Human Resource Management Quiz

What is human resource management primarily concerned with?

• The rate at which people enter and leave employment

• Activities that managers engage in to attract and retain employees

• The amount of money paid to an employee for work performed

• A written statement listing duties and responsibilities of a specific job

What does a 360-degree feedback system involve?

• Counseling service for employees

• Advancement in rank or position

• Performance appraisal with feedback from multiple sources

• Assignment of an employee to a different area of the company

What is the purpose of employee assistance programs?

• To provide a list of the knowledge, skills, and abilities for a job

• To offer counseling services for employees with personal problems

• To terminate a contract by performance, agreement, or law

• To provide feedback when an employee leaves the company

What is a job description?

• A list of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics for a job

• The rate at which people enter and leave employment in a business

• A written statement listing duties and responsibilities of a specific job

• An opportunity for feedback when an employee leaves the company

What does job specification refer to?

• Earnings paid by the hour or unit of production

• A list of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics required for a job

• The amount of money paid to an employee for work performed

• Advancement in rank or position

What is a transfer in the context of employment?

• Termination of a contract by performance, agreement, or law

• An involuntary separation of the employee from the employer

• Assignment of an employee to a position in a different area of the company

• The rate at which people enter and leave employment in a business

What does discharge mean in an employment context?

• Advancement in rank or position

• Assignment of an employee to a different area of the company

• Termination of a contract by performance, agreement, impossibility, acceptance of breach, or operation of law

• Counseling service for employees

What is a layoff?

• A temporary or indefinite separation of the employee from the employer through no fault of the employee

• The rate at which people enter and leave employment in a business

• An opportunity for feedback when an employee leaves the company

• Earnings paid by the hour or unit of production

What is employee turnover?

• The amount of money paid to an employee for work performed

• Earnings paid by the hour or unit of production

• The rate at which people enter and leave employment in a business during a year

• Advancement in rank or position

What is the purpose of an exit interview?

• To provide a list of the knowledge, skills, and abilities for a job

• To terminate a contract by performance, agreement, or law

• To offer counseling services for employees with personal problems

• To obtain valuable feedback when an employee leaves the company