Question 1

Staffing activities in organizations should focus first on the person/job match and then the person/organization match.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The culmination of the staffing process is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) recruitment 
B) hiring someone for a job 
C) selection 
D) making a job offer

Question 3

According to the overall staffing organizations model,an example of a(n)HR functional activity is ___.

Accepted Answer

A) HR strategy and planning 
B) job analysis 
C) internal recruitment 
D) none of the above

Question 4

The purpose of retention systems is to _______.

Accepted Answer

A) attract qualified applicants to job openings in the organization 
B) establish a good person-job match 
C) manage the inevitable flow of employees out of the organization 
D) establish a good person-organization match

Question 5

The staffing system components model says that the phases of the staffing process occur in which order after the initial interaction between the applicant and the organization?

Accepted Answer

A) selection,recruitment,employment 
B) recruitment,selection,employment 
C) recruitment,employment,selection 
D) employment,recruitment,selection

Question 6

Staffing strategy should not recognize the interplay between organization and HR strategy in most cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The process of acquiring,deploying,and retaining a workforce of sufficient quantity and quality to create positive impacts on the organization's effectiveness is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A) staffing 
B) recruitment 
C) selection 
D) placement

Question 8

Sound staffing strategy should always focus on acquiring employees who can hit the ground running and be at peak performance the moment they arrive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The person/job match model says that there must be a match between ____.

Accepted Answer

A) job requirements with KSAOs and job rewards with individual motivation 
B) job requirements and individual motivation 
C) KSAOs and individual motivation 
D) none of the above

Question 10

Would it be desirable to hire people only according to the person/organization match,ignoring the person/job match?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Would it be desirable to hire people...

Question 11

What are examples of how staffing activities are influenced by training activities? Compensation activities?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are examples of how staffing activities...

Question 12

The exceptional workforce quality strategy is usually superior to the acceptable workforce quality strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of these activities is most directly associated with the employment phase of the staffing process?

Accepted Answer

A) Screening job applications 
B) Deciding on finalists for a job 
C) Advertising a job opening 
D) Evaluating the results of a job aptitude test

Question 14

Acquisition activities involve external staffing systems that govern the initial intake of applicants into the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The concept that lies at the heart of staffing organizations is the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) person/organization match 
B) job/organization match 
C) person/job match 
D) person/person match

Question 16

Are some of the thirteen strategic staffing decisions more important than others? Which ones? Why?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Are some of the thirteen strategic staffing...

Question 17

The person/job match model says that individuals are characterized by their level of qualification and motivation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Quantity or quality labour shortages can mean lost business opportunities,scaled-back expansion plans,an inability to provide critical consumer goods and services,and even threats to organizational survival.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The staffing practice in which an organization does selective hiring during downturns or recessions that occur prior to a clear upturn in economic strategy is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A) countercyclical hiring 
B) cyclical hiring 
C) strategic hiring 
D) none of the above

Question 20

The staffing organization model identifies recruitment,selection,and employment as the three key staffing activities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Staffing Models and Strategy

Staffing activities in organizations should focus first on the person/job match and then the person/organization match.

The culmination of the staffing process is ______.

According to the overall staffing organizations model,an example of a(n) HR functional activity is ___.

The purpose of retention systems is to _______.

The staffing system components model says that the phases of the staffing process occur in which order after the initial interaction between the applicant and the organization?

Staffing strategy should not recognize the interplay between organization and HR strategy in most cases.

The process of acquiring,deploying,and retaining a workforce of sufficient quantity and quality to create positive impacts on the organization's effectiveness is called _____.

Sound staffing strategy should always focus on acquiring employees who can hit the ground running and be at peak performance the moment they arrive.

The person/job match model says that there must be a match between ____.

Would it be desirable to hire people only according to the person/organization match,ignoring the person/job match?

What are examples of how staffing activities are influenced by training activities? Compensation activities?

The exceptional workforce quality strategy is usually superior to the acceptable workforce quality strategy.

Which of these activities is most directly associated with the employment phase of the staffing process?

Acquisition activities involve external staffing systems that govern the initial intake of applicants into the organization.

The concept that lies at the heart of staffing organizations is the ______.

Are some of the thirteen strategic staffing decisions more important than others? Which ones? Why?

The person/job match model says that individuals are characterized by their level of qualification and motivation.

Quantity or quality labour shortages can mean lost business opportunities,scaled-back expansion plans,an inability to provide critical consumer goods and services,and even threats to organizational survival.

The staffing practice in which an organization does selective hiring during downturns or recessions that occur prior to a clear upturn in economic strategy is called _______.

The staffing organization model identifies recruitment,selection,and employment as the three key staffing activities.