BUS303 Week 1 Quiz

Question 1

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______ is the degree to which the job allows the incumbent to complete an identifiable work product and see clearly tangible or perceivable outcomes.

Skill variety

Correct!

Task identity

Autonomy

Task significance

Question 2

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______________ refers to the degree to which an organization is able to maximize the productivity of given resources, produce a given amount of output with minimal resources, or accomplish both.

Correct!

Organizational efficiency

Organizational yield

Organizational management

Organizational effectiveness

Question 3

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______________ refers to the degree to which an organization is able to meet its goals and objectives.

Organizational efficiency

Organizational productivity

Organizational management

Correct!

Organizational effectiveness

Question 4

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Which of the following is NOT a data source for job analysis?

Observation

Interviews

Correct!

U.S. Department of Defense

Computerized systems

Question 5

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Which of the following assets is capable of managing all other assets to accomplish organizational goals?

Physical assets

Intangible assets

Correct!

Human assets

Financial assets

Question 6

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Which of the following approaches is NOT a performance appraisal method?

Employees’ evaluating themselves

Supervisors’ evaluating their employees

Team members’ evaluating one another

Correct!

Friends and family evaluating employees

Question 7

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Strategic HR planning requires all of the following EXCEPT ____________.

Environmental scanning

Correct!

Tax analysis

Labor market analysis and forecasting

Gap analysis

Question 8

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______________ refers to leveraging certain linkages for certain purposes—namely, leveraging the linkages between human resource practices and organizational objectives for the purpose of cultivating a positive corporate culture.

Personnel administration

Talent management

Correct!

Strategic human resource management

Human resource practices

Question 9

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All of the following are among the main recruitment processes EXCEPT ____________.

Correct!

Compensating potential employees

Attracting potential employees

Selecting potential employees

Screening potential employees

Question 10

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______ is the process of reducing the workforce through eliminating jobs, which cuts costs and improves efficiency.

Voluntary separation programs

Attrition

Buyouts

Correct!

Downsizing