Exam 12: Managing Workforce Flow

Which of the following,if implemented,would reduce the number of less productive workers in a firm?

Which of the following is true of voluntary turnover?

Firms that do not have proper documentation to terminate an employee but want to end the employment relationship,and at the same time reduce the possibility of a lawsuit,offer the employee a(n)________.

Describe some alternatives to layoffs.

________ downsizing targets specific locations for headcount reduction,perhaps due to the loss of an important customer.

When coworkers show a new employee how to do their job,formal socialization is taking place.

What is optimal turnover?

Attrition occurs when a company hires fewer new employees.

Socialization programs putting newcomers through a common set of experiences as a group rather than individually are called ________.

In which of the following cases is asking employees to take a leave without pay a good idea?

Exit interviews should be directed at ________.

Stock options that vest in the future create a mobility barrier for the employee receiving them.

Workforce redeployment applies the ________ principles used to optimize inventory management,planning,and production to optimize the utilization of a firm's employees.

A layoff is an example of which type of turnover?

When a call center fires an employee who cannot meet her call volume goals,which of the following types of turnover has occurred?

How is orientation different from socialization?

Moving employees to other parts of the company or to other jobs the company needs filled to match its workforce with its talent needs is ________.

Working from 6 a.m.to 2 p.m.is an example of ________.

BioMd is a manufacturer of high-end medical diagnostic equipments.The company's revenues and profit margins have come under pressure during the last two years because of decline in product demand.Daisy Howell,the CEO of the company,calls for a senior management meeting to finalize the strategies to be adopted to tackle the dip in profit margins.In the meeting,most managers argue in favor of using downsizing as a means to reducing costs and improving margins.However,Daisy strongly argued for the use of layoffs instead of downsizing.Which of the following,if true,would most strengthen Daisy's argument?

Assume you are a high-ranking manager in a firm who has to discharge a middle-ranking employee.Plan how you would go about this task.Who are the other members of the organization whom you would involve?