FBT PT4

Which of the following is NOT one of the main objectives of human resources management?

• To obtain the right number and type of skilled employees for the organisation’s current and future requirements

• To develop and deploy the organisation’s employees in such a way as to maximize flexibility and productivity

• To ensure compliance with the organisation’s social and legal responsibilities in relation to employees

• To minimize labour turnover and maximize employee retention within the organization

A committee can act as a delaying mechanism.

• True

• False

Responsibility for the efficient running of the committee meeting rests with the __

• secretary

• chair

• vice chair

The responsibility of the secretary is to make sure that all members of the committee have a say during a meeting.

• True

• False

The Cadbury Committee described corporate governance as “the system by which companies are directed and controlled”.

Is this statement true or false?

• True

• False

At what stage of the planning process should a company carry out a situational analysis?

• When converting strategic objectives into tactical plans

• When formulating a mission statement

• When validating the effectiveness of plans against outcomes

• When formulating strategic objective

Henry Mintzberg’s model analysed organization structure into five basic components. Which of the following components includes analysts and designors of control systems?

• Strategic apex

• Techno-structure

• Middle line

• Support staff

Corporate social responsibility is solely concerned with a company's obligations to its external stakeholders.

• True

• False

What is the term used for dividing and grouping the tasks which have to be performed into convenient units of management?

• Compartmentalization

• Departmentalisation

• Incorporation

Which of the following can be considered as influences on organisational culture?

• Individual initiative, degree of risk tolerance, clarity of direction

• Individual initiative, the motor vans in use, clarity of direction

• Individual initiative, no. of board of directors, clarity of direction