Question 1

The mechanistic approach entails:

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the meaningfulness of jobs through job enlargement. 
B) redesigning equipment used in jobs that are physically demanding. 
C) making the work so simple that anyone can be trained quickly and easily to perform it. 
D) designing jobs in a way that they do not exceed people's mental capabilities and limitations. 
A) increasing the meaningfulness of jobs through job enlargement. 
B) redesigning equipment used in jobs that are physically demanding. 
C) making the work so simple that anyone can be trained quickly and easily to perform it. 
D) designing jobs in a way that they do not exceed people's mental capabilities and limitations.

Question 2

KSAOs are characteristics about people that are not directly observable,but that can be identified when individuals are carrying out the TDRs of the job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All but one of the following are the three psychological states associated with the Job Characteristics Model.Name the exception.

Accepted Answer

A) Experienced meaningfulness 
B) Responsibility 
C) Social interaction 
D) Knowledge of results 
A) Experienced meaningfulness 
B) Responsibility 
C) Social interaction 
D) Knowledge of results

Question 4

If work is organized around teams,then:

Accepted Answer

A) highly complex work should be assigned to single individuals. 
B) it is still critical to establish individual accountability of behaviour. 
C) individual pay raises need to play a major role in terms of defining rewards. 
D) decision-making power should be centralized. 
A) highly complex work should be assigned to single individuals. 
B) it is still critical to establish individual accountability of behaviour. 
C) individual pay raises need to play a major role in terms of defining rewards. 
D) decision-making power should be centralized.

Question 5

Which of the following refers to the process of defining the way work will be performed and the tasks that will be required in a given job?

Accepted Answer

A) Job specification 
B) Job evaluation 
C) Job analysis 
D) Job design 
A) Job specification 
B) Job evaluation 
C) Job analysis 
D) Job design

Question 6

Which of the following sources of job analysis information would be the most likely to provide accurate information regarding the importance of various tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) Supervisors 
B) Incumbents 
C) Customers 
D) Subordinates 
A) Supervisors 
B) Incumbents 
C) Customers 
D) Subordinates

Question 7

You are working as an HR Administrator and the Vice President of the company has come to you looking for information.She is a visual person and wants to see the number of employees in different job categories within the company at different times over the last 4 years.What would you show her?

Accepted Answer

A) Staffing matrices 
B) Employment graph 
C) Labour surplus shortage graph 
D) Transitional matrices 
A) Staffing matrices 
B) Employment graph 
C) Labour surplus shortage graph 
D) Transitional matrices

Question 8

The code is useful to employers because it is integrated with occupational statistics concerning labour market information applicable to human resources planning,career counselling,recruitment,and compensation or pay equity issues.

Accepted Answer

A) Job Analysis Interview 
B) Observation and Self-Reports 
C) National Occupational Classification 
D) Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ) 
A) Job Analysis Interview 
B) Observation and Self-Reports 
C) National Occupational Classification 
D) Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ)

Question 9

The final inputs in the work flow process are the:

Accepted Answer

A) raw materials. 
B) technology and machinery. 
C) human skills and effort. 
D) quality control measures. 
A) raw materials. 
B) technology and machinery. 
C) human skills and effort. 
D) quality control measures.

Question 10

The degree to which a job requires completing a "whole" piece of work from beginning to end is:

Accepted Answer

A) task identity. 
B) skill variety. 
C) autonomy. 
D) task significance. 
A) task identity. 
B) skill variety. 
C) autonomy. 
D) task significance.

Question 11

Name and discuss the nature of the steps in a work-flow analysis.

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary
Work-flow analysis has

Question 12

A disadvantage of the Position Analysis Questionnaire is that it requires employees to have a college reading level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

An organization needs to create a fit between its organizational design and all of the following EXCEPT its:

Accepted Answer

A) environment. 
B) products and services. 
C) philosophy. 
D) competitive strategy. 
A) environment. 
B) products and services. 
C) philosophy. 
D) competitive strategy.

Question 14

Which of the following refers to the process of analyzing the tasks necessary for the production of a product or service prior to allocating and assigning the tasks to a particular job category or person?

Accepted Answer

A) Job design 
B) Job analysis 
C) Job evaluation 
D) Work-flow design 
A) Job design 
B) Job analysis 
C) Job evaluation 
D) Work-flow design

Question 15

Forecasting is an objective measure that accurately predicts future labour demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which type of structure can result in employees having a weak conceptualization of the organization's overall mission?

Accepted Answer

A) Mechanistic structure 
B) Divisional structure 
C) Functional structure 
D) Centralized structure 
A) Mechanistic structure 
B) Divisional structure 
C) Functional structure 
D) Centralized structure

Question 17

The second step in human resource planning is goal setting and

Accepted Answer

A) brainstorming 
B) researching 
C) strategic planning 
D) implementation 
A) brainstorming 
B) researching 
C) strategic planning 
D) implementation

Question 18

_____ focuses on analyzing existing jobs to gather information for other human resource management practices,whereas _____ focuses on redesigning existing jobs to make them more efficient or more motivating to jobholders.

