hrm MCQs – Page 3

Practise multiple-choice questions from hrm for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

hrm Mcqs
41. Organisational factors affecting job design are ______________?
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A. ergonomics and cultural factors

B. workforce and cultural factors

C. feedback and diversity factors

D. employee availability and abilities

42. systematic and orderly process of determining the worth of a job in relation to other jobs is ____________?
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A. job description

B. worth job specification

C. job identification

D. job evaluation
43. Which of the following department is responsible for handling safety & health issues of employees?
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A. Procurement department

B. HR department

C. Finance department

D. Marketing department

44. A brief write-up of what the job is all about is ____________?
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A. job finding

B. job summary

C. job specification

D. job analysis

45. Recruitment policy usually highlights need for establishing ____________?
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A. job description

B. job specification

C. job analysis

D. none of the above

46. What are the ideas underpinning soft, commitment or high-road HRM practices?
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A. Employees are a cost which should be minimized.

B. A lack of mutuality existing between employee and employer

C. A disregard for unlocking discretionary effort

D. Labour needs to be treated as assets to be invested in.
47. What is meant by the term Management by Objectives?
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A. The control of the Organisation by those in the head office

B. The system of management that is based on bringing together experts into a team

C. The setting of objectives to bring about the achievement of the corporate goals

D. A. system of giving the authority to carry out certain jobs by those lower down the management hierarchy

48. High job satisfaction is the outcome of which of the following core dimensions described by the Job Characteristics Model?
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A. Task identity

B. Feedback

C. Task significance

D. Autonomy
49. The process of developing the applicants pool for job openings in an organization is called___________?
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A. Selection

B. Hiring

C. Recruitment

D. Retention

50. Why does the Resource-based view of SHRM represent a paradigm shift in SHRM thinking?
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A. Because it advocates tight vertical integration between the organisations business strategy and human resource strategy.

B. Because it focuses on the external context of the business

C. Because it relies on a set of high-commitment HR practices to deliver sustainable competitive advantage.

D. Because it focuses on the internal human resources of the business as a source of sustainable competitive advantage
51. The Job Characteristics Model is one of the most influential attempts to____________?
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A. design jobs with increased motivational properties

B. describe jobs with increase motivation for proper jobs

C. assign jobs with proper motivational properties

D. analyse jobs with increase and proper motivation

52. HRM is more___________ whereas Personnel Management is slightly narrow?
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A. Complex

B. Mechanical

C. Detailed

D. Growth-oriented
53. When an interviewer prepares a list of questions in advance and asks those question to the candidate to obtain the information from him; it is called ___________?
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A. a systematic type interview

B. a structured interview

C. none of the above

D. a well-organized interview

54. Selection of the candidates is done out of______________?
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A. internal sources

B. Target population

C. external sources

D. internal as well as external sources

55. Low absenteeism and turnover is the outcome of which of the following core dimensions described by the Job Characteristics Model
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A. Feedback

B. Task Identity

C. Autonomy

D. Task Significance

56. According to Edwin Flippo, the first and immediate product of job analysis is__________?
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A. the job description

B. the job specification

C. the job production

D. the job design

57. When planning for employment requirements, what must be forecasted?
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A. Production Scheduled

B. Personnel needs

C. Inventory

D. Sales desired

58. A job specification is one of the areas of ___________?
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A. job summary

B. job analysis

C. job design

D. job description

59. Job Enrichment involves____________?
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A. Increases the amount of money employees are paid for completing an unit of work

B. Involves giving employees work with a greater degree of responsibility and autonomy

C. Is a programme through which management seeks greater productivity from workers

D. Means that staff i$ moved periodically from task to task in order to increase variety and interest

60. A general statement or understanding which provides guidelines for decision-making to H.R. managers in respect of various H.R. functions and activities is known as ____________?
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A. H.R. Policy

B. H.R. Mission statement

C. H.R. Vision statement

D. H.R. Philosophy