Industrial Relations Set 4
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This set of Industrial Relations Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Industrial Relations Set 4
Q1 | Team building, with all of its success orientation, may have some limitations under certainidentified conditions. Two such conditions are __________
- poor project tools and lack of project planning
- lack of top management support and too much supervision by top management.
- lack of top management support and an inept project manager
- unproductive people on the project team and an inept project manager.
Q2 | In building team confidence in himself, a project manager should __________ with teammembers and avoid __________.
- set limited times and opportunities for discussions; social contracts
- encourage open conversations; politics.
- practice what he preaches; social contracts.
- encourage frank discussions; making promises.
Q3 | Pay-For-Performance System
- seeks to acknowledge differences in employee or group contributions.
- responds to the fact that organizational performance is a function of individual or group performance
- uses pay to attract, retain and motivate employees relative to their performance and contribution
- all of the above
Q4 | A cultural dimension that affects the success of HRM practices in most countries whererelative emphasis is on hierarchical status is called
- individualism.
- power distance
- uncertainity.
- b. avoidance
Q5 | A staff management strategy that hires management from home country to manage a non- home country operation is known as the
- geocentric approach
- ethnocentric approach.
- polycentric approach.
- nationalistic approach
Q6 | _______________ is an ongoing and formalized effort that recognizes employees as valuable organizational resources and focuses on developing them to their fullest, practicalperformance potential.
- performance appraisal
- potential appraisal
Q7 | Previous company records & customer satisfaction surveys may serve as a source for:
- cultivating learning culture within the organization
- determining deficiency that require training
- developing career development plans for employees
- identifying training outcomes through evaluation.
Q8 | Jamal Enterprises' top management refused to consider its female marketing manager forthe post of Vice President. This action of the company is representing which of the following
- gender discrimination
- legal consideration
- repeat discrimination
- glass ceiling effect
Q9 | Management developed by Manager who actively seek a strong cooperative relationshipwith their employees are
- knowledge management
- learning management
- participative management.
- proactive management.
Q10 | Labor union might affect the_____________________ by stressingseniority as the basisfor promotions and pay increases
- training
- appraisal process
- allotment
- amendment
Q11 | ______ requires that supervisors and employees determine objectives for employees to meet during the rating period and the employees appraise how well they have achieved theirobjectives.
- mbo
- bpo
- rpo
- apo
Q12 | Virtual teams can contribute to better coordination among the team members because
- technology brings them together on a forum.
- team members meet physically with each other
- team members share views among themselves via communication links.
- team members have the real time environment for interaction.
Q13 | When the firm changes the way it operates, the process is known as
- downsizing
- brain drain
- restructuring
- outsourcing
Q14 | Extents of individual freedom and discretion employees have in performing their jobs isKnown as_______________
- capitation
- flextime
- empowerment
- autonomy
Q15 | Office environment that contain harmful airborne chemicals, asbestos, or indoor pollutionis referred to_____________
- homicide
- sick building
- green environment
- environment pollution
Q16 | _____________ communication is honest, accurate interpersonal communication thatfocuses on building and enhancing relationships.
- supportive
- grape wine
- lateral
- vertical
Q17 | Chronic stress is the stress that wears at people day after day. Which of these is an exampleof chronic stress.
- an unhappy marriage
- ongoing money problems
- dissatisfaction with a job
- all of the given options
Q18 | _______________________ is the description of the emotions, attitude, satisfaction, andoverall outlook of employees during their time in a workplace environment
- employee rights
- employee description
- employee turnover
- employee morale
Q19 | A process for managing employee performance and for aligning all employees with key objectives, by assigning financial and nonfinancial goals, monitoring and assessingperformance, and quickly taking corrective action.
- balanced score card
- employee drum card
- hr scorecard
- goal card
Q20 | An information technology tool that presents the manager with desktop graphs and charts, so he or she gets a picture of where the company has been and where it's going, in terms ofeach activity in the strategy map.
- digital notice board
- digital dashboard
- digital announcement
- digitalisation
Q21 | _________________ entails developing skills to discover new products and processes anddesigning adaptable structures and cultures
- innovation
- creativity
- stubborness
- assertiveness
Q22 | Striking gear or devices for cutting off power is a provision relating to
- health of workers.
- wealth of workers.
- safety of workers .
- welfare of workers.
Q23 | Self acting machine provision comfort of
- health of workers.
- wealth of workers.
- safety of workers .
- welfare of workers.
Q24 | First aid appliance in a provision relates to labour under the provision of
- health of workers .
- wealth of workers .
- safety of workers .
- welfare of workers.
Q25 | The minimum numbers and workers required for the provision of canteen facilities underthe factories act 1948
- 250 workers .
- 275 workers .
- 300 workers.
- 325 workers .