HR Exam 2 - Spring 2022

Question 1

The first step in the personnel selection process is

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screening the applications for basic requirements for the job

Question 2

Job enrichment differs from job rotation in that job enrichment

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empowers workers by adding more decision-making authority to their jobs

Question 3

The use of temporary workers might provide an organization with additional administrative tasks and financial burdens

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False

Question 4

What is the objective of job enlargement?

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to make jobs less repetitive and more interesting

Question 5

Which statement is true about referrals?

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The use of referrals can contribute to nepotism

Question 6

What is a basic difference between job specifications and job descriptions?

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Job descriptions look at activities & job specifications look at qualities

Question 7

Why is temporary employment popular with employers?

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It gives employers flexibility in operations

Question 8

When implementing an HR strategy, the organization must hold some individual accountable for achieving the goals.

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True

Question 9

Which question is permissible to ask in job applications and interviews?

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Will you need any reasonable accommodation for this hiring process?

Question 10

Selection methods should accurately predict how well individuals perform, and they should

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produce information that actually benefits the organization.

Question 11

Incumbents are the best source of information for a job analysis.

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False

Question 12

Which statement is true of work flow analysis?

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Outputs may be tangible or intangible products of the work processes

Question 13

Content validation is most suitable for measuring abstract qualities such as intelligence or leadership ability

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False

Question 14

Organizations carry out human resource planning to

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gain an advantage over competitors

Question 15

Automated systems always ensure that all highly qualified candidates are included in the selection process

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False

Question 16

What is a requirement under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986?

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Verify and maintain records on the legal rights of applicants to work in US

Question 17

The second step in human resource planning is performance evaluation

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False

Question 18

The negative effect of downsizing would be low among firms that use performance-related pay incentives

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False

Question 19

In the context of work flow design, which best describes a position?

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the set of duties performed by a person

Question 20

40 hours over four days a week instead of working eight hours a day for five days a week is termed a compressed workweek

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True

Question 21

focus attention on a problem and provide a basis for measuring an organization's success.

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Downsizing often disrupts the social networks which people are creative

Question 22

A job specification looks at the requirements of the person performing the job- must possess, knowledge & abilities

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True

Question 23

Which statement is true of self-managing work teams?

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Team members usually share work assignments

Question 24

Statistical models are used for forecasting labor demand cause they are good at capturing "once-in-a-lifetime" changes.

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False

Question 25

Identify a disadvantage of using temporary and contract workers

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These workers tend to be less committed to an organization

Question 26

In the context of human resource planning, the primary goal of forecasting is to

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predict labor shortages or surpluses in specific areas of an organization

Question 27

What is true of validity?

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Validity ensures the fairness of employment practices during selection

Question 28

Reliability answers the important question of

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whether you are measuring something accurately

Question 29

Job extension refers to empowering workers by adding more decision-making authority to their jobs

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False

Question 30

What is likely to contribute to errors in a job analysis?

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fixed and unchanging job descriptions for various jobs

HR Exam 2 - Spring 2022

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HR Exam 2 - Spring 2022

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