Accepted Answer

A) Job analysis;job design 
B) Job design;job analysis 
C) Job evaluation;work-flow design 
D) Work-flow design;job evaluation 
A) Job analysis;job design 
B) Job design;job analysis 
C) Job evaluation;work-flow design 
D) Work-flow design;job evaluation

Question 19

Which of the following approaches to job design focuses on job satisfaction as the major outcome of interest?

Accepted Answer

A) Motivational approach 
B) Mechanistic approach 
C) Biological approach 
D) Perceptual-motor approach 
A) Motivational approach 
B) Mechanistic approach 
C) Biological approach 
D) Perceptual-motor approach

Question 20

Which of the following sources of job analysis information would most likely provide accurate information regarding the time spent on various tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) Supervisors 
B) Incumbents 
C) Customers 
D) Subordinates 
A) Supervisors 
B) Incumbents 
C) Customers 
D) Subordinates

The mechanistic approach entails:

KSAOs are characteristics about people that are not directly observable,but that can be identified when individuals are carrying out the TDRs of the job.

All but one of the following are the three psychological states associated with the Job Characteristics Model.Name the exception.

If work is organized around teams,then:

Which of the following refers to the process of defining the way work will be performed and the tasks that will be required in a given job?

Which of the following sources of job analysis information would be the most likely to provide accurate information regarding the importance of various tasks?

You are working as an HR Administrator and the Vice President of the company has come to you looking for information.She is a visual person and wants to see the number of employees in different job categories within the company at different times over the last 4 years.What would you show her?

The code is useful to employers because it is integrated with occupational statistics concerning labour market information applicable to human resources planning,career counselling,recruitment,and compensation or pay equity issues.

The final inputs in the work flow process are the:

The degree to which a job requires completing a "whole" piece of work from beginning to end is:

Name and discuss the nature of the steps in a work-flow analysis.

A disadvantage of the Position Analysis Questionnaire is that it requires employees to have a college reading level.

An organization needs to create a fit between its organizational design and all of the following EXCEPT its:

Which of the following refers to the process of analyzing the tasks necessary for the production of a product or service prior to allocating and assigning the tasks to a particular job category or person?

Forecasting is an objective measure that accurately predicts future labour demand.

Which type of structure can result in employees having a weak conceptualization of the organization's overall mission?

The second step in human resource planning is goal setting and

_ focuses on analyzing existing jobs to gather information for other human resource management practices,whereas _ focuses on redesigning existing jobs to make them more efficient or more motivating to jobholders.

Which of the following approaches to job design focuses on job satisfaction as the major outcome of interest?

Which of the following sources of job analysis information would most likely provide accurate information regarding the time spent on various tasks?

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equality and Human Rights

Recruitment and Selection

Training and Strategic Development of People

Managing Employee Engagement and Performance

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations

Safe, Secure and Productive Workplaces

Managing Human Resources Globally

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Exam 4: Analysis and Design of Work and Human Resource Planning

The mechanistic approach entails:

KSAOs are characteristics about people that are not directly observable,but that can be identified when individuals are carrying out the TDRs of the job.

All but one of the following are the three psychological states associated with the Job Characteristics Model.Name the exception.

If work is organized around teams,then:

Which of the following refers to the process of defining the way work will be performed and the tasks that will be required in a given job?

Which of the following sources of job analysis information would be the most likely to provide accurate information regarding the importance of various tasks?

You are working as an HR Administrator and the Vice President of the company has come to you looking for information.She is a visual person and wants to see the number of employees in different job categories within the company at different times over the last 4 years.What would you show her?

The code is useful to employers because it is integrated with occupational statistics concerning labour market information applicable to human resources planning,career counselling,recruitment,and compensation or pay equity issues.

The final inputs in the work flow process are the:

The degree to which a job requires completing a "whole" piece of work from beginning to end is:

Name and discuss the nature of the steps in a work-flow analysis.

A disadvantage of the Position Analysis Questionnaire is that it requires employees to have a college reading level.

An organization needs to create a fit between its organizational design and all of the following EXCEPT its:

Which of the following refers to the process of analyzing the tasks necessary for the production of a product or service prior to allocating and assigning the tasks to a particular job category or person?

Forecasting is an objective measure that accurately predicts future labour demand.

Which type of structure can result in employees having a weak conceptualization of the organization's overall mission?

The second step in human resource planning is goal setting and

_____ focuses on analyzing existing jobs to gather information for other human resource management practices,whereas _____ focuses on redesigning existing jobs to make them more efficient or more motivating to jobholders.

Which of the following approaches to job design focuses on job satisfaction as the major outcome of interest?

Which of the following sources of job analysis information would most likely provide accurate information regarding the time spent on various tasks?

Human Resource Management: Gaining a Competitive Advantage

Strategic Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment: Equality and Human Rights

Recruitment and Selection

Training and Strategic Development of People

Managing Employee Engagement and Performance

Pay Structure Decisions

Recognizing Employee Contributions With Pay

Employee Benefits

Collective Bargaining and Labour Relations

Safe, Secure and Productive Workplaces

Managing Human Resources Globally

Filters

_ focuses on analyzing existing jobs to gather information for other human resource management practices,whereas _ focuses on redesigning existing jobs to make them more efficient or more motivating to jobholders.