Deck 13: Exploring Concepts in Human Resource Management and Organizational Behavior

Question 1

Goal setting is:

A)Top down process
B)Bottom up process
C)A process of top down support and bottom up development
D)A function of senior management

Answer 1

A process of top down support and bottom up development

Question 2

When the firm changes the way it operates, the process is known as:

A)Downsizing
B)Brain drain
C)Restructuring
D)Outsourcing

Answer 2

Restructuring

Question 3

Which one is not included in the hiring process?

A)Recruitment
B)Socialization
C)Selection
D)Job specification

Answer 3

Job specification

Question 4

Extents of individual freedom and discretion employees have in performing their jobs is Known as

A)Capitation
B)Flextime
C)Empowerment
D)Autonomy

Question 5

Which of the following measures are taken to assess the intensity of employees' satisfaction and their attitude toward the training program?

A)Continuous feedback
B)Profitability rate
C)Market share
D)Productivity levels

Question 6

Organization, where employees are provided with the opportunity to learn on continuous basis is known as:

A)Formal
B)Informal
C)Bureaucratic
D)Learning

Question 7

Under which of the following no screening of applicant pool is conducted before making final selection?

A)Walk-in applicants
B)Employee referrals
C)Employment agency
D)School placement

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a concern of Human Resource Development (HRD)?

A)Employee training
B)Employee orientation
C)Employee rights
D)Employee appraisals

Question 9

Employee commitment has suffered in recent years because of::

A)Downsizing
B)Training issues
C)Appraisals
D)Performance standards

Question 10

Following are the stages of socialization process, except:

A)Pre-arrival stage
B)Encounter stage
C)Metamorphosis stage
D)Completion stage

Question 11

_________________ is achieved by combining capital, raw material & human resource by an organization.

A)Sales
B)Capital
C)Input
D)Output

Question 12

Unofficial part of an organization formed on the basis of common interests is known as:

A)Formal organization
B)Informal organization
C)Bureaucratic organization
D)Virtual organization

Question 13

The re-arrangement of organizational structure & change in organizational culture is accomplished during:

A)Task analysis
B)Organizational analysis
C)Person analysis
D)Management analysis

Question 14

Which of the following statement reflects the 'Age Discrimination Act' for workers?

A)At the age of 40 to 70, workers can not be retired by force
B)At the age below 18, workers can never be hired
C)Having 10 years of experience, workers should be promoted
D)Workers can never be rehired if retired once

Question 15

Providing training & development opportunities, and career information & programs, are all part of the ------------------'s role in career development.

A)Individual
B)Manager
C)Supervisor
D)Company

Question 16

Which of the following method includes the exchange of information between organizational member & the applicant through a goal-oriented conversation?

A)Counseling simulations
B)Vocational interest test
C)Role playing
D)Employment interview

Question 17

_______________________ is an obligation to perform certain tasks/activities.

A)Duty
B)Responsibility
C)Position
D)Work

Question 18

If the workforce of an organization represents true proportion of the community sectors in all its job classifications, it represents the ______ of its affirmative action.

A)Performance
B)Gaps
C)Effectiveness
D)Discrepancies

Question 19

Studying organizational behaviour helps managers:

A)To see the value of workforce diversity
B)To analyze the efficiency of organization
C)To analyze the efficiency of organization.
D)To become more effective in society

Question 20

If a company is employing the fresh graduates as well as the professional experts, the management is said to be enhancing _____________.

A)Stereotyping
B)Variety
C)Diversity
D)Uniformity

Question 21

The cognitive component consists of a person's:

A)Emotions
B)Knowledge
C)Attitude
D)Feelings

Question 22

Which of the given term is used to represent the segments of jobs held by an individual throughout his/her life time?

A)Responsibility
B)Career
C)Occupation
D)Position