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GCSE Business Studies Unit 4 AQA
GCSE Business Studies Unit 4 AQA
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1
When employees are hired without any guaranteed hours of work, what kind of agreement is this?
Zero-Hour Contract
Full-Time Employment
Part-Time Employment
Job Share
2
What is the name of this type of diagram?
Organisational Chart
Company Structure
Worker Key
HR Map
3
Which of the following is not an advantage of internal recruitment?
It motivates employees.
It is cheaper.
There is a wider pool to select from.
Candidates are familiar with the business.
4
Which of these places is unlikely to find an external candidate?
Employment Agency
Internet
Intranet
Jobcentre Plus
5
Which of the following is a disadvantage of a tall structure?
Decreased productivity
Communication difficulties
Close supervision of employees
Fewer chances for promotion
6
A flat organisational structure has wide spans of control and many levels of hierarchy.
True
False
7
Induction training is given to an employee when s/he first starts a job.
True
False
8
Which of these is not a benefit of an effective recruitment policy?
Higher Staff Turnover
Higher Employee Retention
Higher Quality Work
Higher Productivity
9
Staff must be given a contract before they start work.
True
False
10
The line of authority within a business along which communications pass is called the _______.
Span of Control
Chain of Command
Level of Authority
Organisational Structure
11
An employee's immediate boss is called their ________.
Director
CEO
Line Manager
Shop-Floor Worker
12
What is the lowest part of the pyramid in Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs?
Physiological Needs
Safety Needs
Self-Actualisation
Esteem Needs
13
Which of the following is an unlikely result of increasing training?
Improved Productivity
Higher Employee Turnover
Improved Work Quality
Increased Employee Motivation
14
Staff retention is the proportion of a business's workforce that remains with the business over a year.
True
False
15
How many employees are in the President's (Mirjam Nilsson, grey box) span of control?
18
1
6
Impossible to tell
16
_______ is a method of payment where employees are paid per unit produced.
Piecework
Salary
Commission
Profit Sharing
17
Passing work or authority to more junior employees is called _______.
Delayering
Delegation
Authority
Communication
18
Which of the following is a financial method of motivation?
Job Enrichment
Commission
Training
Fringe Benefits
19
The collection and interpretation of information about a job is called ______.
Curriculum Vitae
Job Analysis
Person Specification
Job Description
20
Which of the following is a disadvantage of on-the-job training?
It is targeted to the exact needs of the business.
Productivity is lost due to transport time.
Some employees are unavailable for regular work.
It is expensive.
21
Which of these is unlikely to be in a person specification?
Skills
Work Experience
Educational Qualifications
Hours of Work
22
Which of the following is a benefit to the employee of working part-time?
Higher salary
More likely to gain promotion
Can fit work around other commitments
Lower staff costs
23
IKEA's international HQ decides to let all national branches make their own decisions. What is this an example of?
Deregulation
Centralisation
Decentralisation
Delayering
24
Which of the following is an advantage of decentralisation?
Extra training is needed in all branches
Reduces pressure on senior management
Communication becomes easier
Employees feel demotivated
25
Which of the following is not an occasion when businesses typically need to recruit?
Delayering
Employee retirement
Expansion
Starting a new business
26
If a business has 100 employees and 80 have been there for more than a year, what is the retention rate?
100%
60%
80%
20%
27
What kind of structure does a business with many levels of hierarchy have?
Thin Structure
Flat Structure
Tall Structure
Short Structure
28
If a workforce mainly consists of unskilled labour, which type of structure is the business more likely to use?
Flat Structure
Tall Structure
29
Off-the-job training is provided at the employee's place of work.
False
True