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