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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 in Human Resource Management (BBA HRM) .
| 201. |
Unreasonable adjustments in light of a person's disability might include: |
| A. | Alterations to a persons working conditions |
| B. | Acquiring or modifying equipment. |
| C. | Building access ramps to buildings |
| D. | Altering hours of work or duties. |
| Answer» C. Building access ramps to buildings | |
| 202. |
Measures to reduce accidents occurring in the workplace, other than accident investigations would include: |
| A. | Tyingy our shoe laces |
| B. | Risk assessments of tasks and processes |
| C. | Changes to job design to reduce repletion and boredom. |
| D. | Improving the role of the HR specialist. |
| Answer» A. Tyingy our shoe laces | |
| 203. |
IHRM is an area of academic study which focuses on: |
| A. | Comparative research. |
| B. | The movement of individuals across national boundaries. |
| C. | The exchange of ideas and practices. |
| D. | The policies and practices of MNC's |
| Answer» C. The exchange of ideas and practices. | |
| 204. |
HR challenges which might be faced by internal companies include |
| A. | The needs for a diverse work-force. |
| B. | The relative underdevelopment of HR functions. |
| C. | Knowledge of national employment law. |
| D. | Knowledge of cultural norms and values. |
| Answer» A. The needs for a diverse work-force. | |
| 205. |
A global economy means: |
| A. | Greater divergence. |
| B. | Greater convergence of national economic and social identities. |
| C. | Unrestricted movement of people across national boundaries. |
| D. | A global culture |
| Answer» C. Unrestricted movement of people across national boundaries. | |
| 206. |
Cultural shock which is often the outcome of the negative experience of moving from a familiar culture to one that is unfamiliar is important to understand in the context of internationalisation because: |
| A. | It can affect soldiers returning form was zones. |
| B. | It can affect students on 'gap year' experiences. |
| C. | It can impact on individuals taking overseas assignments |
| D. | Friends and families reunited |
| Answer» A. It can affect soldiers returning form was zones. | |
| 207. |
Why is it important to ensure that HR plans are flexible? |
| A. | To accommodate changes to senior management teams. |
| B. | To adapt to changing skills and qualifications. |
| C. | To accommodate the rapidly changing environments in which most organisations. Operate. |
| D. | To ensure a diverse labour force is maintained at all times. |
| Answer» B. To adapt to changing skills and qualifications. | |
| 208. |
What factor can have a lasting impairment on a person's motivation to learn? |
| A. | Learning for work. |
| B. | Learning which is challenging |
| C. | Learning which is instrumental. |
| D. | A negative experience of learning in childhood. |
| Answer» B. Learning which is challenging | |
| 209. |
Criticisms of training are based on the understanding that: |
| A. | It's an outmoded method of providing learning. |
| B. | It's linked with short-term goals |
| C. | Disliked by trade unions. |
| D. | The nature of work has changed and therefore its unsuitable for the type of employees engaged. |
| Answer» D. The nature of work has changed and therefore its unsuitable for the type of employees engaged. | |
| 210. |
Training is more likely to be seen as a cost by those organisations employing what type of worker? |
| A. | Those employed in Japanese companies. |
| B. | Those working in the motor industries, |
| C. | Industries employing low skilled workers |
| D. | Those employing higher skilled employees |
| Answer» A. Those employed in Japanese companies. | |
| 211. |
The Kolb learning cycle refers to: |
| A. | The relationship between leaning and training |
| B. | The use of e-learning. |
| C. | The training cycle. |
| D. | Insights into the way that people learn. |
| Answer» B. The use of e-learning. | |
| 212. |
Unplanned and unstructured (informal) learning can be detrimental to employers because: |
| A. | Will not be long lasting |
| B. | Will result in ineffective learning |
| C. | It can encouraged bad habits and negative attitudes |
| D. | Is based on pragmatic learning only. |
| Answer» C. It can encouraged bad habits and negative attitudes | |
| 213. |
Accelerated learning offers the participant: |
| A. | A somber and serious experience. |
| B. | A mechanised and standardised experience. |
| C. | An alternative experience to traditional approaches. |
| D. | Externally controlled 'one size fits all' experience. |
| Answer» C. An alternative experience to traditional approaches. | |
| 214. |
The three types of energy: cognitive, affective and physical are associated with which type of learning. |
| A. | Accelerated learning. |
| B. | Reflective learning. |
| C. | Traditional learning. |
| D. | The learning triangle. |
| Answer» C. Traditional learning. | |
| 215. |
The timescale for performance appraisals are usually: |
| A. | One year. |
| B. | Biannually. |
| C. | 3 monthly. |
| D. | At irregular intervals. |
| Answer» D. At irregular intervals. | |
| 216. |
A performance rating system is: |
| A. | A grade or score relating to overall performance |
| B. | Details of the extent to which work objectives were met. |
| D. | Achievements during the year. |
| Answer» A. A grade or score relating to overall performance | |
| 217. |
Objective-based rating scales are: |
| A. | Subjectively determined |
| B. | Based on a points-based system. |
| C. | Measures of performance against objectives set. |
| D. | Manager-allocated rating scales. |
| Answer» D. Manager-allocated rating scales. | |
| 218. |
Organisational climate is based on the ____________ of members |
| A. | Perceptions. |
| B. | Commitment. |
| C. | Loyalty. |
| D. | Image. |
| Answer» B. Commitment. | |
| 219. |
___________ can be viewed in terms of mental attitudes which people have towards their tasks and responsibilities |
| A. | Morale. |
| B. | Compliance. |
| C. | Team work. |
| D. | Cohesion. |
| Answer» B. Compliance. | |
| 220. |
Which terms does Lewin use to describe the process of behaviour modification? |
| A. | Storming. |
| B. | Unfreezing |
| C. | Movement. |
