Exam 9: The New Venture Team, Small Firm Management, and Managing Human Resources

The small firm should concentrate its training on nonmanagerial employees,recognizing that development of managers is beyond its range of expertise.

Josephine has purchased a new frozen pizza company and she wants to develop a good relationship with the staff.Which tool will be most effective in accomplishing this?

Dave is showing new employees of his roofing company how safe they are and assures them they will be tied off to prevent accidents from falling.Which Job Instruction Training system step is this?

The owner of a small automobile garage has been advised to use an application form to evaluate applicants.What will this be most useful in discovering?

What are the conditions that favour the appointment of a human resources manager in a small business?

An entrepreneur pays her office assistant $15 per hour but will pay $22.50 for overtime hours.This is an example of daywork.

When does orientation occur?

An outline or a summary of the work to be performed on a job is known as a job description.

Joseph would like to hire an experienced sales manager who is currently working for a competitor.What type of organization should Joseph hire to assist the hiring manager?

By following enlightened personnel policies,small firms can reduce the likelihood of unionization.

An HR manager for a manufacturer uses a local public employment office to hire casual labourers to help receive a large shipment of raw materials.The workers will be paid $12.50/hour each.How much will the company have to pay the employment office for its service?

What is the term for a compensation system based on increments of time?

Businesses started by a team of entrepreneurs are more likely to succeed than businesses started by lone entrepreneurs.

Nigel's company operates within a very competitive software engineering industry.Nigel wants to hire the best available marketing manager to grow his company.How should Nigel attract this manager to his company?

Employee training is an integral part of comprehensive quality management programs.

Which activity is part of the most effective process to evaluate applicants for a position?

Karen is seeking reference comments on applicants for jobs with her business.The former employers and other parties she calls seem reluctant to do more than verify dates of employment.What is a probable reason for their reluctance?

Gary decided to accept the employment offer from the company that allowed him to select benefits like dental care and optical appointments that best suited his young family.What type of benefit plan is this an example of?

Harassment policies ensure that all people are treated equitably.

Discuss empowerment and work teams.