evening at work.
His boss is considering dismissing Tom. What would his boss justify the dismissal on?
a) incompetence
b) laziness
c) absenteeism
d) time theft - Answer-d
if a manager is constantly requesting their employees to reply to emails past standard
work hours, HR mgt should most likely:
a) communicate to the employees that it is important to listen to the ones boss
b) communicate policies to the manager that specify employees right to personal time
c) compensate the manager for doing an excellent job motivating employees
d) allow the manager and employees to work it out themselves - Answer-b
HR professionals should be worried about burnout, defined as:
a) substance abuse
b) an individual losing their ability to grow within the org
c) long term exhaustion and diminished interest in one's career
d) mental equil., calmness and clear headedness - Answer-c
while the advantages of technology are enormous, advancements in communication
and information access have essentially:
a) increased managerial oversight enormously
b) made life to easy
c) resulted in information overload
d) blurred the separation between work and home - Answer-d
employers that hire PT employees benefit financially due to which compensation factor?
- Answer-benefits
a worker that is not an offical employee, but is hired for a fixed time period in pursuit of
achieving a specific objective, is called a:
a) consultant
b) full time employee
c) contractor
d) pt employee - Answer-c
