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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) , Bachelor of Business Administration in Human Resource Management (BBA HRM) .
| 51. |
Which of these refers to the temporary, part-time and self-employed workers |
| A. | internal labor force. |
| B. | contingent work force. |
| C. | high-performance work systems. |
| D. | downsized employees |
| Answer» B. contingent work force. | |
| 52. |
How has technology changed HRM practices |
| A. | recruiting using the web generates smaller, more focused applicant pools. |
| B. | employee training is offered through scheduled classes rather than on demand |
| C. | electronic resumes take less time to evaluate than paper resumes. |
| D. | none of the given options. |
| Answer» A. recruiting using the web generates smaller, more focused applicant pools. | |
| 53. |
How do companies facilitate workforce diversity |
| A. | rely on external support systems for minority workers. |
| B. | encourage employees to challenge the beliefs and values of other employees. |
| C. | build in accountability through surveys and audits. |
| D. | reinforce traditional values. |
| Answer» B. encourage employees to challenge the beliefs and values of other employees. | |
| 54. |
A large organization is an EEO employer with an affirmative action plan. Which of these activities is performed as part of the plan |
| A. | all job applicants must have a recommendation from current or past employee |
| B. | insurance premiums from former employers of all applicants are analyzed |
| C. | job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities. |
| D. | job announcements are posted on the company bulletin board. |
| Answer» C. job requirements are determined based on skills, knowledge and abilities. | |
| 55. |
Wal-Mart differentiates its business by offering the lowest prices. Offering the lowest prices is Wal-Mart’s _________. |
| A. | functional strategy |
| B. | competitive advantage. |
| C. | distinctive competence. |
| D. | corporate strategy |
| Answer» B. competitive advantage. | |
| 56. |
.__________ is the process of assessing progress toward strategic goals and taking corrective action as needed. |
| A. | strategic management |
| B. | strategic planning |
| C. | strategic control. |
| D. | diversification. |
| Answer» C. strategic control. | |
| 57. |
In most large facilities, who is responsible for reducing unsafe working conditions and reducing unsafe acts by employees? |
| A. | chief executive officer. |
| B. | chief safety officer. |
| C. | occupational safety and health officer |
| D. | chief operations officer |
| Answer» C. occupational safety and health officer | |
| 58. |
The relative position of an organization's pay incentives compared to other companies in the same industry is known as |
| A. | pay structure |
| B. | pay appraisal |
| C. | pay level. |
| D. | pay feedback. |
| Answer» C. pay level. | |
| 59. |
.Poor quality lateral communication will result in which of the following |
| A. | lack of direction |
| B. | lack of coordination. |
| C. | lack of delegation |
| D. | lack of control |
| Answer» B. lack of coordination. | |
| 60. |
The ____ trust is based on the behavioral predictability that comes from a history of interaction |
| A. | deterrence-based. |
| B. | knowledge-based |
| C. | identification-bas |
| Answer» C. identification-bas | |
| 61. |
We can define ____ as activities people perform to acquire, enhance, and use power and other resources to obtain their preferred outcomes in a situation of uncertainty or disagreement |
| A. | organizational politics |
| B. | executingauthority |
| C. | collective bargaining |
| D. | position power. |
| Answer» A. organizational politics | |
| 62. |
Protection from discrimination, safe working conditions and union formulation are _____ rights, provided to employees |
| A. | contractual. |
| B. | individual. |
| C. | . statutory. |
| D. | organizational. |
| Answer» C. . statutory. | |
| 63. |
A situation in labor – management negotiation whereby management prevents union members from returning to work is called _____. |
| A. | grievance |
| B. | strike. |
| C. | arbitration. |
| D. | lockout. |
| Answer» C. arbitration. | |
| 64. |
The ______ leadership is a set of abilities that allows the leader to recognize the need for change, to create a vision to guide that change, and to execute that change effectively |
| A. | transformational |
| B. | charismatic. |
| C. | autocratic. |
| D. | transactional. |
| Answer» A. transformational | |
| 65. |
To manage employees in a manner that allows human capital to develop as a source of competitive advantage, managers need to be sure to do all of the following except: |
| A. | provide training programs that provide skill enhancement |
| B. | identify, recruit, and hire the best talent available. |
| C. | attach pay to productivity |
| D. | provide opportunities for development on the job |
| Answer» D. provide opportunities for development on the job | |
| 66. |
To build human capital in organizations, managers should rely upon staffing programs that focus on: |
| A. | identifying cheap sources of qualified labour. |
| B. | identifying and hiring the best and brightest talent available. |
| C. | identifying college graduates with the requisite skills. |
| D. | identifying individuals with highly specialized skills |
