Human Resource Management Set 37
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This set of Human Resource Management (HRM) Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Human Resource Management Set 37
Q1 | The _____ assigns a quantitative score to each job based on its decision-making, skilled activity, physical activity, equipment operation, and information-processing characteristics.
- Department of Labor Procedure
- position analysis questionnaire
- functional job analysis
- log approach
Q2 | Which quantitative job analysis technique can be conducted online?
- position analysis questionnaire
- Department of Labor Procedure
- functional job analysis
- all of the above
Q3 | Most job descriptions contain sections that cover _____.
- job summary
- standards of performance
- working conditions
- all of the above
Q4 | One uses information from the _____ to write a job specification.
- job summary
- job identification
- job description
- standards for performance
Q5 | What type of information is contained in the job identification section of a job description?
- job title
- job summary
- relationships statement
- major functions or activities
Q6 | FLSA status is located in the _____ section of a job description.
- job summary
- job identification
- relationships
- responsibilities and duties
Q7 | The _____ classifies all workers into one of 23 major groups of jobs.
- Department of Labor Procedure
- Job analysis
- Standard Occupational Classification
- Federal Professions Classification System
Q8 | Under the _____, the individual must have the requisite skills, educational background, and experience to perform the job’s essential functions.
- SOC
- DOL
- ADA
- FCC
Q9 | Which section of a job description should define the limits of the jobholder’s authority, direct supervision of other personnel, and budgetary limitations?
- job identification
- job summary
- relationships
- responsibilities and duties
Q10 | When is an employer required to make a “reasonable accommodation” for a disabled individual?
- any time a disabled individual applies for a position
- employers are only encouraged to make reasonable accommodations
- when a disabled individual has the necessary skills, education, and experience to perform the job, but can’t because of the job’s current structure
- when it would present an undue hardship
Q11 | Job duties that employees must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, are called _____.
- essential job functions
- job requirements
- primary job activities
- work activities
Q12 | The job specification takes the job description and answers the question, _____?
- What human traits and experience are required to do this job well
- When will the supervisor be completely satisfied with a worker’s work
- What are the four main activities making up this job
- How many other employees are available to perform job functions
Q13 | When filling jobs with untrained people, the job specifications may include _____.
- quality of training
- length of previous service
- previous job performance
- physical traits
Q14 | Which of the following work behaviors is considered “generic” or important to all jobs?
- industriousness
- intelligence
- experience
- morality
Q15 | All of the following work behaviors are considered “generic” or important to all jobs except _____.
- thoroughness
- attendance
- experience
- schedule flexibility
Q16 | _____ means assigning workers additional same-level activities, thus increasing the number of activities they perform.
- Job rotation
- Job enrichment
- Job assignment
- Job enlargement
Q17 | _____ means systematically moving workers from one job to another.
- Job rotation
- Job enrichment
- Job assignment
- Job enlargement
Q18 | ______ means redesigning jobs in a way that increases the opportunities for the worker to experience feelings of responsibility, achievement, growth, and recognition.
- Job rotation
- Job enrichment
- Job assignment
- Job enlargement
Q19 | Who argued that the best way to motivate workers is to build opportunities for challenge and achievement into their jobs via job enrichment?
- Adam Smith
- Frederick Taylor
- Frederick Herzberg
- Abraham Maslow
Q20 | De jobbing can be described as _____.
- assigning workers additional work at the same level
- redesigning jobs to increase opportunities for responsibility
- moving workers from one job to another
- encouraging employees not to limit themselves to what’s on their job descriptions
Q21 | Job enrichment can be described as _____.
- assigning workers additional work at the same level
- redesigning jobs to increase opportunities for responsibility
- moving workers from one job to another
- encouraging employees not to limit themselves to what’s on their job descriptions
Q22 | Jack works at a Hilton hotel. Some weeks he works in catering but he also works in housekeeping, and in reservations periodically. This is an example of _____.
- job enlargement
- job rotation
- job enrichment
- de jobbing
Q23 | The fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in performance is called _____.
- job redesign
- reengineering
- process engineering
- job enlargement
Q24 | Describing the job in terms of the measurable, observable, and behavioral competencies necessary for good job performance is called a _____.
- competency-based job analysis
- Department of Labor Procedure
- functional job analysis
- SOC classification system
Q25 | Competency analysis focuses on _____.
- what is accomplished
- how work is accomplished
- when work is accomplished
- who accomplishes the work