Chapter 11: Human Resource Management

A pension plan is an example of a(n)?

• Fringe benefit

• Bonus check

• Commission

• Profit-sharing plan

A human resource inventory is designed to revel whether:

• the firm has enough land and capital

• worker morale is high or low

• all workers are paid a fair wage

• firms labor force is technically up-to-date and well trained

How many steps are necessary for the hiring process of a potential employee?

• 10

• 8

• 6

• 5

Appraising employee performances help you with deciding:

• Health plans

• Scheduling

• Promotions

• Team compensation

Which tactic allows you to choose what hours to work as long as they complete their tasks?

• Job sharing

• Flextime plans

• Home based work

• Compressed work week

When terminating an employee, which of the following statements is not good practice?

• Do not provide the employee with the real reason they are fired

• If you offer severance pay, make certain that you receive a signed statement releasing your company from any claims

• Check with HR to dertermine if the employee signed an agreement at the time of hire that retained management's ability to dismiss at will

• Make certain that you avoid using an words such as "permanent employment" that would give the employee reason to make a claim against the firm.

In a _____________ arrangement two part-time employees fill one full-time job.

• job enlargement

• multitasking

• job sharing

• split shift

Sick-leave pay, vacation pay, pension plans and health plans are examples of:

• fringe benefits

• off-schedule salary

• bonus sharing

• non-monetary salaries

Type of pay plan where an employee receives a percentage of their sales.

• salary

• piece rate

• bonus

• commission

An evaluation of the performance level of employees against established standards

• job analysis

• performance appraisal

• job specification

• job description