Chapter 8 Multiple Choice Questions

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. What tasks does Human resource management involve?

Attracting employees to the organisation correct incorrect

Recruiting employees correct incorrect

Retaining employees correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. What does Unitarism as a human resource management approach assume?

People are individuals and should be treated as such. correct incorrect

People are individuals but should be part of a group. correct incorrect

People in the organisation share the same aims and objectives. correct incorrect

People in the organisation engage in internal competition. correct incorrect

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. To what does diversity in the workplace refer to?

The number of people employed from different ethnic groups. correct incorrect

Increasing the number of women employed in the organisation. correct incorrect

The number of different religious affiliation held by employees in the organisation. correct incorrect

The range of personal characteristics of employees in an organisation. correct incorrect

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. Which of these is not part of human resource policy?

Reward systems correct incorrect

Staff appraisals correct incorrect

Staff development correct incorrect

Suppliers choice correct incorrect

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. What is a PDP?

Personal Development Plan correct incorrect

People Development Plan correct incorrect

Personnel Development Plan correct incorrect

Personal Development Payment correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not included in a job design?

Identifying what tasks need to be carried out correct incorrect

When and how tasks are to be carried out correct incorrect

The number of tasks to be carried out correct incorrect

The payment rates for the tasks carried out correct incorrect

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. Where can formal employee training and education take place?

Colleges correct incorrect

In the workplace correct incorrect

Training centres correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. What is the purpose of employee relations?

Adhere to the law pertaining to workers' rights correct incorrect

Maintain a harmonious working environment correct incorrect

Undertake conflict resolution correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. What is OD?

Organisational disputes correct incorrect

Organisational development correct incorrect

Organisational demands correct incorrect

Organisational drift correct incorrect

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. What is the personnel department in an organisation concerned with?

Staff development correct incorrect

Staff attraction correct incorrect

Staff rewards correct incorrect

Staff administration correct incorrect