Human Resources Management 1

According to the lecture, which of the following is NOT one of the five functions of the management process?. Planning. Organizing. Budgeting. Controlling.

The management function concerned with getting, training, motivating, and keeping competent employees is called: Financial management. Human Resource Management. Operations management. Strategic planning.

Which of the following is listed as a reason why HRM is important to an organization?. Decreasing the need for employee training. Eliminating performance appraisals. Federal and state employment legislation has placed new requirements on employers. Reducing global competition.

HRM must be a strategic business partner, forward-thinking, support the business strategy, and assist the organization in maintaining: Low employee morale. Competitive advantage. High employee turnover. Minimal communication.

According to the lecture, HRM is both a staff/support function and: A function of every manager's job. Only the CEO's responsibility. Irrelevant to line employees. A purely administrative role.

Under "Getting people" (Staffing), the three activities listed are: Orientation, training, and development. Job design, performance appraisals, and rewards. Strategic human resource planning, recruiting, and selection. Health, safety, and communications.

Orientation, training, and development fall under which HRM activity category?. Getting people. Preparing people. Stimulating people. Keeping people.

Job design, performance appraisals, rewards and compensation, and employee benefits are part of: Staffing. Training. Motivation (Stimulating). Maintenance (Keeping).

Health and safety, communications, and employee relations fall under which HRM function?. Getting people. Preparing people. Stimulating people. Keeping people (Maintenance).

Which of the following is listed as a trend in Human Resource Management?. Decreasing workforce diversity. Technology Trends. Reduction in global competition. Elimination of economic trends.

According to the lecture, which of the following is one of the six main types of digital technologies driving HR professionals to automation?. Manual filing systems. Artificial Intelligence. Paper-based timesheets. In-person-only interviews.

The HRM strategic environment includes all of the following EXCEPT: Globalization. Workforce diversity. Fixed, centralized work sites only. Ethics.

Labor unions act on behalf of their members by: Eliminating all workplace rules. Negotiating contracts with management. Reducing employee benefits. Increasing management control only.

The process of attracting a pool of qualified applicants that is representative of all groups in the labor market is known as: Selection. Job analysis. Recruitment. Performance appraisal.

According to the lecture, the process of assessing who will be successful on the job and communicating information to help candidates decide to accept an offer is called: Recruitment. Selection. Orientation. Training.

The four phases of training and development mentioned in the lecture are: employee training, employee development, organization development, and: Career development. Financial development. Marketing development. Legal development.

According to the motivation function, managing motivation includes all of the following EXCEPT: Job design. Setting performance standards. Eliminating compensation programs. Understanding motivational theories.

Which of the following motivation theories is attributed to Maslow in the lecture?. Equity Theory. Expectancy Theory. Hierarchy of Needs. Theory X – Theory Y.

Evidence-based human resource management is based on: Only gut feelings and intuition. Data, facts, analytics, scientific rigor, and critically evaluated research. Ignoring existing data. Eliminating case studies.

In the L.L.Bean case study, the company's strategic aim is built around: Lowest prices regardless of service. Courteous, expert service. Outsourcing all jobs abroad. Eliminating employee benefits.