HR Management Quiz

Companies are now more and more interested in using intangible assets and human capital as a way to gain an advantage over competitors.

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• FALSE

A job description is a list of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics that an individual must have to perform the job.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Work-flow process is a means for the manager to understand all the tasks required to produce a number of high-quality products as well as the skills necessary to perform those tasks.

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• FALSE

Centralization refers to the degree to which work units are grouped based on functional similarity or similarity of work flow.

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• FALSE

Functional structures tend to be less flexible, but more innovative than divisional structures.

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• FALSE

The goal of recruiting is simply to generate large numbers of applicants.

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• FALSE

In personnel selection context, the degree to which a measure is free from random error refers to its reliability.

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• FALSE

Training focuses on improving employees' performance in their current jobs, while development prepares them for future jobs.

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• FALSE

On-the-job training, simulations, case studies, and business games are examples of hands-on methods.

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• FALSE

Most employee development occurs through formal education programs.

• TRUE

• FALSE