HRM Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

31. Strategic management process usually consists of ……………… steps

1. Four
2. Five
3. Six
4. Seven

32. Which of the following is NOT a common criticism of using personality tests in selection?

1. Good performers in the same job may have different personalities
2. There are no reliable instruments with which to assess personality
3. An individuals personalitycan vary with circumstances
4. Candidates can fake the answers, so giving a misleading impression

33. One of the components of corporate level strategy is:

1. growth strategy
2. portfolio strategy
3. parenting strategy
4. all of the above

34. Treating employees as precious human resources is the basis of the approach.

1. hard HRM
2. soft HRM
3. medium HRM
4. none of the above

35. Creating an environment that facilitates a continuous and two-way exchange of information betweenthe superiors and the subordinates is the core of:

1. High involvement management model
2. High commitment management model
3. High performance management model
4. none of the above

36. Deployment of which resource is difficult to master

1. Human
2. Land
3. Capital
4. Natural

37. Which of the following statements most accurately defines human resource management?

1. human resource management contributes to business strategy and plays and important role inthe implementation of business strategy
2. human resource management is an approach to managing people
3. human resource management seeks to achieve competitive advantage through the strategicdeployment of a highly committed and capable workforce, using an integrated array ofcultural, structural and personnel techniques
4. human resource management focuses on people as the source of competitive advantage

38. Which of the following lists is comprised of support activities?

1. Human resource management, information systems, procurement, and firm infrastructure
2. Customer service, information systems, technology development, and procurement
3. Human resource management, technology development, customer service, and procurement
4. Human resource management, customer service, marketing and sales, and operations

39. Talent management is:

1. In essence about a contract between the organisation and the employee
2. Also taking into account other factors that unlock value in the business
3. A combination of hard and soft issues (including the psycho-social contract) and taking the new economy into account (i.e. the knowledqe-based economy)
4. all of the above

40. The difference between human resource management and personnel management is:

1. Insignificant
2. Marginal
3. Narrow
4. Wide