Question 1

_________________is another type of forecasting,and is critical to organizational development over time.

Accepted Answer

A) Succession planning 
B) Retraining 
C) Motivational design 
D) Specialty selection 
A) Succession planning 
B) Retraining 
C) Motivational design 
D) Specialty selection

Question 2

Describe the three major tools for motivational job design

Accepted Answer

The three major tools for motivational j

Question 3

The biggest problem with the mechanistic job design is that we might specialize the work to the point that it becomes too repetitive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

If you forecast correctly,you should not have to do layoffs very often.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Catalina and Christian share a work station on the assembly line.Catalina works the morning shift and Christian works the afternoon shift.Catalina is 5'2" tall and Christian is 5'10" tall.The works station can be lowered to Catalina's height and then raised to Christian's height.Catalina and Christian's jobs have a(n) _______ design.

Accepted Answer

A) mechanistic 
B) organic 
C) Biological 
D) perceptual-motor 
A) mechanistic 
B) organic 
C) Biological 
D) perceptual-motor

Question 6

Talia is performing a job analysis.She gives Bobby a set of questions to answer during a meeting,since he has held the position of line supervisor for more than a year.In this scenario,Talia is conducting ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) an investigation 
B) performance evaluation 
C) a job analysis interview 
D) a downsizing 
A) an investigation 
B) performance evaluation 
C) a job analysis interview 
D) a downsizing

Question 7

Which of the following is a disadvantage of relying only on interviews with incumbents for job analysis information?

Accepted Answer

A)  They lack familiarity with the job. 
B)  They don't understand the qualitative data associated with the job. 
C)  They may exaggerate their job duties. 
D)  They are unable to understand safety issues associated with the job. 
E)  The method is highly complex and requires significant time and resources. 
A)  They lack familiarity with the job. 
B)  They don't understand the qualitative data associated with the job. 
C)  They may exaggerate their job duties. 
D)  They are unable to understand safety issues associated with the job. 
E)  The method is highly complex and requires significant time and resources.

Question 8

With what type of reduction do companies cut the hours available to each worker but don't lose any worker?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job hoteling 
B)  Work sharing 
C)  Hours express 
D)  Hourly forecasting 
E)  Absence management 
A)  Job hoteling 
B)  Work sharing 
C)  Hours express 
D)  Hourly forecasting 
E)  Absence management

Question 9

Rosie assigned her employees a goal.The employees planned,organized,led,and controlled one another to reach the goal.This is an example of a(n) _______.

Accepted Answer

A) self-managed work team 
B) rotating work team 
C) enriched work team 
D) integrated work team 
A) self-managed work team 
B) rotating work team 
C) enriched work team 
D) integrated work team

Question 10

__________ is the extent to which employees find out how well they have performed their tasks.

Accepted Answer

A)  Satisfaction 
B)  Informance 
C)  Task significance 
D)  Correctness 
E)  Feedback 
A)  Satisfaction 
B)  Informance 
C)  Task significance 
D)  Correctness 
E)  Feedback

Question 11

One advantage to using work gs,or diaries,as part of a job analysis is the ability to collect data for jobs which are otherwise difficult to observe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Employees can be forced to do overtime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which one of the following approaches to job design is based on Frederick Taylor's concept of Scientific Management?

Accepted Answer

A)  Motivational 
B)  Mechanistic 
C)  Biological 
D)  Perceptual/motor 
E)  Humanistic 
A)  Motivational 
B)  Mechanistic 
C)  Biological 
D)  Perceptual/motor 
E)  Humanistic

Question 14

The reason that HR forecasting combines statistical analysis and expert judgments is because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Workers are more motivated by expertise. 
B)  Expert judgments are always more reliable than historical statistics. 
C)  Industry and economic conditions change over time. 
D)  Statistical methods fail to account for historical trends. 
E)  External trends cannot be studied using historical data. 
A)  Workers are more motivated by expertise. 
B)  Expert judgments are always more reliable than historical statistics. 
C)  Industry and economic conditions change over time. 
D)  Statistical methods fail to account for historical trends. 
E)  External trends cannot be studied using historical data.

Question 15

Resting Easy Corp.has a shortage of workers in their manufacturing operation in Kentucky,but has a surplus of people in their CSR center in neighboring Ohio.Which of the following could potentially be used to avoid a labor shortage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reduced pay 
B)  Work sharing 
C)  Hiring freeze 
D)  Early retirements 
E)  Retrained transfers 
A)  Reduced pay 
B)  Work sharing 
C)  Hiring freeze 
D)  Early retirements 
E)  Retrained transfers

Question 16

To complete a workflow analysis for each product or service that we provide in the organization,we have to identify the _____________ that create that product or service.

Accepted Answer

A) sustainability impact 
B) material domain 
C) managing label 
D) work process 
A) sustainability impact 
B) material domain 
C) managing label 
D) work process

Question 17

Inputs available to produce products or services identified in the workflow analysis include:

Accepted Answer

A) Money,property,transportation,and brain power. 
B) Machines,material,manpower,and money. 
C) Material,recyclables,sustainable items,and space. 
D) Manpower,education,longevity,and reusable items. 
A) Money,property,transportation,and brain power. 
B) Machines,material,manpower,and money. 
C) Material,recyclables,sustainable items,and space. 
D) Manpower,education,longevity,and reusable items.

