Question

A.1 TRUE OR FALSE QUESTIONS

It is a myth that contracts of employment need to be written.

TRUE                                                             b. FALSE

Absenteeism is a major social problem with cost for the individual worker alone.

a. TRUE                                                             b. FALSE

The purpose of job posting is to inform employees about job vacancies

a. TRUE                                                             b. FALSE

In selection process validity refers to the extent to which a predictor correlates with criteria identified as measuring job performance. .

a. TRUE                                                             b. FALSE

A structured interview uses few, if any, planned questions

a. TRUE                                                             b. FALSE

Skills refers the amount of time spent working in a particular occupation,.

           a. TRUE                                                          b. FALSE

A pay system that rewards employees on the basis of their performance is usually referred to as strategic remuneration rather than pay for performance

a. TRUE                                                             b. FALSE

Job description is a written statement explaining the purpose of a job.

a. TRUE                                                             b. FALSE

A job evaluation method that sizes jobs using a series of written classification is usually referred to as JOB RANKING.

a. TRUE                                                             b. FALSE

An agreement between an employee and a company that guarantees the employee the protection of particular benefits is called golden parachute.

a. TRUE                                                               b. FALSE

A.2 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

The following are components of job description except:

Job identification

Job objective

Duties and responsibilities.

Problem solving

Authority

Job specification

According to Hackman and Oldham there are five core job characteristics especially important to job design. Which of the following is not one of them.

Skills variety

Task identity

Task significance

Autonomy

Task alignment

Feedback

Which one of the following is not a major criteria for improving quality of work life?

Adequate remuneration

Safe and healthy working environment

Cultural precipitate

Total life space

Development of human capabilities

Organizing

Phillips recommends that assessment of recruitment activity focus on five of the following except:

Motivation

Productivity

Quality

Costs

Time

Soft data

Which of the following may not be included in employment tests.

Employment tests

Interest tests

Aptitude tests

Physical test

Intelligent test

Personality tests

Moral

To conduct a very successful interview, it is important to pay attention to the following except the following:

Knowledge of the Job

Know the personal characteristics, skills and qualifications

Set specific objectives

Provide the proper setting for the interview

Review the application form or resume

Beware of prejudices

All of the above

IN the Goal –setting theory for reward management in the literature, research suggest that the following conditions are needed for proper and effective goal-setting except:.

Managers must set clear and specific goals

Employees must accept the goals as their own

Goals must be difficult, but not impossible to achieve.

Managers must give employees frequent feedback on performance

Goals must be based on “Do your best” mind-set.

Which of the following will not motivate employees as far as pay and motivation is concerned?

Employees must attach a high positive valence to pay.

Employees must believe that good performance leads to high pay.

Employees must be believe that the quality of their job performance primarily reflects how hard they are trying.

Which of these best describes the basic communication process?

Employees must understand that the higher the risk, the higher the return on investment.

Employees must see the positive outcomes tied to good performance as being greater that the negative outcomes.

Research in Human Resource management has indicated that following key behaviours, characteristics and skills are associated with negotiator effectiveness, except for this one only.

Commitment

Communication

Cultural Precipitate

Negotiation

Planning

Problem solving

Trustworthiness

20. Except for this one only, union can increase its negotiating power by:

Achieving increased member solidarity via “closed shop”

Building up strike funds

Using alternative labour sources

Arranging support from other unions and vested interest groups

Conducting aggressive publicity and public relations campaigns.

Employing shareholder activism

Undertaking industrial action.

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Answer 1

Experts are only allowed to answer 4 questions at a time, please do not downvote.

1. False: No, this is not a myth. It is the element for the contract law that the employement contract has to be in written to make it enforcable.

2. False: No, this is false that Absenteeism is a social problem and having the cost for the individual alone. It affects everyone in the company who are working and also the direction and progress of the company as well.

3. True: Yes, the purpose of job posting is to inform the people all around that the company is having job vacancies which could be applied for.

4. True: Yes, the validity for the selection process refers to the extent in which a predictor would correlate with the criteria that is being identified as the measuring variable for the job performance.