Business Essentials 3.02 Human Resources

The people who work to produce goods and services are known as

• Capital

• Raw Material

• Human Resources

• Facilities

Determine whether the following statement is true or false: Companies without an HR department do not participate in HR management activities

• True; smaller companies have no need for HR management

• True; only HR managers can complete these activities

• False; in companies without HR departments, all employees participate in HR management activities

• False; in companies without HR departments, other managers and supervisors participate in HR management activities

The first task in the HR management activity of staffing is

• Screening and selecting applicants

• Determining need

• Determining job descriptions

• Recruiting

A job specification is an explanation of

• the skills, knowledge, and characteristics required for a job

• the responsibilities and tasks associated with a job

• where a job is located within the company's facility

• who manages the department where a job position is open

The part of staffing that involves seeking out and attracting qualifies potential job candidates is called

• training

• on-boarding

• interviewing

• recruiting

Which of the following is an on-boarding activity

• Compliance

• Grievances

• Orientation

• Exit interviews

Which of the following is a purpose of an exit interview

• to gauge employee attitudes about social issues

• to negotiate compensation and benefits

• to gain constructive suggestions for improvement

• to gather further insight into the competition

A commission or bonus is an example of a form of

• assistance program

• compensation

• benefit

• employee contract

In what way might an HR manager be involved in employee benefits

• determining eligibility and costs

• selecting an employees personal plan options

• collecting insurance payments from employees

• choosing an employees vacation days

After a company's training needs are determined, what is the next step in training and development

• managing employee performances

• keeping records for personnel files

• dismissing employees who are not up to standard

• determining what training resources are available