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Worksheets2.1 & 2.2 IB Quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Human Resource Planning involves anticipating:
Past sales
Future staffing needs
Future market share
None of the above
A business with high staff turnover typically indicates:
Employees are unhappy
Employees have high morale
Employees are specialists
Employees are in a decentralized structure
An advantage to External Recruitment is:
New blood
Dead wood
Live bait
None of the above
A disadvantage to Internal Recruitment is:
New blood
Dead wood
Live bait
None of the above
A disadvantage to On-the-Job training is that the trainee can pick up the habits of the employee training them.
True
False
Why would a business conduct appraisals?
To offer promotions to employees
To identify if training may be needed
To document an employee's performance
All of the above
Which type of appraisal is a written description of an employee's performance, typically given on an annual basis?
Formative
Summative
360
Self
Redundancy occurs when:
An employee is asked to leave
An employee chooses to leave
An employee has worked for a business for more than 20 years
The business can no longer afford that employee
Dismissal occurs when:
An employee is asked to leave
An employee chooses to leave
An employee has worked for a business for more than 20 years
The business can no longer afford that employee
Flextime allows an employee to:
Work less than 20 hours per week
Fulfill their 40 hour per week obligations at hours convenient to them
Share the responsibility with another employee, alternating when each employee works
None of the above
Effective delegation occurs when:
Staff members outsource their responsibilities
Management passes control and responsibility to their staff
Lateral responsibilities shift, meaning staff at the same level switch roles
Managers perform the work of their employees to ensure it will be done correctly
Why would a business delayer?
They have too many responsibilities
They have too many employees at one level on their organizational structure
They have too many levels on their organizational structure
They have too many offices internationally
In a Narrow Span of Control, businesses typically have a tall hierarchy.
True
False
What information is typically not illustrated on an Organizational Chart?
Span of Control
Various departments of a business
Employee salaries
The chain of command
Bureaucracy allows for employees to be creative and lacks rules.
True
False
In a typical hierarchy, managers report to supervisors.
True
False
In a centralized structure, most decisions are made by:
A small number of people
Consulting the workforce
Outsourced specialists
None of the above
In a decentralized structure, although the workforce is consulted, key decisions are still made by upper management.
True
False
According to Charles Handy, which positions should be outsourced?
All positions
No positions
Core positions
Non-core positions
Handy's Shamrock organization is made up of:
Core, Peripheral, Outsourced positions
Staff, Management, Directors
Centralized, Decentralized, Matrix Structures
None of the above
