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Worksheets4. Human Resources
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
Managers in a tall organisational structure will usually:
Give lots of freedom to junior managers
Delegate frequently
Have a wide span of control
Monitor the work of their subordinates closely
Which of the following is a disadvantage of centralisation?
Decisions made may not be in line with the overall business aims
Increased costs of training
Inconsistent decision making across the organisation
Low levels of motivation amongst junior managers
Which of the following is an example of internal recruitment? Advertising a job vacancy:
In a job centre
On a firm’s intranet
In a shop window
In a local newspaper
Which of the following pieces of information would be included in a person specification?
Main roles and responsibilities of the job
Hours of work
Place of work
Skills and qualifications required to complete the job successfully
Job analysis is conducted when:
A vacant position first becomes available
Applicants have sent in their CVs for review
References have been received by the organisation
The applicant has accepted the post
Which of the following documents would contain information about holiday entitlement, hours of work, place of work, remuneration package and duties at work?
Job description
Job analysis
Application form
Contract of employment
Which of the following is an advantage to a business of having a consistently high labour turnover?
Recruitment and selection costs will be low
Labour productivity rate will be high
It will gain a positive reputation as a good employer
New ideas may be introduced into the workplace
When two or more people come together to fulfill a single job role this is called:
Part time employment
Job sharing
Zero hours contract
Full time employment
Which of the following would be the most suitable place for a large public limited company to advertise for a senior director?
National newspaper
Job centre
Staff noticeboard
Company intranet
When an employee of one organisation is identified and approached by another organisation to fill a vacant position, it is called:
Labour turnover
Headhunting
Staff retention
Selection
Which of the following best describes the term staff retention?
The number of people that leave a firm in a set period of time
The number of staff that remain working in a firm in a set period of time
The number of staff that are promoted in a firm in a set period of time
The number of staff that are made redundant in a firm in a set period of time
A business has a highly productive workforce. This means that:
It should have more flexibility in its pricing
It will find it more difficult to compete with rivals
Its labour costs per unit will rise
Its profit margins may fall
A plc uses profit sharing as a financial method of motivation for its staff. Which of the following is a potential drawback to its shareholders of this decision?
Staff may see this as an ongoing entitlement
Less funds available for reinvestment
The share price will be guaranteed to rise
Less money available for dividend payments
Which of the following is an example of a fringe benefit?
Holiday pay
Overtime payment
Praise at work
Free lunches
Which of the following best describes the term off the job training? Training that takes place:
Whilst completing a task under the direct supervision of a work colleague
Away from the place where the job role is usually performed
On the first day of a new job
Whilst shadowing another member of staff at work
