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IB Business Management: Human Resources (Unit 2)
IB Business Management: Human Resources (Unit 2)
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An #IB #Business Management quiz reviewing content from unit 2 (#Human Resources).
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1
He wrote the book "Drive", and argued that autonomy, mastery and purpose motivate workers.
Abraham Maslow
Frederick Herzberg
F.W. Taylor
Daniel Pink
2
Which term is used to describe organizing people within a business in terms of their ranks
Hierarchy
Decentralization
Chain of command
Span of control
3
Which answer is NOT a disadvantage (for the business) of part-time work contracts?
Working from home might mean lower productivity.
There will be more employees to manage.
Could help workers to achieve a better work-life balance.
Effective communication could be more difficult.
4
What type of organization is shown in the graphic?
Flat organization organized by function
Flat organization organized by region
Tall organization organized by region
Tall organization organized by product
5
A bonus scheme to reward staff for above-average performance is known as:
A perk
Commission
Profit sharing
Performance-related pay (PRP)
6
HRM stands for:
Happiness Really Matters
High Revenue Margin
Human Resources Management
Hierarchical Relationships Margin
7
Leadership style that promotes worker participation and consults workers for key decisions
Autocratic leadership style
Democratic leadership style
Paternalistic leadership style
Situational leadership style
8
Which quality is NOT required for ethical leadership?
Ignoring personal needs for the good of the company
Making ethics part of daily company practice
A willingness to work extremely long hours
The encouragement of leadership in others
9
When a company brings HR functions "back home" that were overseas before, this is called:
offshoring
reshoring
outsourcing
MNC
10
Which would NOT be an appropriate employee incentive for a worker in China?
An iphone
A pair of scissors
A phone card
a restaurant voucher
11
Garment companies pay workers for the number of garments completed. This is an example of:
salary
commission
hourly wage
piece rate
12
He invented "two factor theory" and coined the terms "hygiene factors" and "job enrichment".
Daniel Pink
F.W. Taylor
Abraham Maslow
Frederick Herzberg
13
In Pinks theory whats the term for the desire for self-improvement to learn & create new things
Autonomy
Purpose
Mastery
Type X people
14
Which answer is an advantage of "hard HRM"?
Fearing layoffs, workers may work harder
Workers with low job security may have poor morale
It is not suitable for scientists, engineers, etc.
"Us vs. them" attitude might make company unpopular
15
Non financial motivation method that involves broadening the number of tasks a worker completes
Job description
Job enrichment
Job rotation
Job enlargement
16
A check on the skills and qualifications of current employees is called a:
Formal appraisal
employment contract
workforce audit
labor mobility
17
Increasing the amount of work or types of work done by a worker is known as:
job enlargement
cell production
teamwork
job enrichment
18
The organizational scheme in the picture is known as:
A decentralized organization
A matrix organization
A Handy's shamrock organization
A bureaucratic organization
19
He invented "scientific management" and focused on improving manufacturing efficiency.
F.W. Taylor
Abraham Maslow
Daniel Pink
Frederick Herzberg
20
The advertising of an internal position is likely to be in the form of...
A meeting
A newspaper announcement
A staff bulletin notice
Advertised on the internet
21
Leadership style that keeps all decisionmaking at the center of the organization
Paternalistic leadership style
Laissez-faire leadership style
Situational leadership style
Autocratic leadership style
22
A payment to a salesperson for each sale made.
Commission
Piece rate
Perk
Salary
23
What type of organization is shown in the graphic?
Tall organization organized by region
Flat organization organized by region
Tall organization organized by product
Flat organization organized by function
24
In business communication, the response to a message by the receiver is called:
Feedback
The shout out
The answer
The reply
25
A type of appraisal where many different people who contact an employee are asked for feedback
360-degree appraisal
Self-appraisal
Formative appraisal
Summative appraisal
26
Computer networks that operate INSIDE a specific company are called:
Intranets
The World Wide Web
The Internet
4Chan
