Human Resource Management - Module 3

What is Manpower Planning (also called Human Resource Planning)? Fill in the blank: Manpower Planning is the process of ensuring the right number of people, with the right skills, at the right time, are available to achieve _________?

• organizational goals

• personal ambitions

• random outcomes

• market trends

Which of the following is NOT an objective of Manpower Planning?

• Prepare for organizational growth or change

• Ensure optimum use of human resources

• Develop a talent pool

• Increase uncertainty and risks

• Forecast future manpower needs

Fill in the blank: Avoids both overstaffing (higher cost) and understaffing (workload pressure) is an objective of _________

• Ensure optimum use of human resources

• Employee welfare programs

• Job rotation policies

• Performance appraisal systems

Fill in the blank: Helps predict how many employees will be needed in the coming months or years is an objective of _________

• Forecast future manpower needs

• Employee training programs

• Salary benchmarking

• Performance appraisal systems

Fill in the blank: Supports expansion, technology adoption, restructuring, or new projects is an objective of _________

• Prepare for organizational growth or change

• Routine maintenance

• Cost reduction only

• Short-term profit maximization

Fill in the blank: Helps the organization prepare for retirements, resignations, or shortages of skills is an objective of _________

• Reduce uncertainty and risks

• Increase employee turnover

• Decrease job satisfaction

• Limit employee training

Fill in the blank: Ensures availability of trained people for future vacancies is an objective of _________

• Develop a talent pool

• Job evaluation

• Employee grievance

• Payroll processing

Fill in the blank: Ensures leadership continuity when senior employees leave is an objective of _________

• Support succession planning

• Employee onboarding

• Performance appraisal

• Job rotation

Who defined recruitment as the process of searching for potential employees and encouraging them to apply for positions within the organization?

• Edwin B Flippo

• Keith Davis

• Armstrong

• Peter Drucker

Fill in the blank: Recruitment is the process of attracting potential candidates to apply for _________

• jobs

• schools

• products

• services