| D. | . Norming. |
| Answer» B. Unfreezing | |
| 221. |
Changing human resource management activities to attract and retain health care specialists due to increased needs for those workers is an example of what kind of environmental change factor? |
| A. | Marketplace |
| B. | Technology. |
| C. | Labor markets. |
| D. | Economic. |
| Answer» A. Marketplace | |
| 222. |
Increasing the numbers of employed women and minorities forces managers to pay attention to what change factor? |
| A. | Strategy. |
| B. | Workforce. |
| C. | Equipment. |
| D. | Technology. |
| Answer» B. Workforce. | |
| 223. |
Low performing employees depart &/or new higher performing employees promoted or hired as replacements |
| A. | Beneficial turnover |
| B. | Voluntary turnover |
| C. | Involuntary turnover |
| D. | forceful turnover |
| Answer» A. Beneficial turnover | |
| 224. |
What organizational development technique is a technique for assessing attitudes and perceptions, identifying discrepancies in these, and resolving the differences by using survey information in feedback groups? |
| A. | Team building. |
| B. | Intergroup development |
| C. | Survey feedback. |
| D. | Sensitivity training. |
| Answer» C. Survey feedback. | |
| 225. |
What OD technique involves changing the attitudes, stereotypes, and perceptions that work groups have about each other? |
| A. | Team building. |
| B. | Intergroup development. |
| C. | Survey feedback |
| D. | Sensitivity training. |
| Answer» D. Sensitivity training. | |
| 226. |
Program that encourages young managers with high potential to remain with an organization by enabling them to advance more rapidly than those with less potential are called as. |
| A. | Low track programs. |
| B. | Fast track programs |
| C. | Medium track programs. |
| D. | Instant track programs. |
| Answer» B. Fast track programs | |
| 227. |
Career Plateau is likely to occur during. |
| A. | Early career. |
| B. | Mid career. |
| C. | Late career. |
| D. | Any point of time. |
| Answer» B. Mid career. | |
| 228. |
________________Advises line management on appropriate interventions to improve individual and group performance. |
| A. | Performance consultant. |
| B. | OD consultant. |
| C. | HRD consultant |
| D. | Performer. |
| Answer» C. HRD consultant | |
| 229. |
Most project managers are promoted from the __________ without having prior education and training in managerial functions |
| A. | administrative offices. |
| B. | financial offices. |
| C. | technical fields. |
| D. | functional areas. |
| Answer» C. technical fields. | |
| 230. |
The project manager is responsible for the projects interface management. The three types of interfaces to be managed are __________ |
| A. | . mechanical, electrical, and material. |
| B. | human, machine, and fluid. |
| C. | personal, organizational, and system |
| D. | software, hardware, and human. |
| Answer» C. personal, organizational, and system | |
| 231. |
Once established, the project integration process must be maintained through continuous, effective __________ across interfaces. |
| A. | communication links. |
| B. | monitoring activities |
| C. | report flow. |
| D. | bonding |
| Answer» A. communication links. | |
| 232. |
The direction phase focuses the employee on determining the type of career and work that will best leverage strengths and weaknesses and a general plan for achieving those objectives. One of the ways of making a determination is through |
| A. | Career Planning Workshops |
| B. | Succession Planning |
| C. | Individual Career Counseling |
| D. | Job Shadowing |
| Answer» C. Individual Career Counseling | |
| 233. |
In order to appoint a lecturer for management, the senior faculty asked Mr. Ali to deliver a sample lecture to one of the MBA batch. The evaluation form is provided to students to grade Mr. Ali as a competent teacher in terms of his communication & convincing abilities. What type of test is said to be conducted for the evaluation of Mr. Ali |
| A. | Reliable test |
| B. | Content-valid test. |
| C. | Face-valid test. |
| D. | Construct-valid test |
| Answer» B. Content-valid test. | |
| 234. |
What measure should be needed to ensure effective recruitment |
| A. | Keep pool of large size to get best out of it. |
| B. | Address personnel needs of applicants |
| C. | Meet economies of scale for an organization |
| D. | Clearly understand organizational goals. |
| Answer» D. Clearly understand organizational goals. | |
| 235. |
Who collects information from institutions & organizations outside their own, and facilitate the organizational personnels with that gathered information |
| A. | Monitor. |
| B. | Liason |
| C. | Disseminator. |
| D. | Figurehead |
| Answer» B. Liason | |
| 236. |
Which of the following can be used as terms to describe people who no longer need to go into a centrally located office to do their work, usually because of advances in technology |
| A. | Tele workers. |
| B. | Home workers. |
| C. | Distance workers |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Home workers. | |
| 237. |
Many organisations gather information from employees who have given notice of their intention to leave their job. What are these interviews usually called |
| A. | Leaving interviews |
| B. | Goodbye interviews |
| C. | Termination interviews. |
| D. | Exit interviews |
| Answer» D. Exit interviews | |
| 238. |
What may be particularly necessary as part of the training process where people are working in another country |
| A. | E-learning |
| B. | Discovery learning |
| C. | Cross-cultural training |
| D. | Activist learning |
| Answer» C. Cross-cultural training | |
| 239. |
What is the term used to describe the process of helping a new employee to settle quickly into their job so they become efficient and productive workers |
| A. | Action learning |
| B. | Discovery learning |
| C. | Sitting by Nellie |
| D. | Induction. |
| Answer» D. Induction. | |
| 240. |
The process of developing and implementing an appropriate organization structure is called |
| A. | Organization development |
| B. | Organizational design. |
| C. | Change management |
| D. | Change resistance |
| Answer» B. Organizational design. | |
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