Human Resource Management

When management attempts to increase the scope of a job by broadening or deepening the task undertaken by a worker, this can be best described as

• job rotation

• job analysis

• job enlargement

• job enhancement

The process whereby a firm forecasts its future demand for labour and develops a plan to meet such demand best refers to

• Workforce planning

• Job enrichment

• recruitment

• selection

The activities or practices that define the desired characteristics of applicants for specific jobs.

• training

• development

• recruitment

• enhancement

– having completed the job analysis, the firm can describe the position that is available. It would give information about the purpose, duties, tasks and responsibilities of the position. This best refers to

• job specification

• job description

• job evaluation

• job ehancement

Which of the following is the final stage of the recruitment plan?

• Job specification

• Job advertisement

• Job training

• Job evaluation

Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the function selection?

• shortlisting

• testing

• interview

• training

All of the following are on the job training except?

• job rotation

• mentoring

• apprenticeship

• distance learning

Which of the following is not a characteristic of performance appraisal?

• always fair

• participative

• must be periodic

• purely subjective

Which of the following is not apart of the main stages of the grievance procedures?

• conciliation

• dismissal

• mediation

• arbitration

Which of the following would NOT be a good health and safety practice?

• Using liquid near the computer

• Removing cords from across the walkway

• Having proper ventilation

• Proper disposal of waste