HRM Final Exam UPDATED Questions
And CORRECT Answers
What does your textbook define as Human Resource Management? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The policies, practices, and systems that influence employees' behavior,
attitudes, and performance.
By influencing who works for the organization and how those people work, HRM can contribute
to the basic measures of an organization's performance. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
According to your textbook? How many full-time HR staff does an organization have on average
in correlation to their employee population? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 HR staff : 100
employees
Responsibilities of HR departments only consist of administrative services and transactions and
business partner services. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Development programs often focus on preparing employees for......? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Management responsibility
Organizations depend on their HR department to help establish policies related to what areas? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Hiring, Discipline, Promotions, and Benefits
Talent management is a systematic, planned effort to attract, retain, develop, and motivate highly
skilled employees, but not managers. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
What are the four types of HR competencies? - CORRECT ANSWER - Technical,
Business, Leadership, Interpersonal
Supervisors do not have any HR responsibilities. Those should be left to the HR Department. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
,Please select the two HR related positions your instructor has held at the University prior to
becoming a Sr. Lecturer in the College of Business and Technology. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Director of Human Resources
Benefits Coordinator
A job is the set of duties performed by one person. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Managing a functional department verses a division responsible for a product or customer group
tends to require: - CORRECT ANSWER - skills in managing conflicts and aligning
employees' efforts with higher-level goals.
What are the two essential parts of a job analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER - creation of
job descriptions and job specifications
Job specification is a list of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities that a particular job entails.
Whereas, a job description is a list of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics
that an individual must have to perform a particular job. - CORRECT ANSWER - false
Please match the proper definition with the terms located on the left-hand side. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Job Analysis-The process of getting detailed information about jobs.
Job Design-the process of defining how work will be performed and what tasks will be required
for the given job.
job sharing- a work option in which two part time employees carry out the tasks associated with
one single job.
A skill is an individual's level of proficiency at performing a particular task. An ability refers to a
more general enduring capability that an individual possesses. - CORRECT ANSWER -
true
, Please match the proper definition with the terms located on the left-hand side. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Job Enlargement-broading the tasks performed in a job.
Job extension-enlarging jobs by combining several relatively simple jobs to form a job with a
wider range of tasks
job rotation-enlarging jobs by moving employees among several different jobs
Job enrichment-empowering workers by adding more decision making authority.
This is a scheduling policy in which full-time employees may choose starting and ending times
within guidelines specified by the organization. - CORRECT ANSWER - Flex-time
In regard to planning for workplace flexibility, putting guidelines in writing is one important step
in ensuring that such arrangements are fair and well understood. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
Which of the following are characteristics of more motivating jobs? Please select all that pertain
below to receive full credit for the question. - CORRECT ANSWER - A variety of skills
are needed to complete the job
The job has much freedom to make decisions
The job has a major impact on others
A "core competency" is a set of knowledge's and skills that make the organization superior to
competitors and create value for customers. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 objectives organizations need to meet to promote
future competitiveness when engaging in downsizing? - CORRECT ANSWER - growing
the employee base
And CORRECT Answers
What does your textbook define as Human Resource Management? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The policies, practices, and systems that influence employees' behavior,
attitudes, and performance.
By influencing who works for the organization and how those people work, HRM can contribute
to the basic measures of an organization's performance. - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
According to your textbook? How many full-time HR staff does an organization have on average
in correlation to their employee population? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1 HR staff : 100
employees
Responsibilities of HR departments only consist of administrative services and transactions and
business partner services. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Development programs often focus on preparing employees for......? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Management responsibility
Organizations depend on their HR department to help establish policies related to what areas? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Hiring, Discipline, Promotions, and Benefits
Talent management is a systematic, planned effort to attract, retain, develop, and motivate highly
skilled employees, but not managers. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
What are the four types of HR competencies? - CORRECT ANSWER - Technical,
Business, Leadership, Interpersonal
Supervisors do not have any HR responsibilities. Those should be left to the HR Department. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
,Please select the two HR related positions your instructor has held at the University prior to
becoming a Sr. Lecturer in the College of Business and Technology. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Director of Human Resources
Benefits Coordinator
A job is the set of duties performed by one person. - CORRECT ANSWER - False
Managing a functional department verses a division responsible for a product or customer group
tends to require: - CORRECT ANSWER - skills in managing conflicts and aligning
employees' efforts with higher-level goals.
What are the two essential parts of a job analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER - creation of
job descriptions and job specifications
Job specification is a list of the tasks, duties, and responsibilities that a particular job entails.
Whereas, a job description is a list of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics
that an individual must have to perform a particular job. - CORRECT ANSWER - false
Please match the proper definition with the terms located on the left-hand side. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Job Analysis-The process of getting detailed information about jobs.
Job Design-the process of defining how work will be performed and what tasks will be required
for the given job.
job sharing- a work option in which two part time employees carry out the tasks associated with
one single job.
A skill is an individual's level of proficiency at performing a particular task. An ability refers to a
more general enduring capability that an individual possesses. - CORRECT ANSWER -
true
, Please match the proper definition with the terms located on the left-hand side. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Job Enlargement-broading the tasks performed in a job.
Job extension-enlarging jobs by combining several relatively simple jobs to form a job with a
wider range of tasks
job rotation-enlarging jobs by moving employees among several different jobs
Job enrichment-empowering workers by adding more decision making authority.
This is a scheduling policy in which full-time employees may choose starting and ending times
within guidelines specified by the organization. - CORRECT ANSWER - Flex-time
In regard to planning for workplace flexibility, putting guidelines in writing is one important step
in ensuring that such arrangements are fair and well understood. - CORRECT ANSWER -
True
Which of the following are characteristics of more motivating jobs? Please select all that pertain
below to receive full credit for the question. - CORRECT ANSWER - A variety of skills
are needed to complete the job
The job has much freedom to make decisions
The job has a major impact on others
A "core competency" is a set of knowledge's and skills that make the organization superior to
competitors and create value for customers. - CORRECT ANSWER - True
Which of the following is NOT one of the 4 objectives organizations need to meet to promote
future competitiveness when engaging in downsizing? - CORRECT ANSWER - growing
the employee base
