IB Business & Management 2.1

True or False? Internal recruitment brings in new ideas and practices to the business.

True or False? High turnover is good for a business that plans on reducing staff numbers anyway.

True or False? Fall in demand, change in technology, budget cuts, & workforce reduction can lead to dismissal.

Refers to the process of identifying the need for a new employee, the type of employee and defining the job to be filled

Refers to the process of assessing the effectiveness of an employee judged against preset objectives

Refers to staff working from home but keeping contract with the office by means of modern IT communications.

True or False? Redundancy and Job dismissal are the same thing.

Which of the following is NOT a task of human resource planning?

Advantages of working from home do NOT include

It's an introductory training programme to familiarize new recruits with the systems used in the business & the layout.

This refers to the instructions at the place of work on how a job should be carried out.

It's a detailed list of the qualities, skills and qualifications that a successful applicant will need.

These are "brain exercises" designed to improve a person's ability to understand and learn information.

It's an employment contract that allows staff to be called in at busy times of day.

Refers to the use of another business (third party) to undertake a part of the production process.

Refers to the appraisal that offers promotion or pay increase.

Extent to which workers are willing and able to move different region to take up new jobs

How is labor turnover calculated?

True or False? "in-shoring" is the reversal of offshoring

Legal advice, employee recruitment, training and development, exit interviews, & payroll admin.

Extent to which workers are willing and able to move to different jobs requiring different skills.

True or False? SOFT HRM is an approach to managing staff that focuses on cutting costs.

This refers to the numbers of workers and skills of those workers required over a future time period.

What measures the rate at which employees are leaving an organization?

True or False? Increased use of digital technology reduced the demand for routine jobs.

The starting point for HR planning is ALWAYS a

It's a legal document that sets out the terms and conditions governing a worker's job.

It's designed to improve an individual's ability to communicate and interact with others.

It occurs when a job is no longer required so the employee is let go.

It's a work-related education to increase workforce skills and efficiency.

It's the relocation of a business in one country to another country.

True or False? Internal recruitment is quicker, cheaper and offers a wide choice of potential candidates.

It's a detailed list of the key points of the job to be filled, stating key tasks & responsibilities.

This refers to a check on the skills and qualifications of all existing employees.

Refers to all training undertaken away from the business.

It's an employment contract that lasts for a fixed time period.

This can lead to overcrowding and very poor living conditions in towns and cities.