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The company's ability to meet needs without sacrificing future needs is...
Empowerment
Quality emphasis
Sustainability
The economy
2
According to the ebook, the middle step for the work-unit activity analysis is...
Output
Raw inputs
Equipment
Activity
3
Scientific management one of the earliest versions of
The biological approach
The motivational approach
The perceptual approach
The mechanistic approach
4
According to the ebook, the number of temporary workers has
is one way to rightsize the company
remained the same
reduced
increased
5
The degree to which a measure is free from random error is called...
Correlation
Predictive validation
Validity
Reliability
6
Jobs that are unique and cannot be directly valued or compared with market surveys are called
Executive jobs
Key jobs
Required jobs
Nonkey jobs
7
A training design process may be called:
Deming's PDCA
ADDIE
Blanchard Training design
Training and Development
8
Method of establishing validity of a personnel selection by showing a correlation between test scores and job perf is...
a correlation
legality
criterion-related validation
utility
9
A planned effort to facilitate learning of job-related knowledge, skills, and employee behavior is called:
A career plan
Growth and development
Training
Continuous learning
10
HRM practices include all but the following...
Performance management
Training and development
Selection
Manufacturing
11
According to the ebook, two competitive market challenges when deciding to pay employees ...
product market and labor market competition
Labor market and pay ranges
employee resources and market competition
market pay structure and benchmarking
12
Payments that are not a part of the salary and are based on the company's performance is called:
Ownership options
Profit ownership
Profit sharing
Individual incentives
13
The average wages, salaries, bonuses (i.e. pay) of the job is defined as the
Pay expectations
Pay program
Pay level
Annual pay
14
The first step in the training process is...
a needs assessment
creating a learning environment
action learning
ensuring employee readiness for training
15
___ is a measure that accurately predicts future labor demand.
labor demand history
goal setting
company data
leading indicator
16
____ linkage is dynamic and continuous versus sequential interaction.
Administrative
Integrative
Two-way
One-way
17
Ergonomics is part of the
mechanist approach
perceptual approach
biological approach
motivational approach
18
Which of the following is not an HR competency?
Relationship management
Business acumen
Production
Critical evaluation
19
According to the ebook, SHRM stands for (a pattern of HR deployments and activities to achieve organizational goals).
Strategic human resources management
Society of Human Resources Management
Specific human resources management
Strategic human relations management
20
The demonstration of HR practices that influence the company's bottom line and stakeholders...
HR competencies
The HR profession
Workforce practices
Evidenced-based HR
21
Work redesign, HR planning, selection/ training, job evaluation and career planning are part of
The job description
The performance appraisal process
The position question analysis
The job analysis
22
The exporting of jobs to other countries is called...
Offshoring
Tech-shoring
Cloud-shoring
Reshoring
23
Legally required benefits are
Unemployment insurance, workers comp, COBRA
Social security, medical insurance, retirement
Unemployment insurance, medical insurance, COBRA
Social security, unemployment insurance, workers comp
24
The distance between the minimum and maximum range in a pay grade is called....
Range requirements
Range spread
Pay policy line
Pay grades
25
Maximizing the fit between the company's social system and the technical system is called...
HR dashboard systems
HR information systems
Baldridge systems
High-performance work systems
26
The degree to which employees are fully involved in their work and commitment to the job is...
Employee engagement
Adaptability to change
Flexibility on the job
Talent management
27
A _____ guarantees a specific retirement benefit level to employees based on years of service and age is called:
cash balance plan
pension expectations
defined benefit plan
annual salary
28
Child care is an example of
pay for time not worked
controlling benefits costs
a family-friendly policy
flexible spending account
29
The most well-researched aspect of recruitment deals with the recruiter's message about the company positions...
Recruiter's realism
Recruiters' presence
Recruiter's functional area
Recruiters' ability to communicate
30
Occupations that include most hourly jobs are referred to as...
Comparable worth
Minimum wage
Non-exempt
Exempt
31
Curious, imaginative, sensitive, broad-minded refers to which big five dimension
Extroversion
Adjustment
Conscientiousness
Openness to experience
32
Centralization is the degree
in which decision-making resides at the top and distributed
in which work units are group per similarity
job design and analysis are interrelated
in which flat organizations are successful
33
Being provided an opportunity to demonstrate learned knowledge and skills is called:
Demonstration of learned knowledge and skills
Management support system
Performance support system
Opportunity to perform
34
Which is not an influencing competitive challenge?
Compete through technology
Compete through demanding work
Compete through globalization
Compete through sustainability
35
Employee characteristics which ensure the desire and energy to learn from a training session is called:
Readiness for training
Formal training
Training motivation
Creating a learning environment
36
A company's ability to maintain and gain market share is based on....
Human resources management
Competitiveness
A shared service model
Sustainability
37
Today companies are interested in using intangible assets such as...
Intellectual philosophy
Company capital
Intellectual capital
Human capital
38
A balanced scorecard consists of the following except:
Culture/ sustainability
Production
Financial performance
Key business drivers
39
The questions posed by the test represent a sample of situations/ problems on the job...
Concurrent validation
Predictive validation
Standards of reliability
Content validation
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The link between rewards and behaviors is called:
Extrinsic motivation
Expectancy theory
Rewards behavior
Intrinsic motivation
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Tests that differentiate individuals based on their mental versus physical capabilities are
reasoning ability tests
quantitative ability tests
cognitive ability tests
verbal comprehension tests
42
Flexible benefit plans which permit employees to choose the types of benefits they want are also known as...
Flex-plans/ Cafeteria-style plans
General regulatory plans
Flexible spending accounts
Affordable Care Act
43
Independent contractors, on-call, temporary and contract workers are all considered...
The changing demographics
A balanced scorecard
Talent flexibility argument
Alternative work arrangements
44
When employers give employees stock on the company, it is commonly referred to as...
Employee stock ownership
Gain sharing
A merit increase
A benefit
45
Strategy formulation or choice involves all except...
Mission
Goals
Internal analysis
Administrative linkage
46
Maintaining the current skills existing in the workplace is called...
Concentration strategies
Role behaviors
Training
Internal growth strategies
47
A ___ is a story of how the company creates value for customers and how it will be profitable.
A strategic choice
A strategic management process
A strategy formulation
A business model
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When retirement funds become available for the retiree, it is referred to as...
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Affordable Care Act
Vesting
A summary plan description
