HRM Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

21. organisation relies on the following sources of capital

1. cultural, human and system capital
2. social, cultural and human capital
3. cultural, human and source capital
4. none of the above

22. The critical role of the SHRM Application Tool is to:

1. develop a better strategic management process to deal with the dynamic changing environment todays organisations face
2. identify if the organisation has enough staff, if the staff need training, if the compensation practices are appropriate, and if jobs are designed correctly
3. identify and assess a narrow group of actions and plan how the organisation can overcome resistance to change
4. outline techniques, frameworks, and six steps that must be followed to effectively implement change in an organization

23. Procedures provide for an important element of consistency in managerial?

1. Direction
2. Strategy
3. Recruitment
4. Decision-making

24. What measures are typically involved in the rationalising of businesses?

1. Downsizing and Layering
2. Expanding and Layering
3. Downsizing and Delayering
4. Expanding and Delayering

25. Human Resource Management aims to maximise employees as well as organisational

1. Effectiveness
2. Economy
3. Efficiency
4. Performativity

26. Which of the following is closely associated with strategic human resource management?

1. Efficient utilisation of human resources
2. Attracting the best human resources
3. Providing the best possible training
4. All of the above

27. The human resource management functions aim at

1. ensuring that the human resources possess adequate capital, tool, equipment and material to perform the job successfully
2. helping the organisation deal with its employees in different stages of employment
3. improving an organisations credit worthiness among financial institutions
4. none of the above

28. Demand for human resources and management is created by

1. Expansion of industry
2. Shortage of labor
3. Abundance of capital
4. Consumer preferences

29. How does the selection of an international assignee usually take place?

1. Formal interview process with internal staff.
2. Informal discussion based on chance conversations with internal staff.
3. Informal discussion between each member of a specific team.
4. Formal recruitment process that includes internal and external candidates

30. Which activities are not associated with workforce planning?

1. Forward planning reviewing internal and external labour supply
2. Assessing capability of workforce to develop any requisite skills
3. Time keeping
4. Identifying areas where recruitment will be needed