The set of activities designed to familiarize a new employee with the organization is called
A. Job analysis
B. Induction
C. Selection
D. Manipulation and co-optation
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Training does not involves
A. identification of training needs of the individuals and the company
B. developing suitable training programmes
C. evaluating the effectiveness of training programmes
D. demoralisation of employees
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Fixing the value of an employee depending upon his productivity, promotability, transferability, and retainability is the core of
A. Certainty equivalent model
B. Stochastic reward valuation model
C. Human asset multiplier model
D. Present value of future earnings model
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The function of attracting, acquiring, retaining and developing human resources in an organisation is called:
A. Recruitment
B. Induction
C. Training and placement
D. Staffing
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Chronic stress is the stress that wears at people day after day. Which of these is an example of chronic stress?
A. An unhappy marriage
B. Ongoing money problems
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Which of the following are covered under the scope of Human Resource Management?
i. Forecasting Human Resource Needs
ii. Replacement Planning
iii. Human Resource Dynamics
iv. Human Resource Development Planning
v. Human Resource Audit
A. i, iii, v
B. i, ii, iii, iv
C. iii, v
D. i, ii, iii, iv, v
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When designing an organizational structure or reviewing the effectiveness of an existing structure, the first thing that must be clarified is the
A. Nature of informal organizational relationships
B. Purpose of the organization
C. Size of the organization
D. Division of labour
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Which of the following is not an external source of recruitment?
A. Advertisement
B. Promotion
C. Campus placement
D. Employment office
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Consider the following statements.
1. External sources of recruitment offer wider choice of candidates.
2. Advertisement is an internal source of recruitment.
3. Transfer is an internal source of recruitment.
Which of the following statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. Both 2 and 3
B. Only 3
C. Both 1 and 3
D. All of the above
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Which of the following is not the quality of human resources in any organization?
A. Their behaviour to stimuli is often inconsistent and unpredictable
B. They depreciate with passage of time in terms of skills
C. They are heterogeneous
D. Retaining qualified human resources is a challenge for managers
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Which one of the following responsibilities is specifically associated with the HR function of employee relations?
A. Conducting attitude surveys
B. Work analysis
C. HR information systems
D. Job design
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Recruitment . . . . . . . . selection.
A. Succeeds
B. Precedes
C. Simultaneous
D. None of these
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Which of the following is not included in the model of the systems approach to human resource management?
A. Departmentation
B. Recruitment
C. Performance Appraisal
D. Promotion
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Which means deciding the value of the work done by the individual?
A. Performance appraisal
B. Task
C. Action
D. Reward
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Which of the following are not part of staffing process?
1. Human resource planning
2. Recruitment
3. Selection
4. Induction and Orientation
5. Training and development
6. Performance appraisal
7. Transfers
8. Separations
Select the correct answer using the options given below
A. 5, 6, 7 and 8
B. Both 7 and 8
C. Both 6 and 8
D. None of the above
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The characteristics of human resources are . . . . . . . . In nature.
A. Homogeneous
B. Heterogeneous
C. Ductility
D. Stable
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Vertical integration in relation to SHRM can be described as which of the following?
A. The relationship or integration between an Organisation's senior managers
B. The relationship or integration between HR functional policies, for example employee development, employee reward and employee relations
C. The relationship or integration between the internal HR processes, and the Organisation's business strategy and external market
D. The relationship or integration between operational functions and policies
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. . . . . . . . is the main source of innovations.
A. Upgraded technology
B. Human mind
C. Competitor's pressure
D. Research & Development
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Why are employers interested in employee engagement?
A. To encourage employees to trust their manager
B. To make a quick profit
C. To make employees work harder for less
D. Because engaged employees are more motivated and prepared to give their best to make the firm succeed
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The process of narrowing a large number of candidates to a smaller field is called
A. rushing
B. recruitment
C. selection
D. enrollment
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