| Answer» D. identifying individuals with highly specialized skills | |
| 67. |
An employee's Human Capital belongs to ____. |
| A. | his/her employer. |
| B. | the employee. |
| C. | the government |
| D. | none of these; human capital is not proprietary |
| Answer» D. none of these; human capital is not proprietary | |
| 68. |
Historically, which of the following workers have been hit the hardest by layoffs |
| A. | line workers. |
| B. | secretarial and clerical workers |
| C. | white-collar and managerial workers. |
| D. | service workers |
| Answer» C. white-collar and managerial workers. | |
| 69. |
The project manager's leadership style should be matched to the corresponding developmental level of the project team and should move through successive steps in the following order |
| A. | disciplinary, autocratic, participative |
| B. | staff planning, team training, performance monitoring |
| C. | team building, team development, responsibility assignment |
| D. | directing, coaching, supporting, delegating. |
| Answer» D. directing, coaching, supporting, delegating. | |
| 70. |
Legitimate power is |
| A. | power derived from a person's formal position in the organization. |
| B. | power bestowed due to a person's personal qualities and abilities |
| C. | power earned based on a person's technical knowledge, skill, or expertise in a particular area. |
| D. | power to distribute information as one sees fit. |
| Answer» A. power derived from a person's formal position in the organization. | |
| 71. |
A technique for resolving conflict in which the parties agree to have a neutral third party hear the dispute and make a decision is called: |
| A. | negotiation |
| B. | arbitration. |
| C. | smoothing. |
| D. | forcing. |
| Answer» B. arbitration. | |
| 72. |
. If more than several departments must be involved in a decision, use of a task force |
| A. | will undermine the authority and power of the project manager |
| B. | should be considered |
| C. | can work as long as those on the task force are experts on the issue |
| D. | all of the above. |
| Answer» B. should be considered | |
| 73. |
The key to achieving and maintaining success in the role of a project manager is the use of |
| A. | formal authority |
| B. | reward power. |
| C. | expert power. |
| D. | referent power. |
| Answer» D. referent power. | |
| 74. |
W. Edwards Deming would likely say that a policy of ranking employees violates which basic quality principle |
| A. | focus on the process and not the individual |
| B. | guarantee lifetime employment. |
| C. | establish objectives and goals |
| D. | assign 85% of the responsibility to management |
| Answer» A. focus on the process and not the individual | |
| 75. |
You have just been assigned as the project manager of a 15 year, 200 trillion dollar project to marry the first couple on Mars. In addition to buying a wedding present, you will probably want to describe which type of project organization in your management plan |
| A. | functional. |
| B. | expeditor. |
| C. | catering. |
| D. | projectized. |
| Answer» D. projectized. | |
| 76. |
Team building, with all of its success orientation, may have some limitations under certain identified conditions. Two such conditions are __________ |
| A. | poor project tools and lack of project planning |
| B. | lack of top management support and too much supervision by top management. |
| C. | lack of top management support and an inept project manager |
| D. | unproductive people on the project team and an inept project manager. |
| Answer» D. unproductive people on the project team and an inept project manager. | |
| 77. |
In building team confidence in himself, a project manager should __________ with team members and avoid __________. |
| A. | set limited times and opportunities for discussions; social contracts |
| B. | encourage open conversations; politics. |
| C. | practice what he preaches; social contracts. |
| D. | encourage frank discussions; making promises. |
| Answer» B. encourage open conversations; politics. | |
| 78. |
Pay-For-Performance System |
| A. | seeks to acknowledge differences in employee or group contributions. |
| B. | responds to the fact that organizational performance is a function of individual or group performance |
| C. | uses pay to attract, retain and motivate employees relative to their performance and contribution |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» C. uses pay to attract, retain and motivate employees relative to their performance and contribution | |
| 79. |
A cultural dimension that affects the success of HRM practices in most countries where relative emphasis is on hierarchical status is called |
| A. | individualism. |
| B. | power distance |
| C. | uncertainity. |
| D. | b. avoidance |
| Answer» B. power distance | |
| 80. |
A staff management strategy that hires management from home country to manage a non- home country operation is known as the |
| A. | geocentric approach |
| B. | ethnocentric approach. |
| C. | polycentric approach. |
| D. | nationalistic approach |
| Answer» A. geocentric approach | |
| 81. |
_______________ is an ongoing and formalized effort that recognizes employees as valuable organizational resources and focuses on developing them to their fullest, practical performance potential. |
| A. | performance appraisal |
| B. | potential appraisal |
| Answer» B. potential appraisal | |
| 82. |
