What is the contingency model focused on?

Leaders changing the company to match their own style

Which of the following statements apply to resumes but not to CVs?

May come in different versions depending on each job call

Inevitable, but it should not be massive

In which of the following situations you would include your resume?

Job where no information is given about attached documents

What are the disadvantages of using short-time incentives?

Do not consider the company's yearly financial status

Which of the following is not essential to increase staff performance?

Having a clear idea of what other companies are doing

How do we establish the proper amount for a money incentive?

There is actually no formula for that!

Feedback should be used to:

Help employees grow and improve

A Cover letter is used to:

Highlight/develop aspects of your resume related to the job

Qualitative aspects of the job performance refer to:

Overview of employee's strength

A controlling leader has

High control on task, low relationships with team members

A job requiring very specific tasks is posted on a local San Antonio newspaper. That is for:

Minimize n. of responses; directed to San Antonio residents

What are the components of any recruiting process?

Staffing needs; job opening definition; profiling/selecting

The primary role of a liaision manager should be:

Connecting the company with external organizations/people

Writing tips for any CV include:

Consistency, Clarity, and Conciseness

Some of the things we need to review when an employee's performance is poor are:

If expectations were made clear from the beginning

When meeting an employee to terminate his/her contract, you should:

Go straight to the point immediately

A manager can assume the following roles:

Interpersonal/informational/decisional,even at the same time

Recognizing a good performer should:

Address the specific task they accomplished

Always important for new and old employees

If a leader does not have the answer to a problem brought by teammates, he/she should:

Admit it, they can always work together to find one

What are typical roles of a decisional manager?

Disturbance handler and negotiator

The Human Relations management theory supports the idea that:

Job satisfaction increases productivity

When we describe the "performance expectations" within a job opening description, we mean:

Goals, timeline, potential salary adjustments, etc.

The Trait Leadership Theory supports the idea that:

Genes and predetermined traits define leaders

What is the order of actions that a manager should take based on the Process Approach Theory?

