Exam 12: Managing Human Resources

Each day Ted's smartphone receives a training video about another aspect of his job.Ted can access these at his leisure and is required to take a quiz to confirm he has watched them.This system of delivering training content is called ________.

Because Quentin is the only male worker in a group of women,other male employees have made jokes about his gender identity.The jokes have affected Quentin's motivation to work and he is absent more often.This situation may constitute ________.

If Victoria asks some employees to share jobs or perform their jobs on a part-time basis,she would be ________.

Larry is in charge of recruitment for entry-level positions at Merlin Infosystems.He believes that job interviews should include a realistic job preview.Which of the following is Larry likely to do during job interviews?

What is orientation? Discuss the two types of orientation.

What is recruitment? What are the commonly used recruitment sources?

Variable pay systems reward employees for the job skills and competencies they can demonstrate.

Recruitment is defined as the process of screening job applicants to determine who is best qualified for the job.

Downsizing is the planned elimination of ________ in an organization.

The two types of orientations are ________.

Managers begin human resource planning by ________.

Affirmative action programs help ensure that decisions and practices enhance the employment,upgrading,and retention of members from protected groups such as minorities and females.

The ________ method utilizes feedback from supervisors,employees,and coworkers.

People who prefer integration are more likely to respond positively to options such as flextime and part-time hours.

Which of the following methods of performance appraisal allows the evaluator to focus on vital behaviors that separate effective work performance from ineffective work performance?

A new employee goes through two types of orientation: work unit orientation and procedural orientation.

The first three activities of the human resource management process involve ________.

________ are a temporary involuntary termination that can last from a few weeks to several years.

Joan needs to eliminate some employees for a short while.She and her managers identify those employees who are not meeting performance expectations and explain that this termination is temporary but they are encouraged to seek other positions elsewhere.How is Jane trying to reduce the size of the workforce here?

One disadvantage of employee referrals as a source of job candidates is that it generates unqualified candidates.