Chap1 Intro HRM(512)

___________ measures the number of employees that leave a firm within a year

• performance management

• redundancies

• labour turnover

• redeployment

The term competitive advantage stands for

• the superior market position of a company in the market vis-a-vis its competitors

• the organizational confidence level

• the expansion of product lines in the market

• None of the above

Which of the following resources is a source of competitive advantage?

• physical resources

• human resources

• organizational resources

• All of the above

Identify the managerial function out of the following functions of HR managers.

• procurement

• development

• organizing

• performance appraisal

The scope of human resource management includes

• procurement

• development

• compensation

• All of the above

The human resource management functions aim at

• ensuring that the human resources possess adequate capital, tool, equipment and material to perform the job successfully

• helping the organization deal with its employees in different stages of employment

• improving an organization’s creditworthiness among financial institutions

• None of the above

Which of the following aptly describes the role of line managers and staff advisors, namely HR professionals?

• Staff advisors focus more on developing HR programmes while line managers are more involved in the implementation of those programmes.

• Line managers are concerned more about developing HR programmes whereas staff advisors are more involved in implementing such programmes.

• Staff advisors are solely responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating the HR programmes while line managers are not all involved in any matters concerning HR.

• Line managers alone are responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating the HR programmes while staff advisors are not all involved in any matters concerning HR.

Which one of the following is not a part of the external environment of an organization?

• social factors

• political factors

• legal factors

• organizational culture

Which of the following is normally the cause of organizational change?

• technological development

• change in labour characteristics

• mergers, acquisitions, etc

• All of the above

A written statement of policies and principles that guides the behaviour of all employees is called

• code of ethics

• word of ethics

• ethical dilemma

• None of the above