Evaluate, plan, organize, direct, staff, evaluate

The definition of a job opening should include

General and specific tasks that should be performed

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1
What is the contingency model focused on?
Leaders letting employees choosing awards/punishments
Leaders changing the company to match their own style
Leaders adapting their style to the company features
Leaders taking a "do nothing" approach
2
Which of the following statements apply to resumes but not to CVs?
Includes statistics/data about your performance
Shows information on your professional background
Used for applying to positions
May come in different versions depending on each job call
3
Employee turnover is
Inevitable, and it should always be massive
Something we should constantly promote
Something we should always avoid
Inevitable, but it should not be massive
4
Recognize which of the following situations may require presenting a Curriculum Vitae
You are seeking job out of the United States
All answers are correct
You are seeking job in Higher Education Institutions
You are applying for a grant/funding
5
What are some good reasons for employee turnover?
Seasonal needs
Keeping the traditional approach to work unchanged
Employees moving down within the company
All answers are correct
6
In which of the following situations you would include your resume?
Job at a Higher Education Insititution
Job where no information is given about attached documents
No answer is correct
Job in which the employers ask for CV
7
What are the disadvantages of using short-time incentives?
Prompt employees' motivation
Do not consider the company's yearly financial status
Reduce employees' motivation
Reduce employees' attention levels
8
A Curriculum Vitae should always include
All answers are correct
Salutation
Marital Status
Heading
9
Which of the following is not essential to increase staff performance?
Having a clear objective for the company development
Having a clear style for the company actions
Having a clear idea of what other companies are doing
Having a clear idea of the company strengths and weaknesses
10
How do we establish the proper amount for a money incentive?
Half monthly salary * Money spent - Company exceeding
Incentive = m * a
Incentives = 3 * salary cap / staff agreed bonus ratio
There is actually no formula for that!
11
Feedback should be used to:
Provide an annual revision of performance only
Reprimand employees who performed badly
All answers are correct
Help employees grow and improve
12
Before you write a cover letter, you should have/search for:
Key values of the company
All answers are correct
General information about the job (company, people, etc.)
Desired qualifications and skills of the job
13
A Cover letter is used to:
Summarize your Curriculum Vitae
Highlight/develop aspects of your resume related to the job
It is not currently used in job applications
Summarize your resume
14
Employees' goals should be:
Time-based
All answers are correct
Measurable
Specific
15
A very common element of a job description in the field of kinesiology is:
Chord theory
Physics knowledge
Physical requirements
Maths knowledge
16
Which of the following are reasons for terminating a contract of an employee?
Behavioral issues
Failure to meet performance expectations
All answers are correct
Business downturn
17
Qualitative aspects of the job performance refer to:
Customer service
Overview of employee's strength
All answers are correct
Measurable performance results
18
"Anybody could be a leader". This motto belongs to:
Trait leadership
Situational leadership
Behavioral leadership
Contingency model
19
Which of the following actions is required when we analyze our staffing needs
Matching mission, vision, salary caps, marketplace
Understand right features for a person to fill the job
Understand how many persons are needed to fulfill the task/s
All answers are correct
20
A controlling leader has
Low control on task, high relationships with team members
High control on task, high relationships with team members
High control on task, low relationships with team members
Low control on task, low relationships with team members
21
Which of the following are manager pitfalls?
Hiring people stronger than themselves
All answers are correct
Willingness to grow
Micromanaging
22
A job requiring very specific tasks is posted on a local San Antonio newspaper. That is for:
Get a lot of responses; directed to San Antonio residents
Minimize n. of responses; directed to San Antonio residents
Minimize n. of responses; directed to anyone in the country
Get a lot of responses; directed to anyone in the country
23
Which Management Theory uses "incentive pay" as a strategy to motivate staff?
Behavioral Leadership
Process Approach
Scientific Management
Human Relations Management
24
A manager in charge of discussing concessions and agreements with external associations is:
Disseminator
Negotiator
Liaison
Entrepreneur
25
What strategies can we employ when we seek new employees?
Simply try and fill a vacant on an existing position
Create a new position by changing our company int. structure
All answers are correct
Creating a new position by combining existing positions
26
Curriculum Vitae is:
synonym of resume
no answer is correct
synonym of cover letter
synonym of "course of life"
27
The number of employees we need to hire for a certain task may depend on...
Efficient customer service
Established laws
All answers are correct
Efficient productivity
28
What are the components of any recruiting process?
Eating; napping; playing
Planning; evaluating; value chains
Staffing needs; job opening definition; profiling/selecting
Marketing; training; organizing
29
The primary role of a liaision manager should be:
Only representing the company as a figure, not as an actor
Studying trends/events in the area of action of the company
Constantly informing the company stakeholders
Connecting the company with external organizations/people
30
Writing tips for any CV include:
Never use a narrative style
Changing style from one section to another
Jumping, Shooting, Dribbling
Consistency, Clarity, and Conciseness
31
Some of the things we need to review when an employee's performance is poor are:
His/her resume
If expectations were made clear from the beginning
Nothing, we just fire him/her
His/her salary
32
When meeting an employee to terminate his/her contract, you should:
Use public rather than private spaces to do so
Never have a third person with you during the meeting
Avoid explanations so for meeting to be as quick as possible
Go straight to the point immediately
33
A leader adapting their style to that of their employees to motivate them belongs to:
Trait leadership model
Grit-and-grind model
Contingency model
Path-goal model
34
Which of the following statements refers to a Curriculum Vitae
It can be longer than 3 pages
it includes only highlights and flash information
It changes depending on the job one is applying to
It is a dynamic document
35
A manager can assume the following roles:
Decisional, but never interpersonal
Interpersonal, but never decisional
Informational and decisional, but never interpersonal
Interpersonal/informational/decisional,even at the same time
36
Recognizing a good performer should:
All answers are correct
Generalized to all department rather than individualized
Be done any moment, even a year later
Address the specific task they accomplished
37
Training is:
Not essential if the new employees are experienced
Always important for new and old employees
Essential only when we have new, unexperienced employees
Essential only for old employees to upgrade their know-how
38
If a leader does not have the answer to a problem brought by teammates, he/she should:
Fabricate an answer
Fire the employee who brought the problem
Admit it, they can always work together to find one
Resign from his/her position
39
What are typical roles of a decisional manager?
No answer is correct
Monitor and spokesperson
Disturbance handler and negotiator
Liaison and symbolic
40
The Human Relations management theory supports the idea that:
Job satisfaction increases productivity
Human relations should be developed out of the work place
Getting along with coworkers = distraction to productivity
No answer is correct
41
When we describe the "performance expectations" within a job opening description, we mean:
All answers are correct
Training, internal/external opportunities, etc.
Education, experience, etc.
Goals, timeline, potential salary adjustments, etc.
42
According to the Behavioral Leadership Theory, leaders may be:
Anyone who gets proper training focused on leadership traits
Job-centered
Employee-centered
All the answers are correct
43
The Trait Leadership Theory supports the idea that:
Leaders should change the company to fit their own style
Genes and predetermined traits define leaders
Any Individual can become a leader if properly trained
A leader should adapt to the characteristics of the company
44
A Cover letter should be:
All answers are correct
A vehicle to repeat exactly what you have in your resume
Generalized rather than tailored to a certain position
Personal, but professional
45
What is the order of actions that a manager should take based on the Process Approach Theory?
Organize, evaluate, plan, staff, evaluate, direct
Evaluate, Direct, staff, organize, evaluate, plan
Evaluate, staff, direct, plan, organize, evaluate
Evaluate, plan, organize, direct, staff, evaluate
46
Staff performance depends on
All answers are correct
Employees receiving consistent, proper feedback
Each employee is in the "right position"
Employees' understanding of the general plan of the company
47
The definition of a job opening should include
General and specific tasks that should be performed
Height and weight of each candidate
All answers are correct
Age and gender of the candidate
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Quantitative performance results:
Depend on the job description
Are not measurable precisely
All answers are correct
Are not used to decide about promotions/salary changes

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