Question 18

Harrington manufacturing just received a very large order from a customer.They don't have the ability to fill the order using their current workforce working a normal workweek and don't expect to continue receiving such orders from this customer.Which of the following options would best address this temporary shortage of employees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reducing turnover 
B)  Outsourcing 
C)  New hires 
D)  Overtime 
E)  Retraining non-manufacturing employees 
A)  Reducing turnover 
B)  Outsourcing 
C)  New hires 
D)  Overtime 
E)  Retraining non-manufacturing employees

Question 19

Questionnaires,interviews,diaries,observation,and subject matter panels are commonly used methods to perform a ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) job interview 
B) job analysis 
C) work analysis 
D) redesign 
A) job interview 
B) job analysis 
C) work analysis 
D) redesign

Question 20

Job analysis results will include duties,skills,and working conditions for any particular job.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

_________________is another type of forecasting,and is critical to organizational development over time.

Describe the three major tools for motivational job design

The biggest problem with the mechanistic job design is that we might specialize the work to the point that it becomes too repetitive.

If you forecast correctly,you should not have to do layoffs very often.

Talia is performing a job analysis.She gives Bobby a set of questions to answer during a meeting,since he has held the position of line supervisor for more than a year.In this scenario,Talia is conducting ______________.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of relying only on interviews with incumbents for job analysis information?

With what type of reduction do companies cut the hours available to each worker but don't lose any worker?

Rosie assigned her employees a goal.The employees planned,organized,led,and controlled one another to reach the goal.This is an example of a(n) _______.

__________ is the extent to which employees find out how well they have performed their tasks.

One advantage to using work gs,or diaries,as part of a job analysis is the ability to collect data for jobs which are otherwise difficult to observe.

Employees can be forced to do overtime.

Which one of the following approaches to job design is based on Frederick Taylor's concept of Scientific Management?

The reason that HR forecasting combines statistical analysis and expert judgments is because:

Resting Easy Corp.has a shortage of workers in their manufacturing operation in Kentucky,but has a surplus of people in their CSR center in neighboring Ohio.Which of the following could potentially be used to avoid a labor shortage?

To complete a workflow analysis for each product or service that we provide in the organization,we have to identify the _____________ that create that product or service.

Inputs available to produce products or services identified in the workflow analysis include:

Questionnaires,interviews,diaries,observation,and subject matter panels are commonly used methods to perform a ______________.

Job analysis results will include duties,skills,and working conditions for any particular job.

The New Human Resource Management Process

Strategy-Driven Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment and Diversity Management

Recruiting Job Candidates

Selecting New Employees

Training, learning, Talent Management and Development

Performance Management and Appraisal

Rights and Employee Development

Employee and Labor Relations

Compensation Management

Incentive Pay

Employee Benefits

Workplace Safety, Health, and Security

Organizational Ethics, sustainability and Social Responsibility

Global Issues for Human Resource Managers

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Exam 4: Matching Employees With Jobs

_________________is another type of forecasting,and is critical to organizational development over time.

Describe the three major tools for motivational job design

The biggest problem with the mechanistic job design is that we might specialize the work to the point that it becomes too repetitive.

If you forecast correctly,you should not have to do layoffs very often.

Talia is performing a job analysis.She gives Bobby a set of questions to answer during a meeting,since he has held the position of line supervisor for more than a year.In this scenario,Talia is conducting ______________.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of relying only on interviews with incumbents for job analysis information?

With what type of reduction do companies cut the hours available to each worker but don't lose any worker?

Rosie assigned her employees a goal.The employees planned,organized,led,and controlled one another to reach the goal.This is an example of a(n) _______.

__________ is the extent to which employees find out how well they have performed their tasks.

One advantage to using work gs,or diaries,as part of a job analysis is the ability to collect data for jobs which are otherwise difficult to observe.

Employees can be forced to do overtime.

Which one of the following approaches to job design is based on Frederick Taylor's concept of Scientific Management?

The reason that HR forecasting combines statistical analysis and expert judgments is because:

Resting Easy Corp.has a shortage of workers in their manufacturing operation in Kentucky,but has a surplus of people in their CSR center in neighboring Ohio.Which of the following could potentially be used to avoid a labor shortage?

To complete a workflow analysis for each product or service that we provide in the organization,we have to identify the _____________ that create that product or service.

Inputs available to produce products or services identified in the workflow analysis include:

Questionnaires,interviews,diaries,observation,and subject matter panels are commonly used methods to perform a ______________.

Job analysis results will include duties,skills,and working conditions for any particular job.

The New Human Resource Management Process

Strategy-Driven Human Resource Management

The Legal Environment and Diversity Management

Recruiting Job Candidates

Selecting New Employees

Training, learning, Talent Management and Development

Performance Management and Appraisal

Rights and Employee Development

Employee and Labor Relations

Compensation Management

Incentive Pay

Employee Benefits

Workplace Safety, Health, and Security

Organizational Ethics, sustainability and Social Responsibility

Global Issues for Human Resource Managers

Filters