Exam 17: Human Resource Policies and Practices

Companies in which of the following countries would emphasize formal performance evaluation systems more than informal systems?

Performance-simulation tests have higher ________, which measures whether applicants perceive the measures to be accurate.

Describe and discuss the critical incidents method of performance evaluation.

Citizenship: Actions that contribute to the psychological environment of the organization, such as helping others when not required, supporting organizational objectives, treating co-workers with respect, making constructive suggestions, and saying positive things about the workplace.

Compare and contrast between on-the-job training and off-the-job training.

You are involved in training and development for your division at Dunder Mifflin Inc. You want to target some specific organizational problems through training. -Your organization has reduced layers, flattening the organization. Your employees now need to perform a wider variety of tasks. As a result, you need to provide employees with training to help develop their ________ skills.

If a manager uses critical incidents as a method of performance evaluation, then ________.

The group order ranking method of performance evaluation combines major elements from the critical incident and graphic rating scale approaches.

Individual traits are the strongest performance evaluation criteria.

Scarlett has received authorization to add an assistant manager to her department. This person will be working closely with Scarlett and must have excellent interpersonal as well as technical skills. Scarlett wants to make certain that she maximizes the chance of choosing the correct individual and is trying to decide on the most appropriate selection device. -Scarlett is considering administering written integrity tests to management candidates that pass the initial screening. These tests will most likely help Scarlett to predict a candidate's ________.

Describe and discuss three substantive selection devices used to assess job candidates once they have passed an initial screening.

During a selection process, the ________ selection stage immediately follows the initial selection stage.

Stefan is looking for a job. Today he went to the Web site of Qriosity Inc., where he filled out an online application and attached a copy of his resume. In which part of the selection process is Stefan?

Applicants describe how they handled specific problems and situations in previous jobs in a(n) ________ interview.

Which of the following work-life initiatives is an example of a culture-change strategy?

________ training involves employees helping each other out at the workplace in an unplanned and unstructured environment.

Which approach to performance evaluation rank-orders employees from best to worst?

Written tests are used during the ________ stage of the selection process.

Precipice Corp. is opening a new branch in Houston and the HR team is debating the various methods of generating job candidates. The HR team feels that using employee referrals may generate unqualified or substandard candidates because employees will be biased in favor of their recommendations. Which of the following facts, if true, weakens the HR team's belief?

Compare and contrast unstructured interview and behavioral structured interview.