Human Resource Management Quiz

What are the basic functions of the management process?

• Researching, Analyzing, Reporting, Evaluating

• Budgeting, Marketing, Sales, Production

• Controlling, Staffing, Recruiting, Training

• Planning, Organizing, Leading, Staffing

What is the role of a manager in an organization?

• Setting sales quotas and production levels

• Recruiting prospective employees

• Developing employee commitment

• Delegating authority to subordinates

What does the staffing function of HR management involve?

• Collecting and examining information about jobs

• Determining what type of people to hire

• Advising management on union-management relations

• Developing compensation plans

What is the difference between line authority and staff authority?

• Line authority is focused on compensation, while staff authority is focused on job analysis

• Line authority issues orders to other managers, while staff authority advises other managers

• Line authority is within the HR department, while staff authority is outside

• Line authority is advisory, while staff authority is superior-subordinate

What is the role of a labor relations specialist?

• Advising management on union-management relations

• Developing employee commitment

• Handling the employee benefits program

• Collecting and examining information about jobs

What does a compensation manager do?

• Advises management on union-management relations

• Develops compensation plans

• Collects and examines information about jobs

• Handles the employee benefits program

What is the concept of human capital?

• The knowledge, skills, and abilities of a firm’s workers

• The recent trend of unbalanced labor force

• Exporting jobs to lower-cost locations abroad

• The psychological involvement in getting one’s job done

What are on-demand workers?

• Temporary or part-time workers

• Workers with multiple jobs

• Freelancers and independent contractors

• Workers who are psychologically involved in getting their job done

What is the trend of unbalanced labor force?

• High unemployment rates in some occupations and low in others

• Low unemployment rates in some occupations and high in others

• Low unemployment rates in all occupations

• High unemployment rates in all occupations

What is the concept of offshoring?

• Exporting jobs to lower-cost locations abroad

• The recent trend of unbalanced labor force

• The knowledge, skills, and abilities of a firm’s workers

• The psychological involvement in getting one’s job done