Previous company records & customer satisfaction surveys may serve as a source for: |
| A. | cultivating learning culture within the organization |
| B. | determining deficiency that require training |
| C. | developing career development plans for employees |
| D. | identifying training outcomes through evaluation. |
| Answer» A. cultivating learning culture within the organization | |
| 83. |
Jamal Enterprises' top management refused to consider its female marketing manager for the post of Vice President. This action of the company is representing which of the following |
| A. | gender discrimination |
| B. | legal consideration |
| C. | repeat discrimination |
| D. | glass ceiling effect |
| Answer» A. gender discrimination | |
| 84. |
Management developed by Manager who actively seek a strong cooperative relationship with their employees are |
| A. | knowledge management |
| B. | learning management |
| C. | participative management. |
| D. | proactive management. |
| Answer» C. participative management. | |
| 85. |
Labor union might affect the_____________________ by stressingseniority as the basis for promotions and pay increases |
| A. | training |
| B. | appraisal process |
| C. | allotment |
| D. | amendment |
| Answer» B. appraisal process | |
| 86. |
______ requires that supervisors and employees determine objectives for employees to meet during the rating period and the employees appraise how well they have achieved their objectives. |
| A. | mbo |
| B. | bpo |
| C. | rpo |
| D. | apo |
| Answer» A. mbo | |
| 87. |
Virtual teams can contribute to better coordination among the team members because |
| A. | technology brings them together on a forum. |
| B. | team members meet physically with each other |
| C. | team members share views among themselves via communication links. |
| D. | team members have the real time environment for interaction. |
| Answer» A. technology brings them together on a forum. | |
| 88. |
When the firm changes the way it operates, the process is known as |
| A. | downsizing |
| B. | brain drain |
| C. | restructuring |
| D. | outsourcing |
| Answer» C. restructuring | |
| 89. |
Extents of individual freedom and discretion employees have in performing their jobs is Known as_______________ |
| A. | capitation |
| B. | flextime |
| C. | empowerment |
| D. | autonomy |
| Answer» D. autonomy | |
| 90. |
Office environment that contain harmful airborne chemicals, asbestos, or indoor pollution is referred to_____________ |
| A. | homicide |
| B. | sick building |
| C. | green environment |
| D. | environment pollution |
| Answer» A. homicide | |
| 91. |
_____________ communication is honest, accurate interpersonal communication that focuses on building and enhancing relationships. |
| A. | supportive |
| B. | grape wine |
| C. | lateral |
| D. | vertical |
| Answer» A. supportive | |
| 92. |
Chronic stress is the stress that wears at people day after day. Which of these is an example of chronic stress. |
| A. | an unhappy marriage |
| B. | ongoing money problems |
| C. | dissatisfaction with a job |
| D. | all of the given options |
| Answer» D. all of the given options | |
| 93. |
_______________________ is the description of the emotions, attitude, satisfaction, and overall outlook of employees during their time in a workplace environment |
| A. | employee rights |
| B. | employee description |
| C. | employee turnover |
| D. | employee morale |
| Answer» D. employee morale | |
| 94. |
A process for managing employee performance and for aligning all employees with key objectives, by assigning financial and nonfinancial goals, monitoring and assessing performance, and quickly taking corrective action. |
| A. | balanced score card |
| B. | employee drum card |
| C. | hr scorecard |
| D. | goal card |
| Answer» C. hr scorecard | |
| 95. |
An information technology tool that presents the manager with desktop graphs and charts, so he or she gets a picture of where the company has been and where it's going, in terms of each activity in the strategy map. |
| A. | digital notice board |
| B. | digital dashboard |
| C. | digital announcement |
| D. | digitalisation |
| Answer» B. digital dashboard | |
| 96. |
_________________ entails developing skills to discover new products and processes and designing adaptable structures and cultures |
| A. | innovation |
| B. | creativity |
| C. | stubborness |
| D. | assertiveness |
| Answer» A. innovation | |
| 97. |
Striking gear or devices for cutting off power is a provision relating to |
| A. | health of workers. |
| B. | wealth of workers. |
| C. | safety of workers . |
| D. | welfare of workers. |
| Answer» C. safety of workers . | |
| 98. |
Self acting machine provision comfort of |
| A. | health of workers. |
| B. | wealth of workers. |
| C. | safety of workers . |
| D. | welfare of workers. |
| Answer» C. safety of workers . | |
| 99. |
First aid appliance in a provision relates to labour under the provision of |
| A. | health of workers . |
| B. | wealth of workers . |
| C. | safety of workers . |
| D. | welfare of workers. |
| Answer» B. wealth of workers . | |
| 100. |
The minimum numbers and workers required for the provision of canteen facilities under the factories act 1948 |
| A. | 250 workers . |
| B. | 275 workers . |
| C. | 300 workers. |
| D. | 325 workers . |
| Answer» A. 250 workers . | |
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