CHAPTER 4: JOB ANALYSIS - HR PLANNING

Which of the following is NOT a time when job analysis is performed?

• when new jobs are created

• when an organization is founded

• when jobs are changed significantly

• when an organization faces a downturn

What is the process called by which top management determines overall organizational purposes and objectives and how they are to be achieved?

• objective planning

• organizational planning

• strategic planning

• tactical planning

What are the two components of human resource planning?

• demand and objectives

• strategy and requirements

• requirements and availability

• availability and objectives

ABC Technology manufactures 2,000 cell phones each week, which requires 20,000 hours of work from assemblers during a 40-hour week. How many assemblers does ABC need each week?

• 200

• 400

• 500

• 800

Which of the following is a forecasting technique that uses the organization's current level of employment as the starting point for determining future staffing?

• bottom-up approach

• zero-base forecasting

• the Delphi technique

• simulation

In ________, each successive level in the organization, starting with the lowest, forecasts its requirements, ultimately providing an aggregate forecast of employees needed.

• simulation forecasting

• zero-base forecasting

• cycle forecasting

• bottom-up forecasting

Which of the following involves determining whether the firm will be able to secure employees with the necessary skills and from what sources these individuals may be obtained?

• planning forecast

• requirement forecast

• strategic forecast

• availability forecast

The process of ensuring that a qualified person is available to assume a key managerial position once the position is vacant is referred to as ________.

• strategic planning

• departure planning

• succession planning

• skill planning

In a workgroup consisting of a supervisor, three analysts, and five clerks, how many jobs and positions are involved?

• 3 jobs; 9 positions

• 6 jobs; 1 position

• 9 jobs; 3 positions

• 1 job; 6 positions

Job analysis information is used to prepare ________.

• job requisitions

• budget reports
  
  

• job specifications

• corporate assessments