LAP 065 Staffing and Human Resources Quiz

Staffing is one of the five functions of management, along with

• planning

• maintaining

• discussing

• fixing

None of the other managerial functions can be carried out effectively without staffing because

• all of an organization's communications are created during staffing

• staffing lays the foundation for organizing

• businesses are legally required to set up staffing first

• staffing supplies the human resources needed for management

Which of the following is an effect of overstaffing:

• Exhausted workers

• Inefficiency

• Low morale

• Poor customer service

Staffing is important because human resources are

• indestructible

• the organization's most valuable assets

• extremely rare to find

• interchangeable

The staffing function is different from the organizing function because staffing is

• optional

• more important than organizing

• the foundation of organizing

• continuous

Managers must create explanations of the responsibilities and tasks associated with each work position. These are known as

• organization aids

• job descriptions

• work specifications

• recruiting templates

The key to recruiting is

• finding the right number of applicants

• selecting which applicants to interview

• placing ads in local newspapers

• negotiating job offers

Completing an employee's insurance and tax paperwork is part of which staffing task?

• Screening

• Onboarding

• Interviewing

• Recruiting

Which task in the staffing process ensures that employees are knowledgeable and productive?

• Recruiting

• Developing compensation plans

• Determining need

• Training and developing

An hourly wage or a yearly salary is a form of

• insurance

• benefits

• compensation

• commission