Business Management Unit 2 AOS 3

Which is NOT a business objetive?

• making a profit

• expanding the business

• increasing market share

• meet shareholder expectations

• increasing staff

For most businesses, the biggest expense is:

• insurance

• rent

• employees (wages)

• office equipment and suppliers

The purpose of workforce planning is to:

• minimise labour costs

• hire people in the image of the business owner

• get the right people, with the right skills, at the right place, at the right time

• always hire the most experienced person

Workforce planning is:

• a task to be completed during the start-up phase of a business

• a constant process, because staffing needs change regularly

• only relevant when current employees leave the business

• only relevant when the business is undergoing change

The coreect sequence of the employment cycle is..

• Establishment

  Maintenance

  Termination

• Establishment

  Termination

  Maintenance

• Maintenance

  Establishment

  Termination

• Maintenance

  Termination Establishment

• Termination Establishment

  Maintenance

Recruitment methods include:

• the use of social

• psychological testing

• interviews

• work testing

• all the above

One disadvantage of hiring referrals is that:

• it is a time-consuming process.

• it removes the need to consider other applicants.

• potentially more qualified candidates may be passed over to secure someone quickly.

• a current, trusted employee can act as a reference for the candidate

• none of the above

One advantage of the interview is that:

• every candidate can be assessed against the same questions

• interviews always produce accurate, reliable and useful information

• many people do not perform their best in interviews

• all of the above

• none of the above

An aptitude test is a type of:

• personality test

• recruitment method

• psychometric test

• work test

What does a job analysis exame

• actual job activities

• the equipment used on the job

• specific job behaviours required

• working conditions

• all the above