hrm Mcqs
901. The performance appraisal feedback always includes __________?
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A. providing feedback to the employees

B. setting work standards

C. assessment of employee performance

D. all of above
902. Verification of deficiencies in performance to determine training or job rotation is called ___________?
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A. task analysis

B. competency model

C. need analysis competency model

D. performance analysis
903. The integrated strategic management is an example of ___________?
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A. HRM interventions

B. techno structural interventions

C. human process intervention

D. strategic intervention
904. The category which is not included in organizational development is _____________?
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A. techno structural

B. human process

C. strategic applications

D. consolidation of gains
905. The reward given to workers whose work exceeds some set standards is called _________?
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A. non-financial incentives

B. financial incentives

C. ineffective incentives

D. effective incentives

906. Adding incentives to the job is included in?
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A. intrinsic motivation

B. outsourced motivation

C. extrinsic motivation

D. in-house motivation

907. In Lewin organizational change process, the communication of shared vision is __________?
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A. unfreezing stage

B. refreezing stage

C. all of above

D. moving stage

908. In performance management, the main feature of performance management is to ___________?
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A. comparing sales figures from last year

B. comparing performance with goals

C. planning incentives

D. increase salary

909. The process consultation is an example of _________?
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A. HRM interventions

B. human process intervention

C. techno structural interventions

D. strategic intervention

910. The strategic change is an example of _____________?
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A. HRM interventions

B. techno structural interventions

C. human process intervention

D. strategic intervention
911. When an employee harms a third party because of inadequate employee training, it is called ____________?
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A. training

B. negligent training

C. both A and B

D. none of above

912. Improving current and future management performance is called ____________?
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A. job training

B. job rotation

C. management development

D. lifelong learning

913. Formulating SMART performance training objectives is included in __________?
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A. need analysis

B. evaluate

C. instructional design

D. implement

914. An employee training and confidence building is the best classified as ________?
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A. extrinsic rewards

B. expectancy

C. de-expectancy

D. intrinsic rewards

915. The straight commission plan pay salespeople for their __________?
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A. experience

B. skills

C. results

D. knowledge

916. An advantage of alternation ranking method is that it __________?
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A. is simple to use

B. ends up with predetermined rating figures

C. provides behavioral anchors

D. avoids central tendency and biases
917. An advantage of critical incident method is ____________?
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A. avoids central tendency and biases

B. provides behavioral anchors

C. avoids central tendency and biases

D. ongoing basis evaluation
918. Communicating leadership involves ________?
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A. personal competencies

B. interpersonal competencies

C. business management

D. both A and C

919. The management guru, Edward Deming argues that employees performance is the result of ____________?
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A. training communication

B. quality management

C. own motivation

D. both A and B
920. Online and face to face feedback about goals progress is ________?
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A. ongoing feedback

B. direction sharing

C. ongoing performance monitoring

D. goal alignment

921. The culture change is an example of ___________?
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A. HRM interventions

B. strategic intervention

C. techno structural interventions

D. human process intervention

922. A stage, leaders create task forces to diagnose problem while carrying shared understanding, regarded as ___________?
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A. refreezing stage

B. moving stage

C. nonmoving stage

D. unfreezing stage
923. A method, executives strengths and weaknesses are being questioned by external consultant, known as ___________?
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A. behavior modeling

B. executive coach

C. in-house development center

D. role playing

924. The basic approach in employees performance compares with their current performance to __________?
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A. performance in previous years

B. none of above

C. set standards

D. performance in last job

925. If there is no expectancy, instrumentality and valence then there will be _________?
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A. intrinsic rewards

B. motivation

C. extrinsic rewards

D. detraction

926. The incentive and pay plan is tied to companys overall profitability is called _________?
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A. fixed-variable pay

B. variable pay

C. fixed pay

D. mixed pay

927. The two basic issues to address in training evaluation are ____________?
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A. design of evaluation

B. the things to measure

C. in-house development

D. Both A and B
928. The measurement of results after training programs is classified as _________?
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A. measuring results

B. measuring reaction

C. measuring behavior

D. measuring learning

929. The teaching of current employees with the skills needed to perform effectively on job is __________?
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A. training

B. negligent training

C. both A and B

D. learning

930. The situation, subordinates collude to rate high with each other, known as ________?
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A. up rating

B. lenient/strict tendency

C. logrolling

D. dialog rolling

931. Formulating SMART performance training objectives are a part of ____________?
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A. human process intervention

B. HRM interventions

C. strategic intervention

D. techno structural interventions

932. Providing step by step training and enlisting jobs basic tasks is __________?
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A. job instruction training

B. off the job training

C. job rotation

D. apprenticeship training

933. The values of top executives include ___________?
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A. all of above

B. ethnocentric

C. geocentric

D. polycentric

934. When the action plan is prepared for correcting performance deficiencies is ____________?
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A. unsatisfactory-uncorrectable interview

B. satisfactory-not promotable interview

C. unsatisfactory-correctable interview

D. satisfactory-promotable interview

935. Providing new employees with the basic information regarding background is __________?
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A. employee orientation

B. employee training

C. both A and B

D. none of above

936. The reward systems is an example of __________?
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A. human process intervention

B. techno structural interventions

C. strategic intervention

D. HRM interventions
937. The advantage of graphic rating scale method is that; it is __________?
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A. ends up with predetermined rating figures

B. simple to use

C. an ongoing basis evaluation

D. avoids central tendency and biases

938. An aim of performance appraisal is to?
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A. hire the employee

B. fire the employee

C. counsel the employee

D. motivate the employee
939. Frederick Herzberg, Abraham and Maslow, gave the theories of _________?
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A. performance based appraisal

B. HR system

C. appraisal system

D. motivation
940. The basic difference between piecework and standard hour plan is of __________?
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A. percent premium

B. proportion premium

C. variable premium

D. fixed premium

941. The disadvantage of BARS appraisal system is _________?
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A. central tendency

B. difficult to develop

C. bias

D. halo effect

942. Behaving ethically is included in _____________?
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A. personal competencies

B. interpersonal competencies

C. business management

D. Both A and C

943. An example of variable pay is ___________?
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A. pay for performance

B. pay for tenure

C. profit sharing plan

D. pay for skills

944. The disadvantage of graphic rating scale is ________?
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A. all of above

B. halo effect

C. bias

D. central tendency

945. The cooperative union-management projects is an example of ____________?
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A. HRM interventions

B. techno structural interventions

C. human process intervention

D. strategic intervention

946. An equal rating of all employees such as good is called?
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A. lenient tendency

B. biasing tendency

C. strict tendency

D. central tendency
947. Enabling employees to link the companys and his own departmental goals is __________?
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A. goal alignment

B. ongoing performance monitoring

C. direction sharing

D. ongoing feedback

948. The third-party intervention is an example of __________?
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A. HRM interventions

B. human process intervention

C. techno structural interventions

D. strategic intervention

949. The method of keeping and reviewing, the record of employees undesirable behavior at different time intervals is ___________?
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A. alternation ranking method

B. paired comparison method

C. critical incident method

D. forced distribution method

950. The Lewins process consists of ____________?
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A. unfreezing stage

B. all of above

C. refreezing stage

D. moving stage